CV & experience
A background in AI research, product design, and delivering data-driven solutions.
Education
Dec 2022 – present
PhD in Computer Science and Software Engineering
University of Liverpool · Based at XJTLU, Suzhou
Research on LLM-assisted multi-agent collaboration and ontology alignment. Expected graduation: July 2027; planned thesis submission: November 2026.
Sep 2018 – Jul 2020
MSc in Advanced Design Informatics
University of Edinburgh
Service design, user interviews, product testing, and the relationship between people and technology.
Sep 2014 – Jun 2018
BEng in Digital Media Technology
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University
Research & industry
Dec 2022 – present
Doctoral researcher
University of Liverpool / XJTLU
Investigating how language-model-assisted agents align knowledge across systems to support data exchange. Alongside academic work, I develop agent tools and prototypes for manufacturing knowledge extraction, personal assistance, and collaboration.
Aug 2020 – Nov 2022
Pre-sales Engineer & Assistant to the General Manager
Beijing Tellhow Intelligent Engineering Co., Ltd. · Smart City Division
Worked with city and industrial-park clients on data-driven management and digital transformation. Translated business needs into solution proposals, worked with product teams on feedback and iteration, and coordinated bidding and implementation with commercial, development, and delivery teams.
Selected recognition
2026
Track award · La French Tech Shanghai Hackathon
LLM-based knowledge graph extraction from manufacturing non-conformance reports.
2025
Creativity award · Tencent Light Camp
AI agent for comprehensive sexuality education for adolescents.
2023 & 2025
Best oral presentation awards
XJTLU Postgraduate Research Symposium (2023 and 2025), University of Nottingham Ningbo China PhD Forum (2025), and CIoTSC (2025).
2022 – 2026
PhD scholarship
Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.
Working toolkit
Agent systems: LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith.
Knowledge & models: Protégé, Ollama, LM Studio.
Programming: Python, Java, C#.
Product & collaboration: user research, service design, solution writing, public speaking, and project coordination.