Experience

Senior Researcher

NEC Laboratories America

Leads machine-learning research spanning foundation-model adaptation, multimodal AI, and physical sensing, bridging methodological advances with real-world systems and applications.

Researcher

NEC Laboratories America

Translated research ideas into sensing technologies validated on real-world fiber infrastructure.

Postdoctoral Associate

Department of Statistical Science, Duke University

Conducted research in statistical modeling and Bayesian inference for replicated network data.

Research Intern

IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Education

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Duke University

Advisor: Lawrence Carin

M.S. in Statistical Science

Duke University

M.Eng. in Signal and Information Processing

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Selected Honors & Awards
Spotlight
NeurIPS ∙ 2025
Top-Scored Paper ×3
OFC & ECOC ∙ 2024--2025
3 Top-Scored Papers across OFC 2024, OFC 2025, and ECOC 2025
Top Reviewer
UAI ∙ 2023
Outstanding Performance Award
NEC Global Innovation Unit ∙ 2022
Tingye Li Innovation Prize Finalist
OFC ∙ 2021
Charles R. Vail Memorial Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award
Duke University ∙ 2014