THU-MAIC · AI for education
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I am an Assistant Professor at the School of Education, Tsinghua University, and lead the THU-MAIC Team. My research focuses on generative AI for education, pedagogical agents, multi-agent learning environments, and personalized learning.
Education
- Ph.D., Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, September 2018–January 2024. Advisors: Prof. Jie Tang and Prof. Juanzi Li.
- Bachelor of Engineering, Software Engineering, Beihang University, September 2014–June 2018.
Professional Experience
- Tsinghua University, School of Education, February 2024–present. Joined as a Shuimu Scholar; now Assistant Professor.
- Zhipu AI, June 2021–February 2024. Head of the AIGC Center, AI Institute.
- Online Education Research Center, Ministry of Education, September 2018–February 2024. Student research group lead.
Selected Research Grants
- Principal Investigator, National Natural Science Foundation of China Young Scientists Fund, 2025–2027: 融合知识与大模型的在线教育智能导学关键技术研究.
- Principal Investigator, CIPS-SMP Interdisciplinary Large Model Fund, 2025–2026: 基于大模型工作流的可解释学生认知诊断关键技术研究.
- Subproject Lead, Tsinghua University Guoqiang Institute, 2024–2026: 基于大模型多智能体的清华大学虚拟校园系统.
Selected Awards & Recognition
- 2026: OpenMAIC, CCF Outstanding Public Welfare Case (CCF 公益优秀案例), one of only 10 selected cases nationwide.
- 2026: Outstanding Case on AI Safety and AI for Good, Ministry of Education and Cyberspace Administration of China.
- 2025: First Prize, Wu Wenjun AI Science and Technology Progress Award (吴文俊人工智能科技进步一等奖).
- 2025: World Digital Education Conference exhibition demonstration project, “全AI守护课堂”.
- 2024: Ministry of Education’s first batch of “AI + Higher Education” typical applications; Tsinghua University’s Top 10 News Stories (“清小搭”); Tsinghua Shuimu Scholar.
- 2023: ACL Best Demo Paper Award; EMNLP Outstanding Paper Award.
- 2021: CIKM Best Resource Paper Nomination.
Selected Invited Talks
- 2026: Invited talk at UNESCO Headquarters.
- 2025: “当MCP赋能‘MCP’:多智能体数智学习模式”, CNCC, Harbin, China.
- 2025: “Reshaping Online Learning via Emergence of LLM-driven Multiple Agents”, AICET Workshop, Singapore.
- 2025: “融合知识与大模型的智能导学技术新范式”, China Computer Education Conference (CCEC), Yinchuan, China.
- 2024: “面向认知的大模型自主智能体技术及其教育应用”, WAIC, Shanghai, China.
Academic Service
- Corresponding member, Social Media Processing Committee, Chinese Information Processing Society of China.
- Area Chair: ACL Rolling Review, ACL 2024, and EMNLP 2024; invited Area Chair appointments for ACL 2025 and EMNLP 2025.
- Session Chair: CIKM 2023, CIKM 2024, and KDD 2025.
- Reviewing and program committee service includes AAAI, ICLR, ACL, NeurIPS, IEEE TKDE, Journal of Educational Data Mining, AIED, and AI Open.
Teaching Experience
Teaching assistant for:
- Artificial Intelligence and Education, Tsinghua University, 2025.
- Service-Oriented Software Development, Tsinghua University, 2021.
- Knowledge Engineering, Tsinghua University, 2021.
Publications & Projects
See my selected projects, publications, and Google Scholar profile.