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Associate Professor (Tenure-track) @ SII (上海创智学院)
Room 611, 699 Huafa Road, Xuhui District, Shanghai
lyk [at] sii.edu.cn
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I build systems at the intersection of AI, Data, and real-world domains. I lead DELTA Lab at Shanghai Innovation Institute, where we pursue a research program I call AI × Data × X — how to use AI to leverage high-knowledge-density data to enhance specific areas across finance and consulting today, with science as an emerging direction we are actively exploring. PM-DELTA is one of our current practical explorations — not only a project management tool, but an AI Workspace for reliable multi-task autonomous development.

My career spans academia, industry R&D, venture capital, and applied AI across finance and consulting — a trajectory that shapes my research philosophy: data-driven, practice-oriented, and impact-focused.

Research Interests: AI Agents, AI × Finance, AI × Consulting, and Data-driven Systems.

📢 Recruiting! PhD students, research interns, and engineers for DELTA Lab. We offer personalized development plans, AI-native team management, ample compute, funding & venture support, and internship & exchange opportunities. Bring your own ideas — see Prospective Students for details.

Prior Experience:

2024 - 2026 · Quant Researcher & Partner · FFT Investment

Led AI and data teams applying machine learning to equity pricing.

2022 - 2024 · VP in AI · IDG Capital

Invested in Embodied AI & LLM: Galaxea AI, Step AI, MiniMax, etc.

2021 - 2023 · Research Scientist & PI · Shanghai AI Lab

Founded ADLab (35+ researchers); #1 on Waymo 3D Detection.

2019 - 2022 · Deputy Director of R&D · SenseTime

Led L4 autonomous driving product team (40+ members).

Education:

2016 - 2020 · Ph.D. in CV & ML · CUHK-MMLab

HK PhD Fellowship & Microsoft Research PhD Fellowship

2011 - 2016 · B.S. in EE & Economics (dual) · Tsinghua

GPA: 92/100, Ranking: 1/18, National Scholarship

News

Apr 2026 · Published Introducing PM-DELTA — our exploration of an AI Workspace. NEW!

Apr 2026 · Wrapped up my tenure at FFT Investment (2024–2026).

Apr 2026 · Launched the Thoughts blog.

Mar 2026 · Co-founded SOTAwise with my student Yu Bao — our first AI + consulting venture.

Dec 2025 · Recruiting PhD students & interns for DELTA Lab. Details

Jul 2025 · Joined SII as Associate Professor (Tenure-track).