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Yinglun Zhu

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering (Cooperating)
Department of Statistics (Cooperating)
University of California, Riverside

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Email: yzhu@ucr.edu
Office: Winston Chung Hall, Room 431

I am an assistant professor in ECE, CSE, and STAT departments at UC Riverside. I received my Ph.D. in CS from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2023, where I was advised by Robert Nowak. I also spent time as a research intern at Microsoft Research NYC, where I was mentored by Paul Mineiro, Dylan Foster, and John Langford.

My research focuses on machine learning, reinforcement learning, and foundation models (e.g., LLMs), with an emphasis on developing efficient and reliable learning algorithms and systems for large-scale, multimodal problems. I am particularly interested in exploring the following research areas:

\(\bigstar\) Prospective Students. I am looking for Ph.D. students and visitors/interns who are generally interested in ML/RL/LLMs. If you are interested in joining my lab, please (i) fill out this form and (ii) drop me an email with your CV and transcripts.

Ph.D. Students

Jiancheng Zhang (Fall 2024 - present), Bowen Zuo (Fall 2024 - present)

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