Multiple papers accepted by Nature Communications Biology, EMNLP 2025, ICML, PAKDD 2025 DSFA, WebSci 2025, ICRA 2025, ICLR 2025; Senior Area Chair for ACL 2025.
Research Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of California, Riverside; Interned at Google AI, AI2, Microsoft, and Noah’s Ark Lab.
Education
PhD in Computer Science, 2022, McGill University, Supervisor: Jackie Cheung; MSc & BSc in Mathematics, 2016, University of Ottawa; Clinical Medicine, 2009, Xi'an Jiaotong University.
Background
Research interests include natural language processing, large language models, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Leads the Natural Language Processing Group at UCR, focusing on controllable text generation, trustworthy LLMs (e.g., adversarial robustness), and efficient LLMs (e.g., KV cache optimization). Interned at Google AI, AI2, Microsoft, and Noah’s Ark Lab.
Miscellany
Accepting applications for 1-2 co-advised PhD students for Fall 2026; No openings for master's students at this time.