I am currently seeking 2026 summer research opportunities and Ph.D. positions for Fall 2027.
I’m also open to research collaborations. If you’re interested in my work, please contact me directly
via the email listed below.
My research focuses on building data-efficient, adaptive learning systems across three fronts:
(1) online learning with LLMs—leveraging LLMs’ reasoning and learning abilities, combined with online algorithms, to solve scenario-driven problems from streaming data and human/implicit feedback;
(2) reinforcement learning—developing methods and applications to tackle agentic RL problems, turning feedback into reliable decision-making and controllable behaviors; and
(3) diversity in graph generative models, where I study both RL-trained and training-free approaches to broaden coverage, mitigate mode collapse, and enable fine-grained control.
Experiences
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill2024.1 – Present
Research Assistant & M.S. Student (Statistics & Operations Research)
Advised by Prof. Guanting Chen and
Prof. Xiaocheng Li.
Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)2025.6 – Present
Research Assistant
Advised by Prof. Xingrui Yu and
Prof. Ivor Tsang.
School of Data Science, CUHK–Shenzhen2023.11 – 2025.05
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advised by Prof. Jianfeng Mao.