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Duoxiang Zhao

Student

Major in Computer Science at Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI)

Education

  • Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (September 2023 - June 2027, estimated)
    • Major in Computer Science at the Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI)

Achievements

  • 2026-05 - Honorable Mention in The Mathematical Contest in Modeling

  • 2025-09 - Provincial Second Prize in National Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling

  • 2025-09 - The Second Prize Scholarship, Sichuan University (2024-2025 Academic Year)

  • 2025-09 - Outstanding Student Leader, Sichuan University (2024-2025 Academic Year)

  • 2024-09 - The Third Prize Scholarship, Sichuan University (2023-2024 Academic Year)

  • 2022-09 - Second Prize in National High School Mathematics League (Preliminary)

Skills

Natural Languages

  • English (CET 6, Score: 591)
  • Chinese (Native)

Programming Languages

  • C and C++ - Algorithm and systems programming
  • Java - Object-oriented development
  • Python - Data science and deep learning
  • CUDA - parallel programming

Other Skills

  • CUDA
  • Ubuntu
  • Docker
  • Markdown
  • LaTeX

Publications

  • Xing Wei, Yuanhang Wang, Duoxiang Zhao, et al. "GPG-HT: Generalized Policy Gradient with History-Aware Decision Transformer for Reliable Routing over Graph Signals," under review, 2026.
    Abstract

    Addressed reliable shortest path planning in stochastic networks by proposing a Decision Transformer-GPG framework that models history-aware decision patterns. The method uses long-term dependency information to support reliable routing under uncertainty and stabilize action selection across changing graph states.

  • Duoxiang Zhao, et al. "Conceptor-Augmented Regularization for RNN and LSTM Networks," in Proc. 2025 IEEE 2nd International Conference on Deep Learning and Computer Vision (DLCV), 2025. doi: 10.1109/DLCV65218.2025.11088507
    Abstract

    Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) and its variants, such as Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), have achieved remarkable success in sequential data processing tasks. The representations learned by their hidden layers often require further regularization to enhance model performance and robustness. In this paper, we propose a novel Conceptor-based regularization mechanism for improving the hidden state representations of RNN and LSTM networks. Unlike previous works that primarily treat Conceptors as classifiers, we introduce a dynamic Conceptor layer integrated within the hidden states of RNNs and LSTM networks, termed Conceptor-Augmented RNN (CA-RNN) and Conceptor-Augmented LSTM (CA-LSTM). We evaluate the proposed method on the task of classifying speakers using Japanese vowel recordings, comparing standard RNN and LSTM models with those augmented by our Conceptor-based regularization. Our results demonstrate that incorporating the proposed dynamic Conceptor mechanism significantly improves classification performance and noise resistance, highlighting its effectiveness as a hidden-state regularizer for sequential models.

Research Experiences

Research Student at SCUPI CS Laboratory

Details
  • Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute (May 2025 - present)
  • Advisors: Prof. Guangwu Qian, Prof. Yuqi Ouyang
  • Focus on deep learning applications, feedback networks, and video anomaly detection, with hands-on work on experiment tracking and model iteration
  • Maintained lab servers and deployment pipelines through daily checks, troubleshooting network failures and exhausted computing resources
  • Investigated suspicious or high-risk software and behavior, and helped draft lab resource usage guidelines

Honor Undergraduate Research

Details
  • Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute (April 2024 - April 2025)

  • Learned the full research workflow, from literature review to experimentation

  • Practiced software tooling for academic research and inspected state-of-the-art methods

Modeling Optimization at West China Hospital

Details
  • Sichuan University - West China Hospital (Sept. 2024 - Oct. 2024)

  • Applied convolutional neural networks for visual classification of pressure ulcer stages

  • Mitigated overfitting via data augmentation and algorithmic refinements

  • Improved model implementations for robustness

Teaching Experiences

Teaching Assistant for INFSCI 0510: Data Analysis

Details
  • Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute (March 2026 - June 2026)
  • Supported an introductory machine learning course covering Logistic Regression, SVM, Decision Trees, KNN, Naive Bayes, PCA, K-Means, DBSCAN, GMM, EM, and Ensemble Methods
  • Held weekly lab hours for technical guidance, answered programming questions, and graded assignments and exams