Haolin Liu
Department of Computer Science, University of Virginia
Hi! I am Haolin Liu, a third-year PhD student at the University of Virginia, where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Chen-Yu Wei. Prior to this, I received my bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from ShanghaiTech University, where I studied chemistry for 1.5 years before transitioning to computer science for 2.5 years. I finished my undergraduate thesis with Prof. Dengji Zhao.
My research is centered on Reinforcement Learning (RL), spanning both theoretical and practical domains.
- On the theoretical side, I am dedicated to advancing our understanding of how RL algorithms can effectively learn and adapt in dynamic environments.
- Practically, I specialize in applying RL to the post-training of large language models (LLMs), with a particular emphasis on alignment and reasoning.
I also have some experience in game theory and mechanism design.
selected publications
- NeurIPS
- NeurIPSCorruption-Robust Linear Bandits: Minimax Optimality and Gap-Dependent MisspecificationNeurIPS, 2024
- ICLR
- NeurIPS