Professional Experience
PhD Student
HKUST(GZ), Microelectronics Thrust - Supervised by Prof. Yangdi Lyu
Sept. 2024 – Present
Research on intelligent verification techniques for digital chips, including EDA tools, concolic testing, hardware fuzzing, and RTL static analysis.
Research Intern
Huawei NoahArk Lab: Agentic EDA - Supervisor: Siyuan XU
Feb. 2026 – Aug. 2026
Research & Project: Agentic Placement for 3DIC, 3DIC Placement Optimization with AI.
Red Bird MPhil
HKUST(GZ), Microelectronics Thrust - Supervised by Prof. Yangdi Lyu | GPA: 4.014/4.3 (Full Scholarship)
Sept. 2022 – Aug. 2024
Research on optimization algorithms, hardware formal verification & testing.
Research Assistant
HKUST Fok Ying Tung Research Institute - Guangzhou, China
Sept. 2021 – Sept. 2022
Research & Project: Optimization Algorithms, Hardware Formal Verification & Testing.
Research Assistant
Oxford-Hainan Blockchain Research Institution - Hainan, China
Mar. 2021 – Sept. 2021
Research & Project: Concolic Testing for Smart Contract; Random Number in Blockchain.
Algorithm Engineer
China Mobile Online Service Company - Guangzhou, China
Mar. 2020 – Sept. 2020
Research & Project: Deep Semantic Structured Model; English Chatbot through Click-through Data.
Education
PhD | Microelectronics
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Sept. 2024 – Present | GPA: 4.15/4.3 (Full Scholarship)
MPhil | Microelectronics
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou)
Sept. 2022 – Aug. 2024 | GPA: 4.014/4.3 (Full Scholarship)
Bachelor of Science | Digital Media Technology
Xiamen University
Oct. 2017 – Aug. 2021 | GPA: 3.54/4.0
Skills & Research Interests

Programming Languages: Verilog/SystemVerilog (SVA), Python, C++, Chisel

EDA & Hardware Verification: Symbolic Execution, Concolic Testing, Hardware Simulation & Emulation, LLM-based Testing, SMT Solver, Model Checking, Hardware Security

Optimization & AI: Reinforcement Learning (Multi-agent), Meta-heuristic Optimization, Genetic Algorithm, LLM-driven EDA Optimization

Tools & Frameworks: Cadence JasperGold, Synopsys Formality, Verilator, Yosys, Pono, Cocotb, iverilog, VCS