Openings

I welcome applications from motivated students interested in AI for business and finance, including economic world models, LLM-based social simulation, and economic and financial agents. Current opportunities include research assistant positions, Ph.D. opportunities through SLAI’s joint doctoral training program, and the DeepSight Program (深瞳计划).

Research Assistant (RA) Positions

For students interested in gaining research experience and contributing to ongoing projects in the areas above.

Ph.D. Opportunities

For prospective Ph.D. students interested in pursuing long-term research at SLAI through its joint doctoral training program.

DeepSight Program (深瞳计划)

A four-week, on-site program where students participate in active research projects at SLAI. Official program introduction

Program dates: October 12–November 6, 2026. With mutual agreement between the student and supervisor, the program may be extended by one week, until November 13, depending on research progress.

Applications are open now until September 23, 2026, at 12:00 noon (China Standard Time). Select the “深瞳计划” module in SLAI’s application system.

If you are interested, please email me.

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Student Supervision & Mentoring

I am fortunate to work with these talented and dedicated students. Their curiosity, initiative, and thoughtful collaboration continually enrich our research.

Research Assistants

  • Jing Qian

    M.Sc., Fudan University · Co-supervised with Prof. Benyou Wang

  • Jie Li

    M.Sc., National University of Singapore · Co-supervised with Prof. Benyou Wang

  • Huiqian Zeng

    B.Sc., Dalian University of Technology · Co-supervised with Prof. Benyou Wang

  • Haijie Wei

    M.Sc., The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Tianqi Cai

    M.Sc., The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Weibo Chen

    M.Sc., The Chinese University of Hong Kong · Co-supervised with Prof. Lianmin Zhang

DeepSight Program Participants

  • Jing Qian
  • Yuzhu Ling

    CUHK-Shenzhen

  • Xiaozhen Wu

    M.A. in Intelligent Communication, Wuhan University · received an SLAI Ph.D. offer

  • Hanting Wang

    World Economics, Wuhan University · received an SLAI Ph.D. offer

  • Kexin Cao

    Data Science and Big Data Technology, East China Normal University