Shimin DI 邸世民
Research Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- sdiaa AT connect DOT ust DOT hk
- Academic Building 3208A (Lift 19-20)
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News
- Dec 2024: I was awarded for HKIS Young Scientist honorable mention!
- Dec 2024: I was invited to give a talk to Peking University WICT
- Nov 2024: One paper got accepted in TKDD
- Congrats to Yuchen for his CIKM'24 paper!
- Invited to give a talk "Neural Network Model Suggestion with LLMs" to Huawei
- Congrats to Jiachuan and Ran, two papers got accepted in KDD'24
- Invited to give a talk "Learning from Emergence" to SAP
Biography
Dr. DI is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He was a postdoctoral researcher at HKUST working with Prof. Xiaofang ZHOU. Prior to that, he obtained his bachelor's degree in Mathematics from Hunan University, and subsequently completed his master's (2017) and doctoral degrees in Computer Science and Engineering from HKUST (2022), under the supervision of Prof. Lei CHEN. He did an internship at 4Paradigm Inc., and was mentored by Dr. Quanming YAO.
Research
Our ongoing and future research primarily focuses on "Next-Generation Automated Artificial Intelligence", aiming to elevate the level of automation in AI systems. We are particularly interested in exploring AI model design driven by Large Language Models to enhance interactivity, reduce the complexity and cost of deploying AI across various scientific fields, and facilitate its practical application. Our research aims to enable professionals (especially researchers in other non-CS areas) and non-professionals to swiftly integrate AI models into diverse, real-world production and R&D settings, accelerating innovation and deployment.
- Knowledge Benchmark Graph
- Large Language Model
- Artificial Intelligence for Science
- Graph Representation Learning
We are further exploring some interesting topics. Please feel free to contact me if you are interested in any of my research topics and papers.
Opening Positions: I will be appointed as a Full Professor (PhD Advisor) in Southeast Univeristy in Nanjing, China. Thus, I will only recruit students who plan to enroll at Southeast University in September 2025 or later.
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Postdoctoral Fellow: I am currently recruiting postdoctoral fellow to work with me. I will assist the candidate in applying for Southeast University’s ZhiShan postdoctoral program and Jiangsu Province’s postdoctoral program. Ideal candidates should have a strong publication record and project experience.
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2 PhD Students Per Year (1 position available for Fall 2025): I am currently seeking self-motivated PhD students to join my group. Ideal candidates should meet one of the following criteria: (1) Undergraduate students from top-tier universities with an excellent GPA or recipients of national scholarships, or (2) Master’s students with research experience, preferably with accepted publications.
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4 Master Students Per Year (4 positions available for Fall 2025): Ideal candidates should come from Mainland China’s 985 or 211 universities (or equivalent prestigious universities) with a strong GPA or solid coding skills. Preference will be given to those with research experience.
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Undergraduate Students (very limited positions): For undergraduate students with a strong interest in research, I can provide research topics and become mentor for undergraduate thesis projects, along with monthly allowance and research resource. These students will be given priority consideration for admission into master’s or PhD programs.
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1 Research Associate (1 position available): Ideal candidates should hold a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree (or be currently pursuing one) with strong coding skills. Preference will be given to those with internship or work experience in a company or those who have participated in research-related system development.
I will personally supervise all PhD students, master’s students, undergraduate students, and research associates. Please email me if you are interested in joining our research group.
Teaching Courses
- COMP 4211: Machine Learning (Spring 2024), HKUST
Academic Service
- Program Committee Member: SIGKDD 2022-2025, WWW 2025, AAAI 2021-2025, VLDB 2024, ICDE 2023, IJCAI 2020, SDM 2024/2022, WSDM 2022
- Conference Reviewer: ICLR 2025, WWW 2024, ICML 2024/2023, NeurIPS 2023/2022, CVPR 2023
- Journal Reviewer: TKDE, TOIS, TKDD