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Bringing together vision, language, and information from air and space to build intelligent systems that perceive and reason

We focus on integrated communications and remote sensing for low-Earth-orbit satellites, multimodal large language models, and agents, exploring scientific questions at the intersection of these fields.

What we work on

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Our research spans four areas: multimodal large language models, agents, LEO communications and network intelligence, and Earth observation applications. Across these areas, we explore the integration of sensing, communications, and intelligent decision-making.

Satellite view of a river winding through farmland

Multimodal LLMs

Studying the joint modeling of vision, language, and knowledge to explore how multimodal large language models understand complex scenes, connect information from multiple sources, and reason.

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Satellite view of snow-covered mountain ranges

Agents

Studying how agents understand tasks, make plans, use tools, and collaborate, and exploring methods for completing complex tasks in open and dynamic environments.

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Satellite view of a coastal city and turquoise sea

LEO Communications and Network Intelligence

Studying theories and methods for coordinating sensing, communication, computing, and decision-making under changing connectivity and resource constraints in low-Earth-orbit satellite networks.

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Satellite view of a lake and surrounding landscape

Earth Observation Applications

Integrating satellite observations, UAV data, and geospatial information from multiple sources to investigate methods for characterizing land-surface environments, analyzing changes, and reconstructing spatial structure, supporting the interpretation and application of Earth observation data.

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Research Team

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Together, we explore the frontiers of perception, cognition, and intelligence.

Earth-observation satellite above the planet
Wenjia Xu

Wenjia Xu 许文嘉

Associate Professor · PhD Supervisor

School of Information and Communication Engineering, BUPT

My research focuses on the theory and methods of multimodal intelligence and integrated sensing and communications.

Multimodal LLMs Agents Integrated Communications and Remote Sensing
1,370+ Total citations
h-index 18 Google Scholar
40+ Publications

Students & alumni

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20 Members
7 PhD Students
13 Master Students
5 Alumni

We aim to cultivate independent thinkers and original researchers who develop a discerning sense of what is worth pursuing and shape their own research directions by tackling important problems.

Ample computing resources Global network for collaboration and mentorship Scientific questions at the frontier

Latest Publications

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Our latest work in computer vision, language intelligence, multi-modal learning, and remote sensing.

Life beyond research

Dinners, outings and the conferences we travelled to together — the part of lab life that does not show up in a paper.

Summer lab dinner
Gathering Summer lab dinner The whole group together at the June 2026 lab dinner.
Lab dinner
Gathering Lab dinner The whole group around one table in July 2025.
Winter lab dinner
Gathering Winter lab dinner The group around one table in a Mongolian yurt restaurant, January 2025.
Aerospace Information Technology Conference
Conference Aerospace Information Technology Conference Checking in at the Aerospace Information Technology Conference in Jinan, September 2024.
China Electromagnetic Spectrum Conference
Conference China Electromagnetic Spectrum Conference At the 3rd China Electromagnetic Spectrum Conference in Xi'an, Shaanxi, June 2024.
Summer lab dinner
Gathering Summer lab dinner The whole group together at the June 2026 lab dinner.
Lab dinner
Gathering Lab dinner The whole group around one table in July 2025.
Winter lab dinner
Gathering Winter lab dinner The group around one table in a Mongolian yurt restaurant, January 2025.
Aerospace Information Technology Conference
Conference Aerospace Information Technology Conference Checking in at the Aerospace Information Technology Conference in Jinan, September 2024.
China Electromagnetic Spectrum Conference
Conference China Electromagnetic Spectrum Conference At the 3rd China Electromagnetic Spectrum Conference in Xi'an, Shaanxi, June 2024.