Hi, I am Toby Yang, also go by the name Yuzhe Yang (阳雨哲). I am currently a final-year undergrad at
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen,
majoring in Computer Science and Engineering. During my undergrad studies at CUHK-Shenzhen, I have been fortunate to be advised
by Prof. Benyou Wang
and to collaborate closely with
Prof. Honghai Yu’s team at
Nanjing University. I was also a member of
TheFinAI, led by Jimin
Huang. Prior to that, I had the opportunity to work with
Prof. Jianfeng Mao.
Currently, I am seeking a PhD position (2026 Fall).
I am also open to research collaborations. If you are interested in my work or would like to discuss potential collaboration opportunities, please feel free to reach out and
schedule time
with me.
08/2024: A financial foundation model, FinLLaMA-8B, and a multimodal model, FinLLaVA-8B, were released.
03/2024: My first publication (FAST-CA) was accepted to Information Fusion 2024.
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Research
Previously, my research was focused on: (1) Language Model: Human-AI Interaction (UCFE-Benchmark), Agent System (TwinMarket), AI for Scientific Applications (Open-FinLLMs), Trustworthy NLP (SAE-free) (2) Data Mining: Spatial-Temporal Modeling (FAST-CA), Social Computing
My vision is to build reliable and trustworthy AI systems
that bridge the gap between machines and the real world.
My focus is on enabling (vision) language model to
interact more reliable with humans and their environments,
empowering them to understand and simulate the underlying
principles of the world. Additionally, I strive to uncover
the internal mechanisms of language model to demystify
their "black-box" nature, making AI system more interpretable,
transparent, and aligned with human values. Through my
research, I hope to contribute to the development of AI
systems that are not only intelligent but also
responsible, ethical, and deeply integrated into our daily
lives.
School of Data Science, CUHK-Shenzhen2023.08 – 2024.06 Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advised by Prof. Jianfeng Mao Undergraduate Research Award (2024, 2025)
Miscellaneous
📸 I am an amateur photographer with an interest in
digital, film, and aerial photography, with a special
passion for landscape photography 🏔️. You can find my
photos on
Unsplash 🎞️.
Also, you can visit my
HDR photo gallery.