Wenda Li

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Wenda Li is a lecturer in hybrid AI at the University of Edinburgh and a visiting research fellow at the University of Cambridge. Prior to this, he was a research associate and a PhD student working with Prof. Larry Paulson at the University of Cambridge.

His research interest includes

  • neuro-symbolic reasoning,
  • AI for math,
  • machine learning for theorem proving,
  • and mechanised mathematics.

He is hoping to explore better neuro-symbolic frameworks for mathematical reasoning. His research has been funded by Renaissance Philanthropy and ARIA.

Feel free to get in touch if you’re interested in collaborating or pursuing a PhD under my supervision — fully funded positions for international students are available. Due to the high volume of queries I receive, please excuse me if I’m unable to respond to everyone.

selected publications

  1. arXiv
    Numina-Lean-Agent: An Open and General Agentic Reasoning System for Formal Mathematics
    Junqi Liu, Zihao Zhou, Zekai Zhu, and 10 more authors
    2026
  2. ICLR
    Neural Theorem Proving for Verification Conditions: A Real-World Benchmark
    Qiyuan Xu, Xiaokun Luan, Renxi Wang, and 5 more authors
    2026
  3. arXiv
    APE-Bench: Evaluating Automated Proof Engineering for Formal Math Libraries
    Huajian Xin, Zheng Yuan, Xiaoran Jin, and 2 more authors
    2026
  4. ICML (spotlight)
    Formal Mathematical Reasoning: A New Frontier in AI
    Kaiyu Yang, Gabriel Poesia, Jingxuan He, and 4 more authors
    In International Conference on Machine Learning, 2025
  5. ITP
    Formalising Half of a Graduate Textbook on Number Theory
    Manuel Eberl, Anthony Bordg, Lawrence Paulson, and 1 more author
    In International Conference on Interactive Theorem Proving, 2024
  6. ICLR (oral)
    Draft, Sketch, and Prove: Guiding Formal Theorem Provers with Informal Proofs
    Albert Qiaochu Jiang, Sean Welleck, Jin Peng Zhou, and 6 more authors
    In The Eleventh International Conference on Learning Representations , 2023
  7. JAR
    Evaluating winding numbers and counting complex roots through Cauchy indices in Isabelle/HOL
    Wenda Li, and Lawrence C Paulson
    Journal of Automated Reasoning, 2020
  8. JAR
    Deciding univariate polynomial problems using untrusted certificates in Isabelle/HOL
    Wenda Li, Grant Olney Passmore, and Lawrence C Paulson
    Journal of Automated Reasoning,, 2019