Bio

I am currently a doctoral researcher at the Ubiquitous Knowledge Processing Lab (UKP), at Technische Universität Darmstadt. , under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Iryna Gurevych. My PhD programme is part of the InterText Initiative and Athena SenPAI. My research focuses on Computational Linguistics, Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning.

Before joining UKP, I earned my Master's degree in Speech and Language Processing from Universität Konstanz, where I was supervised by Prof. Dr. Prof. Andreas Spitz and Prof. Dr. Diego Frassinelli. I also hold a Bachelor's degree in Germanic Linguistics with a specialisation in Computational Linguistics from Nankai University, during which I spent a significant exchange year at Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena.

If you are interested in collaborating on compelling NLP topics, please feel free to email me.

News & Updates

2025

  • August: I am actively seeking PhD opportunities in NLP, AI, or Computational Linguistics in Germany or neighbouring countries. If your group focuses on explainable & socially responsible AI, LLM-based evaluation, or human–AI interaction, I would be delighted to connect!
  • March: I started working on the Collaborative AI-Assisted Research Environment (CARE) project, investigating human-agent collaboration for peer-feedback generation and AI-assisted essay assessment within the AI4Science field.

2024

  • October: I will be teaching the new course "Introduction to Scientific Work" (EinfĂĽhrung in wissenschaftliches Arbeiten) offered by the UKP Lab for the first time in the winter term 24/25.
  • May: I am thrilled to announce that I will be joining the UKP Lab for my PhD starting in Summer 2024.

2023

Short CV

If you would like a full version of my resume, please contact me by email.

Education

  1. PhD. in Computer Science, UKP Lab, Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

    Aug. 2024 — present

    Advisors: I. Gurevych.

  2. M.A. in Speech and Language Processing, University of Konstanz, Germany

    Oct. 2020 — Sep. 2023

    Title of thesis: DistillDetox: Knowledge Distillation for Improved Text Detoxification (1.0/ 5.0)

    Graduated with distinction, Advisors: A. Spitz, D. Frassinelli.

  3. B.A. Study Abroad, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

    Oct. 2018 — Sep. 2019

    Germanic Linguistics with a focus on Theoretical Linguistics and Computational Linguistics

  4. B.A. in Germanic Linguistics & Computational Linguistics, Nankai University, PR. China

    Sep. 2016 — Aug. 2020

    Title of Thesis: Evaluation of the Machine Translation of Chinese Idioms Into German (written in German)

    Advisors: Dr. Yingbin Ma.

Professional Experience

  1. NLP Engineer, BITE GmbH, Germany

    Aug. 2022 — Jul. 2024

    Key Responsibilities and Projects: Conversational AI for SaaS E-Recruitment Service, LLM-based Text Writing Assistant, Textual Data Engineering & Augmentation.

  2. Research Assistant, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany

    Sep. 2023 — Jan. 2024

    I work on a doctoral research proposal under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Michael Färber, mainly on: Citation-aware LLM, Hallucination Detection & Reduction in Generative AI Models.

  3. IT Intern, Volkswagen Automatic Transmission (Tianjin) Co. Ltd., PR. China

    2019. Sep — Feb. 2020

    Key Responsibilities: Data Analysis, Internal System Maintenance, Annotation of an Internal Automotive Terminology Corpus (DE-EN-CN).

My skills

  • Programming
    Python, JavaScript, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, R, Shell, Docker, HTML, CSS
  • Software
    LaTeX, Markdown, reStructuredText, Microsoft Office
  • Languages
    English (C2), German (C2), Mandarin, Jin Chinese, Cantonese (Good Proficiency)

Research

Research Interests

  • Explainable & Socially Responsible AI
  • LLM-as-a-Judge
  • Human-AI Interaction & Collaboration
  • Knowledge Distillation & Prompt Engineering

Teaching

  • WS2024/2025: Introduction to Scientific Workflow (EinfĂĽhrung in wissenschaftliches Arbeiten), TU Darmstadt

Mentorship

  • Mithusan Naguleswaran, B.Sc. Student in Computer Science (Joint with Qian Ruan), TU Darmstadt (2025)

Publications

Personal Life

Outside of Work

When I'm not deep in research, you can find me indulging in aerobic sports such as hiking, long-distance jogging and trail/ enduro cycling. I'm also an avid fan of competitive sports. Whether it's cheering for the San Antonio Spurs or rooting for Team Vitality in esports.

Beyond my endeavours in approaching languages via machines, I have a keen interest in learning natural languages and exploring their dialects in a traditional way. I am currently working on Japanese, Cantonese and Swabian/ Alemannic German, while I'm not yet at the authentic level, I am enjoying the journey and content with progressing at my own pace savouring each new word and phrase as I go.

Get in Touch

If you have any questions, are interested in my research, or would like to discuss potential collaborations in the fields of Natural Language Processing, Computational Linguistics, or Machine Learning, I'd love to hear from you.

The best way to reach me is via email. Please feel free to write to me at: wywjobs@gmail.com. I make an effort to respond to all emails promptly.