Published numerous papers, including 'RLogic: Recursive Logical Rule Learning from Knowledge Graphs' and 'Enabling Automated FPGA Accelerator Optimization Using Graph Neural Networks.' Authored two books: 'Knowledge Graph Reasoning: A Neuro-Symbolic Perspective' (2025) and 'Mining Heterogeneous Information Networks: Principles and Methodologies' (2012). Supervised several Ph.D. students and postdocs, with some now working at institutions such as Microsoft, Nvidia, and Harvard University.
Research Experience
Previously an assistant professor at Northeastern University. Currently a professor at UCLA, leading multiple research projects in the lab.
Education
Received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in December 2012. Obtained master's and bachelor's degrees in Computer Science and Statistics from Peking University, China.
Background
Currently a full professor at the Department of Computer Science, UCLA. Research interests include large-scale information network analysis, social networks, link analysis, graph mining, web mining, text mining, AI for EDA, AI for science, and neuro-symbolic reasoning.