Yongchao Chen
Scholar

Yongchao Chen

Google Scholar ID: ur8DXV0AAAAJ
Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Robot PlanningFoundation ModelsFormal MethodsMechanicsAI for Science
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
656
 
H-index
11
 
i10-index
11
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
21
list available
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Received the 40th Guo Moruo Award (highest undergraduate honor at USTC) and Harvard SEAS PhD Fellowship; gave an oral presentation (top 3%) at EMNLP'2024; presented AutoTAMP at AGI Leap Summit 2024 and won the best paper award; invited to give talks at various academic conferences and seminars.
Research Experience
  • Conducting research on neuro-symbolic foundation models at MIT and Harvard University; interned at Google Research; interned at Microsoft Research in summer 2024; working with MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab since 2023.
Education
  • Received a bachelor's degree in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics with a minor in Applied Mathematics from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in 2021; currently a PhD student in Electrical Engineering at Harvard SEAS and MIT LIDS, advised by Prof. Chuchu Fan, Prof. Nicholas Roy (MIT), and co-advised by Prof. Na Li (Harvard).
Background
  • Research interests include the application of neuro-symbolic foundation models in planning and AI for physics, mechanics, and materials science. Currently conducting research at MIT and Harvard University.
Miscellany
  • Currently on the job market; contact information includes email, CV, Google Scholar, LinkedIn, Github, and X.