Experience

  1. ARC DECRA Fellow and Lecturer

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
  2. Adjunct Lecturer

    University of New South Wales (UNSW)
  3. Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    University of New South Wales (UNSW)
  4. Postdoctoral Research Fellow

    University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Education

  1. Ph.D. in Computer Science

    University of Technology Sydney
  2. BSc in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics

    Zhejiang University
Grants
ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA)
Australian Research Council ∙ January 2025

Neural Empowered Subgraph Query Processing. $467,857, Sole Investigator, Dec 2025 - Dec 2028.

This project aims to develop a neural-empowered model for subgraph query processing, which has many critical applications such as cybersecurity, biomedicine, and e-commerce. In particular, this project will focus on three core and quintessential subgraph queries: subgraph matching, subgraph counting, and community search. The innovative techniques developed for these queries will be integrated into a unified model, with large graph models as the backbone, heralding a new era of graph databases. Success in this project will establish a foundational advancement in artificial intelligence for databases, offering substantial benefits for applications like cybersecurity, health, and e-commerce.

Development of the next generation of reverse osmosis desalination design software using a data-driven approach
Department of Education / Trailblazer Universities Program (TRaCE) ∙ November 2024
$50,000, Chief Investigator, Nov 2024 - Dec 2025.
ARC Centre of Excellence for the Mathematical Analysis of Cellular Systems
Australian Research Council ∙ March 2025
Associate Investigator, March 2025 - 2029.
Silver Reviewer
International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2026 ∙ May 2026
Recognized as a Silver Reviewer at ICML 2026 for high-quality peer reviewing.
Service Excellence Award
Australasian Database Conference (ADC) 2025 ∙ December 2025
Awarded for outstanding service as Local Chair of ADC 2025.
Outstanding Reviewer
ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD) 2025 ∙ August 2025
Recognized as an Outstanding Reviewer at KDD 2025.
Mischallaneous
  • 🚴🏻 Cycling: I am a cycling enthusiast. Follow my Strava page here.
  • 📚 Reading: I like reading books, specially books about history.
  • 🏸 Badminton: I was a huge fan of badminton and founder of several badminton clubs. I quitted due to back pain 😭.