About Me

I am a Software Engineering undergraduate at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), advised by Prof. Tao Huang, and expect to graduate in 2027.

My research experience includes an internship with Prof. Xiaofeng Gao at SJTU on cloud workload prediction, and an internship with Zhuoran Lu at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) on AI-assisted storytelling. In summer 2026, I was a visiting student at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), supervised by Prof. Xiaojuan Ma.

My interests lie in efficient world models, human–computer interaction, and data mining. I am interested in making AI both more computationally efficient and more useful to people—from efficient video generation to interactive systems that support creativity and communication.

Ultimately, I hope to develop AI technologies that serve people and make their benefits more widely accessible.

Research Interests

  • Efficient World Models: linear attention and efficient video generation.
  • Human–Computer Interaction: human–AI collaboration, interactive storytelling, and communication.
  • Data Mining: time-series forecasting and spatio-temporal modeling for cloud workloads.

Publications & Manuscripts

Published & Accepted

STDPS framework: similarity encoding, system state, temporal patterns, contrastive learning, and scaling decisions
STDPS frameworkView figure ↗

STDPS: State-Aware Spatio-Temporal Workload Distribution Prediction for Cloud Service Scaling

Yang Luo, Yiheng Wang, Lingyi Long, Tengwei Cai, Xiaofeng Gao, Guihai Chen

IEEE Transactions on Services Computing, 19(3): 2506–2519, 2026.

STDPS models cross-service dependencies, service state, and forecast uncertainty to support more accurate, resource-efficient cloud scaling.

FANVERSE overview: canon and fan-written stories aligned into an explorable branching story universe
FANVERSE overviewView figure ↗

FANVERSE: Exploring and Extending Branching Story Universes Across Canon and Fan Fiction

Lingyi Long, Xian Li, Shuai Ma, Yi Wang, Zhuoran Lu (Lingyi Long and Xian Li contributed equally)

NeurIPS 2026 Creative AI Track · Accepted

FANVERSE turns canon and fan fiction into a navigable branching story universe, helping readers compare story paths and create grounded new branches.

Under Review

Research Experience

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Research Intern · Mentor: Zhuoran Lu

Designed and built an LLM-powered storytelling prototype for exploring canon and fan fiction, comparing story states, and creating grounded “What-If” branches. This work led to FANVERSE, accepted to the NeurIPS 2026 Creative AI Track.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)

Research Intern · Mentor: Prof. Xiaojuan Ma

HCI for Sports. Developing an AI-mediated interactive system to improve communication between coaches and athletes. My work includes requirements analysis, interaction design, and full-stack prototyping. Planned submission to IMWUT in 2027.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

Research Intern · Mentor: Prof. Tao Huang

Efficient World Models. Studying linear attention for efficient video generation, with the aim of reducing computational and memory costs. This work led to LinMorph, which learns to transform pretrained attention weights into linear-attention modules. Submitted to ICLR 2027 · Under review.

Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

Research Intern · Mentor: Prof. Xiaofeng Gao

Studied time-series prediction for cloud resource scheduling, including system state, spatio-temporal dependencies, and forecast uncertainty. Contributed to the evaluation of STDPS, published in IEEE Transactions on Services Computing.

Education & Visiting Experience

Honors & Awards

  • 2025Merit Student Award
  • 2024–2025Zhiyuan Scholarship
  • 2024–2025Academic Excellence Class C Scholarship
  • 2024Honorable Mention, COMAP Mathematical Contest in Modeling

Life

Outside research, I enjoy badminton, good food, travel, and visits to museums and aquariums. Social practice has also taken me to communities and places across China.

Social Practice

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Heshan social practice team group photo outside a school
Group photo · Heshan, Guangdong

Heshan: Culture and Rural Revitalization

(山海踏歌行 · 揽鹤山风物,谱振兴新篇)

I co-organized an SJTU social practice project in Heshan, Guangdong, exploring local heritage and rural revitalization.

Project award: Grand Award (university level) · My role: One of the organizers

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Guangxi social practice team group photo overlooking an orchard
Group photo · Guangxi

Guangxi: Border-Region Development

(红土新程,壮乡共兴)

I co-organized field research in Guangxi on border-region development and local communities.

Project award: Grand Award (university level) · My role: One of the organizers

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Tianjin social practice team group photo under a blue sky
Group photo · Tianjin

Tianjin: Industrial Heritage and Waterfront Culture

(沽上百年工,津朝新气象)

Our team explored Tianjin's industrial heritage and waterfront culture through field visits.

Project award: Third Award (university level)

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