Jiachen Yao
About Me
Hello! I’m a passionate undergrad researcher at the intersection of machine learning, mathematics, and real-world applications. I am currently advised by Professor Jun Zhu at Tsinghua University. I am interested in machine learning, with a broad focus on optimization, AI for Science and human-AI interaction. I am also exploring the integration of human knowledge with DL and RL (in the context of LLMs) to build more intelligent and robust agents.
During my summer intership at Stanford, I am fortunate to work with PhD candidate Jackie Yang under the guidance of Professor James Landay and Professor Monica Lam. We developed the first socially appropriate whispered voice input method using earbuds. The cross-lingual learning ability and hidden knowledge distribution in large models were particularly fascinating to me.
I’ll be starting my Ph.D. in Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Caltech from Fall 2024!
Research Interests
- Machine Learning: I aim to leverage AI to unravel the complexities of the real world and discover novel scientific principles. Recognizing the limitations of purely data-driven approaches, I plan to foster a bi-directional flow of representation and knowledge to improve capability and robustness in scientific machine learning and machine learning as a whole.
- Human-AI Interaction: I aim to contribute to the field of technical human-computer interaction by developing novel solutions that address human challenges. My focus is on bridging the gap between technical innovation and real-world application, facilitating interaction through AI and with AI in an advanced and socially responsible manner.
News
- [Sept. 2024] Our paper, “PINNacle: A Comprehensive Benchmark of PINNs for Solving PDEs,” has been accepted to NeurIPS 2024 Datasets and Benchmarks Track!
- [Jul. 2024] I graduated with honors from Tsinghua University, recognized as an Outstanding Graduate by both the Beijing Ministry of Education and Zhili College.
- [Jan. 2024] I’ll embark on an educational journey to Australia and New Zealand, sponsored by Tsinghua University’s Spark Program. Feel free to reach out!
- [Jul. 2023] I’ll travel to Hawaii to attend ICML 2023!
- [Jun. 2023] I’m heading to California for a fully-funded summer research program at Stanford!
- [Apr. 2023] Our paper on PINN optimization has been accepted to ICML 2023!
Publications
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NeurIPS
Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS), 2024. -
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ICML
International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2023. -
CHI
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI), 2023.
Honors and Awards
Undergrad Honors
National Scholarship (highest undergrad honor in China, top 0.2% nationwide) Selected to UGVR Program to conduct a summer research internship at Stanford (fully funded by Stanford and Tsinghua) Selected to Spark Program at Tsinghua University (top 1%) Tsinghua-GigaDevice Scholarship for Comprehensive Excellence Tsinghua-Guangyao Scholarship for Comprehensive Excellence Tsinghua Scholarship for Innovation Zhili College Dean’s List (7/219) Silver Medal in National Olympiad in Informatics (top 100 nationwide)
Personal Interests
Hobbies
Badminton, Tennis, Swimming Blogging, Coding, Movies I maintain my cloud infrastructure with many servers globally. (VPN, storage, and more)
Technical Skills
Python, C/C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, MATLAB PyTorch, Huggingface, React, Vue Linux, Git, Docker
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