Scholar
Yunhao Yang
Google Scholar ID: hEKrDSEAAAAJ
University of Texas at Austin
Citations & Impact
Citations
140
H-index
7
i10-index
4
Publications
20
Co-authors
14
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- - Publications:
- - On the Privacy Risks of Deploying Recurrent Neural Networks in Machine Learning
- - Self-Enhancing Multi-filter Sequence-to-Sequence Model
- - Uncertainty-Guided Enhancement on Driving Perception System via Foundation Models
- - Know Where You're Uncertain When Planning with Multimodal Foundation Models: A Formal Framework
- - Towards Neuro-Symbolic Video Understanding
- - Fine-Tuning Language Models Using Formal Methods Feedback: A Use Case in Autonomous Systems
- - Multimodal Pretrained Models for Verifiable Sequential Decision-Making: Planning, Grounding, and Perception
- - A Survey on Reinforcement Learning for Combinatorial Optimization
- - Training Heterogeneous Features in Sequence to Sequence Tasks: Latent Enhanced Multi-filter Seq2Seq Model
- - Awards:
- - Best Student Paper Award (Proceedings of Intelligent Systems Conference 2022)
- - Patents:
- - Automaton-Based Controller and Method with Generative Language Models for Task Execution
- - Fellowships and Awards:
- - Amazon Scholar (2024-2025)
- - Special Departmental Honor in Computer Science (2022)
- - Research Distinction (2021)
- - Undergraduate Research Fellowship (2020)
Research Experience
- - Ph.D. Research: Conducting doctoral research at The University of Texas at Austin, focusing on integrating large language models and formal methods
- - Projects: Involved in multiple research projects, including uncertainty-guided enhancement on driving perception systems via foundation models
Education
- - Degrees: Ph.D. (in progress), M.S., B.S.
- - School: The University of Texas at Austin
- - Advisor: Prof. Ufuk Topcu
- - Time: Started Ph.D. program in Fall 2022
- - Major: Computer Science (M.S., Ph.D.), Mathematics (B.A.)
Background
- - Research Interests: Integrating large language models and formal methods for autonomy, AI safety, and privacy
- - Field: Computer Science
- - Brief Introduction: Currently a member of the Center for Autonomy at The University of Texas at Austin, supervised by Prof. Ufuk Topcu.
Miscellany
- - Community Services:
- - Journal and Conference Reviewer
- - Volunteer for STEM Girl Day at UT Austin (2024, 2025)
- - Mentor for REACT RUE summer program (2023)
- - Volunteer for TACC Back@TACC (2022, 2024)
- - Volunteer for LASA High School Visit (2023)
- - Volunteer for FIRST Technical Challenge: Texas-Central GEMS League Tournament (2023)
