Selected PhD Graduates

Leixian SHEN

Senior Researcher
Microsoft Research Asia
Beijing, China

PhD 2026
Supervised by Huamin QU

Jierun CHEN

Researcher
Huawei Noah's Ark Lab
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2025
Supervised by Gary Shueng-Han CHAN

Qixu CHEN

Researcher
Huawei Technologies
Hong Kong

PhD 2025
Supervised by Raymond Chi-Wing WONG

Yue CUI

Senior Algorithm Engineer
Alibaba Group
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2025
Supervised by Xiaofang ZHOU

Qi HU

Research Engineer
ByteDance
Shanghai, China

PhD 2025
Supervised by Yangqiu SONG

Haoqiang HUANG

Staff Engineer
Huawei Technologies
Beijing, China

PhD 2025
Supervised by Siu-Wing CHENG

Zeyu HUANG

Senior Software Engineer
Huawei Leibniz Research Center
Hong Kong

PhD 2025
Supervised by Xiaojuan MA

Haoyang MA

Research Engineer
ByteDance
Beijing, China

PhD 2025
Supervised by Shing-Chi CHEUNG

Renjie PI

Research Scientist
NVIDIA
USA

PhD 2025
Supervised by Xiaofang ZHOU

Yao TIAN

Research Scientist
ByteDance
China

PhD 2025
Supervised by Xiaofang ZHOU

Xinchen WAN

Network Engineer and Researcher
ByteDance
Bellevue, WA, USA

PhD 2025
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Hao WANG

Researcher
Huawei Hong Kong Research Center
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2025
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Zilong WANG

Researcher
Huawei Technologies
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2025
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Jiarong WU

—
Huawei Technologies
Hong Kong

PhD 2025
Supervised by Shing-Chi CHEUNG

Yinzhao YAN

Researcher
Huawei Technologies
Hong Kong

PhD 2025
Supervised by Raymond Chi-Wing WONG

Lingyun YANG

Senior Software Engineer
Alibaba Group
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2025
Supervised by Wei WANG

Lewei YAO

Research Scientist
Huawei Noah's Ark Lab
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2025
Supervised by Dan XU

Hanrong YE

Research Scientist
NVIDIA Research
Santa Clara, CA, USA

PhD 2025
Supervised by Dan XU

Tianqing FANG

Researcher
Tencent AI Lab
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2024
Supervised by Yangqiu SONG

Zhihan GAO

Machine Learning Engineer
ByteDance
Shanghai, China

PhD 2024
Supervised by Dit-Yan YEUNG

Jianben HE

Applied Scientist
Tencent Platform and Content Group Fundamental Algorithm Center
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2024
Supervised by Huamin QU

Jiajun HU

—
Huawei Technologies
Hong Kong

PhD 2024
Supervised by Shing-Chi CHEUNG

Zhifeng JIANG

Research Scientist
Huawei Technologies
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2024
Supervised by Wei WANG

Haotian LI

Researcher
Microsoft Research Asia
Beijing, China

PhD 2024
Supervised by Huamin QU

Meng QIN

Assistant Researcher
Peng Cheng National Laboratory
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2024
Supervised by Dit-Yan YEUNG

Zifan SHI

Research Scientist
Adobe Research
San Jose, CA, USA

PhD 2024
Supervised by Dit-Yan YEUNG and Qifeng CHEN

Xibo SUN

Software Engineer
Tencent
Beijing, China

PhD 2024
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Wensheng TANG

Principal Software Engineer
Huawei Hong Kong Research Center
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2024
Supervised by Charles ZHANG

Wuqi ZHANG

Research Scientist
MegaETH
Stanford, CA, USA

PhD 2024
Supervised by Shing-Chi CHEUNG

Yuandao CAI

Principal Researcher
Huawei Hong Kong Research Center
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2023
Supervised by Charles ZHANG

Dongkyu LEE

Applied Scientist II
Amazon
New York, NY, USA

PhD 2023
Supervised by Nevin L. ZHANG

Wenchao LI

Senior Research and Development Engineer
Huawei Cloud
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2023
Supervised by Huamin QU

Xin LIU

Senior Applied Scientist
Amazon Search - Rufus
Palo Alto, CA, USA

PhD 2023
Supervised by Yangqiu SONG

Li MA

Research Scientist
Scanline VFX Studio
Los Angeles, CA, USA

PhD 2023
Supervised by Pedro SANDER

Tengfei WANG

Research Lead
Tencent
Shanghai, China

PhD 2023
Supervised by Qifeng CHEN

Weiyan WANG

Researcher
Tencent
Beijing, China

PhD 2023
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Yiding WANG

Researcher
Huawei Noah's Ark Lab
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2023
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Yue WU

