Yanxi Zhang π
βοΈ Email: zhangyx AT stu DOT pku DOT edu DOT cn
π‘ Research Interests:
Elicit/Evaluate causal reasoning (CR) abilities in large models
Model inter-event (causal) relationships across modalities
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π I'm actively looking for 26 fall Ph.D. opportunities!
AC-Reason: Towards Theory-Guided Actual Causality Reasoning with Large Language Model
TL;DR: A framework that synergizes LLMs and actual causality (AC) theory for more effective, interpretable, and faithful AC reasoning.
Yanxi Zhang, Xin CongβοΈ, Zhong Zhang, Xiao Liu, Dongyan ZhaoβοΈ, Yesai Wu
[paper] [code] [data] [website]
From Simple to Complex: A Progressive Framework for Document-level Informative Argument Extraction
TL;DR: A framework that models inter-event dependencies in a simple-to-complex manner, improving (informative) event argument extraction.
In Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2023 (EMNLP 2023 Findings)
Quzhe Huang^, Yanxi Zhang^, Dongyan ZhaoβοΈ
[paper] [code]
^Equal Contribution.
Peking University, M.S. Candidate in Data Science, 2023-2026 (Expected)
Chongqing University, B.Eng. in Data Science & Big Data Technology, 2019-2023
Chengdu Experimental Foreign Languages School, High School, 2016-2019
Chengdu Experimental Foreign Languages School, Middle School, 2013-2016
Award for Scientific Research, Peking University, 2024
Grace Scholarship, Chongqing University, 2023 (Only 10 places in CQU)
Outstanding Student, Chongqing University, 2023 (Top 5% in CQU)
Mengjia Scholarship, Chongqing University, 2021 (Top 2% in the School of Big Data & Software Engineering, CQU)
Teaching Assistant, Semantic Computing and Knowledge Graphs, Peking University, Spring 2025
Teaching Assistant, Computer Networks, Chongqing University, Spring 2022
UC Berkeley Summer Sessions, University of California, Berkeley, 2024
Cambridge Academic Programme, University of Cambridge, 2022
Harvard Undergraduate AUSCR Summit for Young Leaders in China (HSYLC), Shanghai High School, 2017
Reviewer, IJCAI 2025
Last Updated: 8 June, 2025 :)