معرفی
Ziyu Yao is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at George Mason University, co-leading the George Mason NLP Group. He is affiliated with the C4I & Cyber Center, Center for Advancing Human-Machine Partnership, and Institute for Digital InnovAtion at GMU.
- PhD in Computer Science and Engineering from Ohio State University (2021)
- Internships: Microsoft Semantic Machines, Carnegie Mellon University, Microsoft Research, Fujitsu Lab of America, Tsinghua University
Research Interests: Focus on Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Artificial Intelligence (AI), particularly advancing LLM systems through knowledge grounding, reasoning, and planning. Key areas include:
- Mechanistic Interpretability for LLMs
- Interactive Semantic Parsing/Code Generation
- Responsible and Trustworthy NLP Interfaces
- Interdisciplinary Applications in Mathematics Education and Network Communication
Recent Articles (2024-2025) explore trends in LLM cascading for cost efficiency, mechanistic interpretability surveys, vision-language model reasoning, and interdisciplinary educational technology. Collaborations span institutions like Microsoft Research, William & Mary, and University of Cambridge.
Scientific Awards:
- Presidential Fellowship (OSU Graduate School, 2020)
- Graduate Student Research Award (OSU CSE, 2021)
- Top Reviewer at NeurIPS 2023
Advising & Grants: Mentors PhD students like Murong Yue, Hao Yan, and Mohamed Aghzal. Leads NSF projects on AI-driven Mathematics Education and LLM Interpretability, alongside grants from Commonwealth Cyber Initiative and Microsoft Accelerate Foundation Models Research. Organized workshops at COLM 2025 and ICML 2025.
Labs & Teams: Co-leads the NLP Lab at GMU and collaborates with the MathVC NSF Project team (w/ Jennifer Suh, William & Mary). Develops platforms like Gentopia for tool-augmented LLMs and IntelliExplain for non-professional programmers.
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