Yanxi Zhang π
My english name is Michael, which I have been using it for over ten years!
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I am a final-year M.S. student at Web Information Processing Lab, Wangxuan Institute for Computer Technology, Peking University, advised by Prof. Dongyan Zhao. I am also a research intern at Shanghai AI Laboratory, advised by Prof. Chaochao Lu. I received the B.Eng. degree from School of Big Data and Software Engineering, Chongqing University in 2023.
Research Interests π‘
Research Interests π‘
I am currently focusing on causal reasoning in large models, especially in enhancing and evaluating their causal reasoning capabilities. I am also interested in information extraction, e.g., understanding the relationships between events in documents.
Research Papers π
Research Papers π
AC-Reason: Synergizing LLMs and Theory for Human-like Causal Reasoning
Yanxi Zhang, Xin Cong, Zhong Zhang*, Xiao Liu, Dongyan Zhao*, Yesai Wu
In arXiv 2505.08750. [paper] [code] [data]
From Simple to Complex: A Progressive Framework for Document-level Informative Argument Extraction
Quzhe Huang^, Yanxi Zhang^, Dongyan Zhao*
In Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: EMNLP 2023 (EMNLP 2023 Findings) [paper] [code]
^Equal Contribution. *Corresponding Author.
Professional Services π
Professional Services π
Reviewer, NeurIPS'25, IJCAI'25.
Teaching Experiences π
Teaching Experiences π
Teaching Assistant, Semantic Computing and Knowledge Graphs, Peking University, Spring 2025.
Teaching Assistant, Computer Networks, Chongqing University, Spring 2022.
Honors & Awards π
Honors & Awards π
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 and Software Engineering, CQU).
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