Yongbin Li

Head of the Qoder & Tongyi Lingma Models; Algorithm Scientist at Tongyi Lab

Li Yongbin graduated from Tsinghua University and serves as Head of the Qoder and Tongyi Lingma models, as well as an Algorithm Scientist at Tongyi Lab. His research focuses on large model technologies, including post-training, code models, character models, and AI agents. In the AI coding domain, he led the development of the industry-leading Qwen-Coder-Qoder large model and helped build products such as Qoder and Tongyi Lingma. He is also responsible for large model development across multiple application areas, including AI social companionship (Qwen-Character, Tongyi Stardust), AI customer service (Intelligent Customer Service, Tongyi Xiaomi), and AI-powered data analysis. In recent years, he has published over 100 papers at top international conferences, including ICLR, NeurIPS, ICML, ACL, EMNLP, and CVPR. His work has received more than 6,500 citations on Google Scholar, with an H-index of 37. He has also served as an Area Chair for leading international conferences such as ACL, NAACL, and WSDM.