Hello there!
I'm Tianyi Lorena Yan
Contact: tianyi.yan `at` columbia.edu
I am a first-year PhD student at Columbia University, where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. John Hewitt. I'm interested in understanding the behaviors of language models and making them more controllable, interpretable, and efficient.
I did my undergrad at University of Southern California (USC), where I had a great time working with Prof. Robin Jia and Prof. Muhao Chen. I am also grateful to have worked with my PhD mentor Fei Wang at USC and Prof. Hao Zhou at AIR Tsinghua.
In my free time, I enjoy cooking, playing the flute (occasionally piccolo; played for 8 years!), and listening to soundtracks from movies and games (recs welcome)!
Last updated time: 08-2025
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