Siyan Zhao

I’m a third-year PhD student in Computer Science at the University of California, Los Angeles. I am fortunate to be advised by Professor Aditya Grover.

My primary research interest lies in endowing machine learning algorithms with human-like reasoning and planning capabilities. Currently, I am particularly drawn to scaling reasoning in large language models, aligning them with human preferences, efficient inference, and diffusion-based LLMs.

Previously, I worked on 3D perception and planning for autonomous driving. Prior to joining UCLA, I obtained my bachelor’s degree from the Engineering Science, Machine Intelligence program at the University of Toronto.