Scholar
Jingcheng Yang
Google Scholar ID: vQicZdMAAAAJ
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Citations & Impact
Citations
4
H-index
1
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Publications
2
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Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Publications: VTool-R1: VLMs Learn to Think with Images via Reinforcement Learning on Multimodal Tool Use (arXiv preprint, 2025); Aha Moment Revisited: Are VLMs Truly Capable of Self Verification in Inference-time Scaling? (NeurIPS Workshop on Multimodal Algorithmic Reasoning, 2025); AquaVLM: Improving Underwater Situation Awareness with Mobile Vision Language Models (arXiv preprint, 2025). Awards: 2025 Roy H. Campbell Scholarship; 2024-2025 Dean's List.
Research Experience
- Working at the MONET research group, advised by Prof. Klara Nahrstedt.
Education
- B.S. Computer Science + Philosophy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2024-2028; High School Diploma, Shenzhen College of International Education, 2020-2024; Primary and Secondary, Shen Wai International School, IB PYP/MYP, 2014-2020.
Background
- Research interests: LLM/VLM interpretability and internal mechanisms; Philosophical interest: emergence and the question of when AI models possess consciousness.
Miscellany
- Personal interests: Game development (started making games since 12, first game CubeKiller); Favorite games: Half-Life, Halo, Victoria 3.
Co-authors