Zihan Wang
Postdoctoral Scholar at Northwestern University
Detroit Metropolitan Area United States
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Top SchoolZihan Wang is a Postdoctoral Scholar at Northwestern University specializing in data-driven design and materials informatics, with a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Connecticut. He combines deep learning (PyTorch, TensorFlow) with advanced simulation tools (SolidWorks, UG NX, Abaqus, LS-DYNA, Pro-CAST) to optimize designs under uncertainty and for manufacturability. His work blends uncertainty quantification and propagation with practical engineering workflows, demonstrated during a GE Research fellowship tackling probabilistic methods for industry problems. With high academic distinction and bilingual training in engineering and translation, he bridges technical depth and clear cross-disciplinary communication. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, he brings three years of focused research experience and prior collaborations at Deepseek-AI and UIUC NLP that reflect a broad interest across AI and engineering. Notably, he pairs rigorous simulation expertise with modern ML to move materials design from theory toward manufacturable solutions.
4 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, 4.066/4.0, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Mechanical Engineering, 4.066/4.0 at University of ConnecticutBachelor of Engineering - BE, Material Processing and Control Engineering, 3.89/4.0, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Material Processing and Control Engineering, 3.89/4.0 at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Github Skills (36)
post-training10
pytorch10
llama10
inference10
reinforcement-learning10
amd10
llm10
openai10
cuda10
gpt10
agentic-ai10
tpu9
language-model9
ranking9
react9
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
mll-lab-nu/RAGEN
Jan 2025 - Apr 2026
Agent RL framework for LLM agents: multi-turn reinforcement learning with StarPO and reasoning-collapse diagnostics
Contributions:37 PRs, 200 pushes, 22 branches in 1 year 2 months
llmreinforcement-learningagent-rlagentic-aillm-agents
ZihanWang314/ZihanWang314.github.io
Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
Contributions:19 commits, 166 pushes in 4 months
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