PhD Students

  • Jie Hao (PhD student, Spring 2023--present), B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Sichuan University, M.S. in Computer Science from UESTC.
  • Yuman Wu (PhD student, Fall 2024--present), B.S. in Statistics from University of Science and Technology of China, M.S. in Statistics from University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Rui Yu (PhD student, Fall 2024--present), B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from UESTC.
  • Anthony Givans (PhD student, Fall 2025--present), B.S. in Computer Science from University of Miami.
  • Tiantong Sun (PhD student, Fall 2025--present), B.S. in Mathematics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
  • Alumni

  • Michael Crawshaw (PhD, 2026). First Appointment: Postdoctoral Fellow at the Flatiron Institute (2026).
  • Yajie Bao (Visiting PhD Student from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Spring 2022--Spring 2024). First Appointment: Assistant Professor at Fudan University (2026).
  • Xiaochuan Gong (PhD Student, Fall 2023--Spring 2026). M.S. in Computer Science, George Mason University, 2026.
  • High School Students

  • Sofia Francisco Skamnelos (Directed Reading Group, Summer 2025, Holton-Arms School)
  • Michelle Lin (ASSIP student, Summer 2025, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)
  • Yeeyung Li (ASSIP student, Summer 2025, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)
  • Remy Caspar (Directed Reading Group, Summer 2024, Holton-Arms School)
  • Himagnya Elaprolu (ASSIP student, Summer 2024, Chantilly High School). Next Stop: Undergrad at University of Virginia, Class of 2025.
  • Justin Lee (ASSIP student, Summer 2024, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology)
  • Marina Lin (ASSIP student, Summer 2023, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology). Achievement: Internship at Research Science Institute at MIT, Summer 2024. Next Stop: Undergrad at Harvard University, Class of 2025.
  • Athan Zhang (ASSIP student, Summer 2022, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology). Next Stop: Undergrad at Princeton University, Class of 2023.
  • Alex Li (ASSIP student, Summer 2022, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology). Next Stop: Undergrad at University of Washington, Class of 2023.
  • Anant Khandelwal (Intern Student, Summer 2022, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology). Next Stop: Undergrad at Georgia Institute of Technology, Class of 2024.
  • Group Photos


  • Group Dinner (October 2024). Left to Right: Michael, Mingrui, Xiaochuan, Jie, Rui, Yuman.


  • Group presentations at NeurIPS 2023 (December 2023). Left to Right: Michael (Left Figure), Jie (Middle Figure), Mingrui (Right Figure) presenting papers respectively.


  • Group meeting (February 2024). Left to Right: Xiaochuan, Jie, Michael.