Researcher
Tencent
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2023
Supervised by Qifeng CHEN

Lin ZHANG

System Researcher
Huawei Hong Kong Research Center
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2023
Supervised by Bo LI

Tianwen CHEN

Algorithm Engineer
Kuaishou Technology
Beijing, China

PhD 2022
Supervised by Raymond Chi-Wing WONG

Zonghao FENG

Associate
JP Morgan
Hong Kong

PhD 2022
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Javad GHAREH CHAMANI

Researcher
Huawei Technologies
Hong Kong

PhD 2022
Supervised by Dimitris PAPADOPOULOS

Yisheng HE

Research Scientist
Alibaba Group
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2022
Supervised by Qifeng CHEN

Mingzhe LI

Research Scientist
A*STAR
Singapore

PhD 2022
Supervised by Wei WANG

Shichao LI

Senior Research Engineer
ByteDance
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2022
Supervised by Tim CHENG

Yuechen TAO

Engineer
Alibaba Group
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2022
Supervised by Bo LI

Xingbo WANG

Research Scientist
Bosch
San Jose, CA, USA

PhD 2022
Supervised by Huamin QU

Yilei WANG

Research Scientist
Alibaba Cloud
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2022
Supervised by Ke YI

Qizhen WENG

AI Infra Team Lead and Research Scientist
China Telecom TeleAI
Shanghai, China

PhD 2022
Supervised by Wei WANG

Da YAN

Member of Technical Staff
Anthropic
New York, NY, USA

PhD 2022
Supervised by Wei WANG

Gaoxiong ZENG

Scientific Researcher
Huawei Technologies
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2022
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Jiajie TAN

Senior Indoor Location Engineer
Instacart
San Francisco, CA, USA

PhD 2021
Supervised by Gary Shueng-Han CHAN

Luping WANG

Staff Engineer
Alibaba Group
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2021
Supervised by Bo LI

Wenyi XIAO

Researcher
Huawei Technologies
Hong Kong

PhD 2021
Supervised by Yangqiu SONG

Chengliang ZHANG

AI Engineer
Millennium
Hong Kong

PhD 2021
Supervised by Wei WANG

Hongming ZHANG

Senior Researcher
Tencent AI Lab
Seattle, WA, USA

PhD 2021
Supervised by Yangqiu SONG

Yinghua ZHANG

Software Engineer
Meituan
Shanghai, China

PhD 2021
Supervised by Qiang YANG and Yangqiu SONG

Yulin CHE

Research Engineer
Huawei Technologies
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2020
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Farhan KHAWAR

Applied Scientist
Amazon
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

PhD 2020
Supervised by Nevin L. ZHANG

Zhuohang LAI

Senior Algorithm Engineer
Huawei Technologies
Shanghai, China

PhD 2020
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Lipeng WANG

Senior Software Engineer
Baiont Quant
Nanjing, China

PhD 2020
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Ziming WU

Senior Applied Researcher
Tencent
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2020
Supervised by Xiaojuan MA

Lu HOU

Senior Researcher
Huawei Noah's Ark Lab
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2019
Supervised by James KWOK

Shuihai HU

Principal Research Engineer
Huawei Technologies
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2019
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Siyi LI

Staff Research Scientist
XPENG
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2019
Supervised by Dit-Yan YEUNG

Xiaopeng LI

Research Scientist
Meta
Bellevue, WA, USA

PhD 2019
Supervised by Nevin L. ZHANG

Yao MING

Quantitative Researcher
Citadel Securities
New York, NY, USA

PhD 2019
Supervised by Huamin QU

Shuang QIU

Senior HPC Engineer
DJI
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2019
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Xun ZHAO

Research Scientist
Shanghai AI Laboratory
Shanghai, China

PhD 2019
Supervised by Huamin QU

Shuai ZHENG

Co-Founder and CEO
Stealth Startup
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA

PhD 2019
Supervised by James KWOK

Li CHEN

Associate Researcher
Zhongguancun Laboratory
Beijing, China

PhD 2018
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Fengchao PENG

Algorithm Expert
Ant Group
Shanghai, China

PhD 2018
Supervised by Qiong LUO and Lionel NI

Xingjian SHI

Member of Technical Staff
OpenAI
Santa Clara, CA, USA

PhD 2018
Supervised by Dit-Yan YEUNG

Yun WANG

Senior Researcher
Microsoft Research Asia
Beijing, China

PhD 2018
Supervised by Huamin QU and Qiong LUO

Xibo ZHOU

Research Engineer
BOE Technology Group
Beijing, China

PhD 2018
Supervised by Qiong LUO and Lionel NI

Wei BAI

Principal Software Research Architect
NVIDIA
Redmond, WA, USA

PhD 2017
Supervised by Kai CHEN

Xiaoying JIA

Senior System Engineer
ByteDance
Beijing, China

PhD 2017
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Jingjie JIANG

Staff Software Engineer
Google Inc.
Sunnyvale, CA, USA

PhD 2017
Supervised by Bo LI

Jiayue LI

Algorithm Scientist
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Beijing, China

