Tansheng Zhu 朱坦晟
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Ph.D. Student Email: tshzhu ät gmail döt com |
About me
I am Tansheng Zhu (pronounced Tahn-Shung Joo), a first-year Ph.D. student in the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS) at Tsinghua University. I am grateful to be advised by Prof. Jian Li. I earned my B.S. at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, where I studied in the School of Mathematical Sciences and Zhiyuan College and completed my undergraduate thesis under the mentorship of Prof. Zhenli Xu. During an exchange at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, I was fortunate to join Prof. Fenglei Fan's lab as a research intern.
My current research interests lie in machine learning theory, with a focus on understanding deep learning from training processes, scaling behaviors and generalization, as well as the interpretability of large language models.
Education
Ph.D. Student in Computer Science, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University, Aug. 2025 – Present
Advisor: Prof. Jian LiB.S. (Honors) in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Minor in Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Aug. 2021 – June 2025
Thesis: Scalable Bayesian Optimization via Density-based Exploration with Provable Convergence (SJTU Best Bachelor Thesis)
Advisor: Prof. Zhenli XuJunior Research Assistant, Department of Mathematics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, July 2024 – Sept. 2024
Advisor: Prof. Fenglei FanExchange Student, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jan. 2024 – May 2024.
Honors & Awards
June 2025, Shanghai Outstanding Graduate (Top 1%)
June 2025, Best Bachelor Thesis Award, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Top 1%)
June 2025, Zhiyuan Distinguished Scholarship, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (30/yr)
Dec. 2022, Zhiyuan Outstanding Leader Scholarship, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (25/yr)
Dec. 2022, A-class Academic Excellence Scholarship, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Top 1%)
May 2024, Winning Prize in S.-T. Yau College Student Mathematics Contest, Appl. & Comp. Mathematics Track
May 2024, Finalist Winner in Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Top 3% of 18000+ teams)
Nov. 2023, 1st Prize in Shanghai Region of Chinese Mathematics Competitions
Nov. 2023, 2nd Prize in Asia and Pacific Mathematical Contest in Modeling
Aug. 2023, 1st Prize in Huashu Cup National Mathematical Contest in Modeling (solo winner)
Oct. 2020, 1st Prize in Chinese High School Mathematics League