Yintong Huo

Yintong Huo is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Singapore Management University (SMU), School of Computing and Information Systems. He joined SMU in early 2024 after completing his PhD at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) under Prof. Michael R. Lyu. His academic journey includes a Bachelor's degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Education:

• PhD in Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong (2024)
• Bachelor's degree, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

Huo's research focuses on intelligent software engineering, particularly empowering AI models (especially LLMs) for software development, testing, and operations. His work spans AI4SE, LLM4SE, AIOps, code intelligence, and multimodal software engineering. Two flagship projects define his current research: LogPAI - an open-source AI platform for automated log analysis adopted by leading tech companies, and WebPAI - a multimodal intelligence project for automatic webpage development. His research addresses critical challenges in software reliability, log analysis, and UI code generation through innovative applications of AI.

His recent publications reveal a strong trend toward multimodal approaches in software engineering, combining vision and language models for UI code generation, and increasingly sophisticated applications of LLMs for log analysis and software reliability. Huo's work demonstrates exceptional impact, with multiple papers accepted at top-tier venues including ASE, ICSE, and FSE with high acceptance rates (e.g., 9.5% for ASE'25).

Scientific Awards:

• ICSE Distinguished Reviewer Award (2025)
• ISSRE Distinguished Reviewer Award (2024)
• IEEE Open Software Services Award (2022, for LogPAI with 3k+ GitHub stars and 70k+ downloads)
• ACM SIGSOFT CAPS Travel Grants (ASE'23, ICSE'24, FSE'24)
• Nomination for Best Teaching Assistant Award (2022)
• National Scholarship (2019)

Huo actively mentors students at multiple levels, currently supervising PhD students Shi Ying Chang and Dan Huang (co-supervised with Prof. David Lo), research engineer Minxing Wang, and visiting students including Shiwen Shan. His undergraduate mentee Truong Hai Dang will intern at Apple Inc. He maintains strong industry connections, with his LogPAI project adopted by world-leading tech companies. Huo serves on program committees for major conferences including ASE'25, ICSE'26, and FSE'26, and is recruiting fully-funded PhD students and research assistants for projects in AI4SE and multimodal software engineering.

Huo leads the LogPAI and WebPAI research initiatives, which have evolved into substantial open-source projects with significant industry adoption. His team focuses on practical applications of AI in software engineering, with particular emphasis on reliability and usability in real-world systems. The research environment benefits from SMU's strong position in software engineering research, where the university ranks No. 2 globally in Software Engineering according to CSRankings (2020-2025).