Hi! I’m a final-year Ph.D. student in the College of Computing and Data Science at Nanyang Technological University (CCDS@NTU), where I’m fortunate to be advised by Prof. Jie Zhang and Dr. Chi Xu. Previously, I received my B.Eng. in Software Engineering from Northeastern University (NEU) in 2019, and my M.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence from NTU in 2021. After that, I worked as a research assistant at HKBU TMLR group, under the supervision of Prof. Bo Han.

I'm actively looking for a postdoctoral position in 2026. Please contact me if you know of any suitable positions!

Research

My long-term research lies at the intersection of machine learning and optimization, striving to enable automated decision-making with artificial intelligence for complex optimization problems. Central to my research is the field of Learning to Optimize, where advanced machine learning techniques are leveraged to learn deep models capable of assisting in, or directly solving, challenging optimization problems.

During PhD, my primary research focused on Neural Combinatorial Optimization (NCO), particularly enhancing the generalization of neural solvers, with applications to routing problems (e.g., TSP and VRP). Additionally, my earlier research explored efficient methods for solving large-scale MILP instances arising from real-world applications, such as those in aviation.

More recently, my research has focused on addressing practical CO challenges, including handling complex constraints, building robust and trustworthy CO approaches through human-AI collaboration, and advancing foundation models for combinatorial optimization (FM4CO).

Research Keywords: Vehicle Routing; Neural Combinatorial Optimization; Learning to Optimize

News

• [2024-07]: Selected as Best Reviewer for ICML 2024.
• [2023-11]: Selected as Outstanding Reviewer for NeurIPS 2023.
• [2023-07]: Pass Ph.D. Qualifying Examination.
• [2022-01]: Start Ph.D. in CCDS with NTU Research Scholarship.
• [2021-09]: Join HKBU TMLR Group as a research assistant.
• [2021-06]: Graduate from MSAI program, SCSE@NTU.
• [2020-11]: Start research intern in SCALE@NTU.
• [2020-08]: Awarded Certificate of Excellence with a partial scholarship.
• [2020-01]: Start M.Sc. in SCSE@NTU, majoring in Artificial Intelligence.
• [2019-06]: Graduate from Northeastern University with three times University Scholarship.