About

A compact overview of my current roles, research areas, and background.

Current role Researcher in gravitational-wave data analysis at the University of Tokyo

Collaboration role Co-chair, KAGRA Low-Latency Group

Support Croucher Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2024 - 2026

Appointments

Project Assistant Professor, Research Center for the Early Universe, University of Tokyo September 2026 - present. Future-dated appointment listed on researchmap.

Visiting Collaborative Researcher, Research Center for the Early Universe, University of Tokyo September 2024 - present

Researcher, The Chinese University of Hong Kong June 2024 - August 2024

Fellowship

Croucher Postdoctoral Fellowship Croucher Foundation, 2024 - 2026

Purpose
Full-cost postdoctoral award supporting full-time research in natural sciences, medicine, or technology outside Hong Kong.
Annual maintenance allowance
USD48,240 per annum.
Additional support
Airfares, a one-off arrival allowance, and other allowances.
Croucher profile
croucher.org.hk/en/fellows-and-scholars/alvin-li

Research Interests

Low-latency detection
Real-time pipelines, alert generation, and operational workflows.
Gravitational-wave lensing
Targeted searches, subthreshold signals, and repeated-image localization.
Sky localization
Detector geometry, sensitivity studies, and follow-up support.

Languages

English and Cantonese
Native proficiency
Mandarin
Fluent
Japanese
Fluent; JLPT N2 passed in July 2025

Academic Background

PhD in Physics, California Institute of Technology September 2019 - June 2024

MS in Physics, California Institute of Technology September 2019 - June 2023

BSc in Physics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong September 2015 - August 2019