Undergraduate Researcher

Yifei Wang

I am an undergraduate student at Tongji University majoring in Computer Science and Technology (Elite Class 2023). My current interests center onAI Infrastructure, Trustworthy AI, AI for Healthcare, Physical Intelligence, MLLM and LLM & VLM & WAM & Agent Safety.

Education

Tongji University

Computer Science and Technology (Elite Class 2023)

Sep 2023 - Present

Academic Standing

GPA: 4.92/5

Rank: 3/125

National Scholarship 2025

Research Focus

AI Infrastructure

Trustworthy AI

AI for Healthcare

Physical Intelligence and MLLM

LLM & VLM & WAM & Agent Safety

I hold full-stack AI expertise spanning AI Infrastructure, Physical Intelligence and MLLMs, and my research explores the cutting-edge frontiers and practical societal value of artificial intelligence, with a core focus on Trustworthy AI, AI for Healthcare, and safety across LLMs, VLMs, WAMs and autonomous agents.

πŸ”₯ News

  • 2026 Currently working on trustworthy AI, self-evolving agents, multimodal reinforcement learning, and embodied intelligence grounded in physical interaction.
  • 2026 Actively participating in scientific research and internship opportunities, with sustained interest in reliable, deployable, and safety-critical AI systems.
  • 2025-2026 Continuing first-author research on deployment reliability, compiler-triggered backdoor risks, and multimodal medical AI.

πŸ“ Publications

ASE 2026
PrecisionDiff preview

PrecisionDiff: Automated Detection of Precision-Induced Disagreements in Large Language Models

Yifei Wang, collaborators with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Nanyang Technological University, and Beihang University

Paper

  • First author, under review at ASE 2026.
  • An automated testing pipeline for detecting cross-precision disagreements in large language models.
  • Focuses on deployment-aware safety evaluation under practical inference settings.
AAAI 2027
Distributed medical deployment research preview

Reliability Testing of Medical Model Performance under Distributed Deployment

Yifei Wang, with advisors Tianlin Li, Xiaohan Zhang, and Xiaoyu Zhang

  • First author, in preparation for AAAI 2027.
  • Studies how distributed frameworks such as vLLM and DeepSpeed induce backend-dependent behavior divergence.
  • Focuses on safety-critical medical deployment risks caused by operator fusion, parallel reduction, and precision truncation.
AAAI 2027
Compiler-triggered backdoor attacks preview

Trusted Weights, Treacherous Backends: Compiler-Triggered Backdoor Attacks

Yifei Wang, with advisors Tianlin Li, Xiaohan Zhang, and Xiaoyu Zhang

  • First author, in preparation for AAAI 2027.
  • Investigates compiler-triggered backdoor behavior that does not reside in model weights.
  • Reveals a new attack vector that can evade static weight-based safety audits.

πŸŽ– Honors and Awards

  • 2025 National Scholarship, ranked 1/136.
  • 2025 Outstanding Students, Tongji University.
  • 2024 First-Class Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate Students, Tongji University.
  • 2023 Freshmen Scholarship.
  • 2023-2026 Received more than 10 awards at national, provincial, and university levels.

πŸ“– Educations

  • Sep 2023 - Present, Tongji University, Computer Science and Technology (Elite Class 2023), Shanghai, China.
  • Current GPA: 4.92/5, Rank: 3/125.

πŸ† Competitions

  • 2025, China International College Students’ Innovation Competition
    • Silver Award, Shanghai Regional (Founder and Team Leader)
    • Gold Award, Shanghai Regional (Team Member)
  • 2024, RoboCup China National Competition
    • National First Prize
    • Project focus: lunar robot navigation and robotic arm grasping
  • 2026, National AI Application Scenario Innovation Challenge
    • National Second Prize, Intelligent Medical Special Track
    • Team Leader
  • 2025, National Undergraduate Embedded Chip and System Design Contest
    • Eastern China Regional Second Prize
    • Lead algorithm developer for UAV anomaly detection

🌟 Comprehensive Quality

  • 2025.07 Probationary Member of the Communist Party of China
    • Participated in volunteer work, academic lectures, and student activities promoting scientific spirit.
  • 2025.09 Vice Director, Cross-campus Office, Guohao Academy, Tongji University
    • Coordinated cross-campus academic events and student services.
  • 2025.07 Summer Research Exchange: ETH Zurich and EPFL
    • Engaged in academic exchange related to advanced AI systems.
  • Ongoing Sport and Music
    • Guitarist; gold medalist in university athletics; member of Tongji Football League and FA Cup.
  • Ongoing Academic Conferences and Independent Learning
    • Self-driven study in AI safety and computer vision, with active participation in seminars and workshops.
  • Ongoing Social Media Creator Xiaohongshu (Red)
    • Share research notes and technical insights in AI.
    • Treat documentation as an essential part of deep understanding and academic outreach.