CV

General Information

Name Zhixiao Xiong
中文 熊至潇
Date of Birth 2002/12/02
Languages Chinese, English

Education

  • 2025.9-now
    PhD
    University of California, Berkeley
  • 2021.9-2025.6
    Undergraduate
    Tsinghua University
    • Weiyang College
    • B.S. in Mathematics and Physics & B.Eng. in Industrial Engineering
  • 2023.9-2023.12
    Exchange
    University of Toronto
    • Visited as an exchange student in the Faculty of Arts and Science.
    • Joined the research group of Prof. Chi-Guhn Lee in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering.

Honors and Awards

  • 2019.1
    • First Prize in the 31st China Physics Olympiad (Shanghai Region)
  • 2019.11
    • First Prize in the Tsinghua University Physics Autumn Camp

Area of Interest

  • Machine Learning
    • Machine Learning for Optimization
    • Guided Diffusion Process
  • Optimization
    • Stochastic Optimization under Heavy-tailed Noises
    • Zeroth-Order Optimization
    • Nonsmooth Optimization

Skills and Interests

  • Programming skills
    • Python
    • C/C++
    • Rust
    • Julia
  • Sports
    • Tennis
    • Skiing