Hi, I'm Yanqiao Chen
Member of Turing Class of SUSTech Department of CSE
Academic Advisor: Prof. Pietro Simone Oliveto, SUSTech Department of CSE. Click here: https://peteroliveto.github.io/
College Advisor: Prof. Yanqing Hu, SUSTech Department of Statistics and Data Science. Click here: http://www.huyanqing.com/
An Enthusiaistic Theorist, An Algorithm Explorer, An AI Developer, and A Lifelong Learner.
📖 About Me
I was born in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, the Silicon Valley of China. Graduated from Shenzhen Middle School, I was admitted to the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech, located in Shenzhen), where I pursue my bachelor degree of engineering in computer science. Now I am in my Sophomore year, and I have a strong interest in AI development and algorithm research. I am currently working on several projects that explore the intersection of reinforcement learning and natural language processing, aiming to create more intelligent and adaptive systems.
When I am not coding, you may find me reading mathematical books and papers, upload notes and thoughts to my blog or my Zhihu. I love tackling hard problems and sharing my insights with others. I am more an idea-maker than a code-writer, and I enjoy brainstorming and discussing new concepts with fellow enthusiasts.
In this blog, you may getting to know about me, catch up with my recent motion and also feel free to reach out to me if you have any interesting ideas or just want to say hi!
🎓 Education
Shenzhen Middle School
Top Middle School in China, well known for its reform in high school education, where students are allow to bring phones to class, wear any clothes they like, and also choose courses freely. I had a wonderful time there, where I developed my interest in computer science and mathematics, and also made many good friends.
South University of Science and Technology
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
🔬 Research Interest
My research interests lie at the intersection of theoretical computer science and machine learning. I am particularly interested in:
- • Circuit Complexity & Pseudorandomness: Understanding the computational power and limitations of Boolean circuits.
- • Reinforcement Learning: Sample efficiency, exploration-exploitation trade-offs, and theoretical foundations of RL algorithms.
- • Learning Theory: Generalization bounds, optimization landscapes, and the theoretical underpinnings of deep learning.
- • Context Engineering: Context Prunning, reranking and augmentation for RAG.
🧪 Lab Experience
SUSTech Theory of AI Lab
Directed by Prof. Pietro Simone Oliveto
Currently I am doing research in the field of Randomised Search Heuristcs under the supervision of Prof. Oliveto, collaborated with Mingxuan Yin. We are making progress in geometric semantic genetic programming and we are writing paper to submit to Algorithmica, TCS, ACM TELO or TEVC.
💼 Internship
Target: Top Companies, Top Research Institutes, and Top Universities.
Presently No.
I am actively seeking research internship opportunities for the summer of 2027. I am particularly interested in positions at top-tier institutions such as KAUST, Wisconsin-Madison, ETH, Ecole Polytechnique, Seed Bytedance, Tencent AI Lab, and others. If you have any opportunities or suggestions, please feel free to reach out to me!
🛠️ Skills
C++
Java
Python
C
PostgreSQL
LaTeX
SystemVerilog
Git
📚 Knowledge Explored
✨ Interests & Hobbies
Coding
Coding is not my profession, but it's definitely my passion. I love building things and solving problems with code.
Math
If you ask me which language is the most elegant, I will say it's math.
Tennis
Amateur tennis player.
Gaming
FPS games, strategy games, RPG games. Recently Wuthering Waves. I love playing chess also. I earn a candidate master title of Chinese Chess Association in 2017, and I am still playing chess casually.
Favourite Music Genres
City-Pop and Symphony. I also pass ABRSM Grade 8 Piano for Amateur, but I don't play piano anymore. Now I engage in playing electric guitar.
ACGN
Used to be Galgame fan. Now RPGs and Anime. Mainly because there is no spare time for me to go through long storylines.
📚 Publications
Submitted, Under Review
Yanqiao Chen, Dongsheng Hou, Yuhan Rui, Zhen Cao, Yepang Liu.
NeurIPS 2026
Submitted, Under Review
Yuhan Rui, Shihan Qiao, et al.
NeurIPS 2026
Under Preparation
Dongsheng Hou, Yanqiao Chen, Yuhan Rui, et al.
AAAI 2027
Under Preparation
Yanqiao Chen, Mingxuan Yin, et al.
Algorithmica, TCS, ACM TELO or TEVC
🏛️ Appointments
Vice President
SUSTech Theoretical Computer Science Society
Organizing Lectures and Workshops (we have organized 1 lecture up to now), organizing the translation work of introduction to TCS by Boaz Barak (see intro-to-tcs-zh-cn repo), and also responsible for the daily operation of the society.
🏆 Grade, Honors & Awards
Total GPA: 3.83/4.0
Fall 2024: 3.72/4.0
Spring 2024: 3.91/4.0
Fall 2025: 3.85/4.0
Star of Academic Excellence Scholarship
Awarded for outstanding academic performance in the 2024 academic year.
Annual Outstanding Student Award
Recognized for exceptional academic achievements and contributions to the university community in 2024 academic year.
Third Place in SUSTech Orientation Chess Tournament
Competed against 64 participants and secured third place in the SUSTech Orientation Chess Tournament, demonstrating strategic thinking and composure under pressure.
Key Course Grade (I)
Introduction to Computer Programming: A (95/100)
Data Structures and Algorithms Analysis (Honor): A (95/100)
Principles of Database (Honor): A- (92/100)
Digital Logic: A- (90/100)
Key Course Grade (II)
Discrete Mathematics (Honor): B (85/100)
Introduction to Mathematical Logic: B+ (89/100)
Calculus: A (90/100)
College Physics: A (90/100)
Standardized Tests
- • CET-4: 620/710
- • CET-6: 624/710
- • TOEFL: To be taken in 2026
Academic Courses
- • SUSTech English II: A (96/100)
- • SUSTech English III: A+ (97/100)