Published over 150 papers in top-tier conferences and journals, holds more than 50 patents in the USA and China. Received multiple research grants, such as RAISe+ (ITC) project, TRS (RGC) project, etc. Won several awards, including World Top 50 Women in AI and Web3 by CoinDesk, World Artificial Intelligence Conference Top 30 of the 'Super AI Leader Award' (SAIL Award), etc.
Research Experience
Previously worked as a research staff member at IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, principal scientist at Yahoo!, AI scientist and Director at Alibaba DAMO Academy, adjunct professor at Zhejiang University’s Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, and Head of Large Language Models at ByteDance US.
Education
PhD from Duke University
Background
Research interests include Generative AI (LLMs, MLLMs, Diffusion Models), Reinforcement Learning, and Decentralized Computing. Specializes in Computer Science, currently a Professor in the Department of Computing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
Miscellany
Currently seeking to recruit Research Assistants, PhD students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Research Assistant Professors (RAP) with expertise in Generative AI, Reinforcement Learning, and Decentralized Computing.