TONGYANG LI
Welcome!
I am an assistant professor at the Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies, Peking University. Previously I was a postdoctoral associate at the Center for Theoretical Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology during 2020-2021. I received my Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland in 2020, and I received Bachelor of Engineering from the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University and Bachelor of Science from the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Tsinghua University, both in 2015.
My research investigates theoretical computer science, with the focus on designing quantum algorithms for optimization and proving complexity bounds of such algorithms.
Awards
2022, Outstanding Reviewer Award (top 10%), 39th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2022)
2020, Top Reviewer Award (top 33%), 37th International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML 2020)
2018-2021, QISE-NET Triplet Award
2015-2017, Lanczos Fellowship and Dean's Fellowship, Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science and Department of Computer Science, University of Maryland
2015, IIIS Excellent Gradates, Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University
2014, Yao Award (Recognition Prize), Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University
2011, Gold Medal, Chinese Mathematical Olympiad