PhD 2017
Supervised by Lionel NI

Panos PARCHAS

Senior Software Development Engineer
Amazon Web Services
Berlin, Germany

PhD 2017
Supervised by Dimitris PAPADIAS

Bin WU

Research Scientist
Alibaba Cloud
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2017
Supervised by Ke YI

Yanhong WU

Senior Staff Research Scientist
Meta
Menlo Park, CA, USA

PhD 2017
Supervised by Huamin QU

Xiao XIAO

Director
Ant Group
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2016
Supervised by Charles ZHANG

Nikos ARMENATZOGLOU

Senior Software Development Manager
Amazon Web Services
New York, NY, USA

PhD 2015
Supervised by Dimitris PAPADIAS

Wei BI

Senior Researcher
Tencent AI Lab
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2015
Supervised by James KWOK

Dongpeng CHEN

CTO
VoiceAI Technologies Co., Ltd.
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2015
Supervised by Brian MAK

Georgios KELLARIS

Co-founder and CTO
Lerna AI
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

PhD 2015
Supervised by Dimitris PAPADIAS

Yueqi LI

—
Stealth
San Jose, CA, USA

PhD 2015
Supervised by Shing-Chi CHEUNG

Tengfei LIU

Staff Algorithm Engineer
Ant Financial Services Group
Shanghai, China

PhD 2015
Supervised by Nevin L. ZHANG

Jason Min WANG

Senior Manager and Principal Engineer
Lenovo (Solutions & Services Group)
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2015
Supervised by Brahim BENSAOU

Naiyan WANG

Distinguished Scientist
Xiaomi
Beijing, China

PhD 2015
Supervised by Dit-Yan YEUNG

Bin WU

Director of Lyra Lab
Tencent Music Entertainment Group
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2015
Supervised by Andrew HORNER and Qiang YANG

Ning DING

Associate Director
UBS
Hong Kong

PhD 2014
Supervised by Fangzhen LIN

Peng LIU

Software Engineer
Uber
New York, NY, USA

PhD 2014
Supervised by Charles ZHANG

Eric Zhiqiang MA

Head of Custody Engineering
Bullish
Hong Kong

PhD 2014
Supervised by Dr. Lin GU

Dongni REN

Founder and CEO
Reorc
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA

PhD 2014
Supervised by Gary Shueng-Han CHAN

Conglei SHI

Founder
Stone Frontier
San Francisco, CA, USA

PhD 2014
Supervised by Huamin QU

Panpan XU

Senior Applied Scientist
Amazon Web Services
Santa Clara, CA, USA

PhD 2014
Supervised by Huamin QU

Jiansong ZHANG

Senior Principal Researcher
China Telecom CCRI
Beijing, China

PhD 2014
Supervised by Qian ZHANG

Erheng ZHONG

Senior Staff Engineer
Meta
Menlo Park, CA, USA

PhD 2014
Supervised by Qiang YANG

Wenliang ZHONG

Senior Staff Engineer
Alipay
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2014
Supervised by James KWOK

Jun YANG

System Optimization Specialist
4Paradigm
Singapore

PhD 2013
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Weizhu CHEN

Technical Fellow and CVP
Microsoft
Redmond, WA, USA

PhD 2012
Supervised by Qiang YANG

Derek Hao HU

Senior Staff Software Engineer
Meta
Bellevue, WA, USA

PhD 2012
Supervised by Qiang YANG

Dong (Don) LIN

Director
Huawei Hong Kong Research Center
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2012
Supervised by Mounir HAMDI

Mian LU

R&D Director
4Paradigm
Singapore

PhD 2012
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Leonard Kin-Man POON

Senior Applied Scientist
Thomson Reuters
London, UK

PhD 2012
Supervised by Nevin L. ZHANG

Evan Wei XIANG

Intelligent Investment Director
Datayes
Shanghai, China

PhD 2012
Supervised by Qiang YANG

Mingxuan YUAN

Principal Researcher
Huawei Noah's Ark Lab
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2012
Supervised by Lei CHEN

