Yineng Zhang
Scholar

Yineng Zhang

Google Scholar ID: SmZ0KcYAAAAJ
LMSYS Org
LLM
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
69
 
H-index
3
 
i10-index
2
 
Publications
3
 
Co-authors
3
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Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • FlashInfer: Efficient and Customizable Attention Engine for LLM Inference Serving (MLSys 2025 Best Paper Award)
Research Experience
  • Led the SGLang project, driving roadmap, coordination, and execution across community collaborations that pushed the frontier of open-source inference engines.
Background
  • A Principal AI Researcher at Together AI and a Core Maintainer of SGLang. Initiated and led the end-to-end DeepSeek V3/R1 effort on SGLang, from day-0 support and performance optimization to large-scale EP deployment and GB200 NVL72 integration. Contributions to AI infrastructure recognized by the U.S. government with O-1A and EB-1A extraordinary ability classifications.
Miscellany
  • Featured in The New York Times discussing the rise of DeepSeek and its competition with Silicon Valley giants.