Honghui ZHANG

CTO
Muxin
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2012
Supervised by Long QUAN

Weiwei CUI

Researcher
Microsoft Research Asia
Beijing, China

PhD 2011
Supervised by Huamin QU

Nathan Nan LIU

Principal Scientist
Amazon
Palo Alto, CA, USA

PhD 2011
Supervised by Qiang YANG

Simon Siu-Hang LUI

Chief Expert (Audio)
Huawei Hong Kong Research Center
Science Park, Hong Kong

PhD 2011
Supervised by Andrew HORNER

Vincent Wenchen ZHENG

Deputy General Manager
WeBank AI Department
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2011
Supervised by Qiang YANG

Zhifeng LAI

Senior Unit Manager
AIA Hong Kong and Macau
Hong Kong

PhD 2010
Supervised by Shing-Chi CHEUNG

Ji LUO

Head of Data Engineering and Product Department
Ant Group
Hangzhou, China

PhD 2010
Supervised by Qian ZHANG

Stavros PAPADOPOULOS

Founder and CEO
TileDB, Inc.
Cambridge, MA, USA

PhD 2010
Supervised by Dimitris PAPADIAS

Jian PU

Product Director
Transsion
Shanghai, China

PhD 2010
Supervised by Mounir HAMDI

Pingzhong TANG

Founder
Turing Sense
Nanjing, China

PhD 2010
Supervised by Fangzhen LIN

Ming Yuen CHAN

Senior Systems Manager
Security Bureau
Kowloon Bay, Kowloon

PhD 2009
Supervised by Huamin QU

Jia CHEN

Head of Data Science, Integrity and Core Experience
Grab
Singapore

PhD 2009
Supervised by Chi-Keung TANG

Tao CHEN

Director and Senior Staff Data Scientist
Ant Financial Service Group (Security and Risk Management)
Beijing, China

PhD 2009
Supervised by Nevin L. ZHANG

Mengyao MA

Principal Engineer
Huawei Technologies
China

PhD 2009
Supervised by Gary Shueng-Han CHAN

Yi WANG

Deputy Director
National Supercomputing Centre
Singapore

PhD 2009
Supervised by Nevin L. ZHANG

Xiangye XIAO

Product Manager
Google Inc.
Mountain View, CA, USA

PhD 2009
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Alexander MARKOWETZ

Chief Visionary
markowetz.de

PhD 2008
Supervised by Dimitris PAPADIAS

Feng WANG

CEO
CITIC Futures International
Hong Kong

PhD 2008
Supervised by Mounir HAMDI

Ken Wai-Pun YIU

Software Engineer
PayPay Corporation
Tokyo, Japan

PhD 2008
Supervised by Gary Shueng-Han CHAN

Nelson CHU

Founder
Expresii
Hong Kong

PhD 2007
Supervised by Chiew-Lan TAI

Jian MA

Executive Director
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (Quantitative Research China Center)
Beijing, China

PhD 2007
Supervised by Lionel NI

Junfeng PAN

Engineering Manager
Meta
Menlo Park, CA, USA

PhD 2007
Supervised by Qiang YANG

Dou SHEN

Executive Vice President
Baidu, Inc.
Beijing, China

PhD 2007
Supervised by Qiang YANG

Ivor Wai-Hung TSANG

Director and IEEE Fellow
A*STAR CFAR
Singapore

PhD 2007
Supervised by James KWOK

Gang WANG

Director of AI Assistant
Xiaomi Technology
Beijing, China

PhD 2007
Supervised by Frederick LOCHOVSKY and Dit-Yan YEUNG

Wenwei XUE

Expert Engineer
Tencent
Shenzhen, China

PhD 2007
Supervised by Qiong LUO

Fan ZHANG

Director of Software Engineering
NVIDIA
Shanghai, China

PhD 2005
Supervised by Samuel CHANSON and Lionel NI

Jihui ZHANG

Co-founder and CTO
Vicinity Technologies Limited
Bristol, UK

PhD 2005
Supervised by Bo LI

Zhemin DING

Chemicals NBD Manager
Shell (China) Limited
Shanghai, China

PhD 2004
Supervised by Mounir HAMDI

Haifeng JIANG

Principal Software Engineer
Google Inc.
Los Altos, CA, USA

PhD 2004
Supervised by Hongjun LU

Jun ZHANG

Chief Architect and Principal Engineer
Tencent
Shanghai, China

PhD 2004
Supervised by Dimitris PAPADIAS

Eleanna KAFEZA

Lead Researcher
Technology Innovation Institute
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

PhD 2000
Supervised by Kamal KARLAPALEM