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Yuyang Hu

📧 yuyang.hu@ruc.edu.cn
📞 (+86) 133-0917-7613
🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/namespace-ERI
🎓 Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_t-3ipgAAAAJ


Education

Renmin University of China (RUC), Beijing
PhD Student, Gaoling School of Artificial Intelligence
2025 – Present
Expected graduation: June 2030

Renmin University of China (RUC), Beijing
Bachelor of Science, Gaoling School of Artificial Intelligence
2021 – 2025
GPA: 3.63 / 4.0


Research Interests

  • Large Language Models (LLMs)
  • Long-Horizon Agents
  • Self-Evolving Agents, Agent Memory, and AutoResearch Agents
  • Information Retrieval

Publications

  • Memory in the Age of AI Agents
    arXiv, 2025; HuggingFace Daily #1
    Yuyang Hu*, Shichun Liu*, Yanwei Yue*, Guibin Zhang*, Boyang Liu et al.
    arXiv

    A comprehensive survey and unifying framework for memory in AI agents. We systematize existing concepts and paradigms, propose a three-dimensional analysis framework (Forms, Functions, and Dynamics), summarize representative benchmarks and open-source frameworks, and discuss future directions including multi-agent memory and integration with reinforcement learning.

  • Memory Matters More: Event-Centric Memory as a Logic Map for Agent Searching and Reasoning
    ACL 2026 Findings
    Yuyang Hu, Jiongnan Liu, Jiejun Tan, Yutao Zhu, Zhicheng Dou
    arXiv

    We propose CompassMem, an event-centric memory framework that moves beyond memory as a passive external database. Memory is organized into events and connected via explicit logical relations to form an event graph, enabling goal-oriented memory retrieval and long-horizon reasoning.

  • Pretrain Once, Finetune Repeatedly: Toward Reusable Pretrained Models for Generative Retrieval
    Under Review (SIGIR 2026)
    Yuyang Hu, Yujia Zhou, Xiaoxi Li, Tong Zhao, Zhicheng Dou

    We investigate cross-domain pretraining for generative retrieval, analyzing the impact of model architecture, parameter scale, and data scale. We propose PreGR, a reusable pretraining framework with a two-stage synthetic query filtering strategy that reduces reliance on domain-specific synthetic data and repeated training.

  • Investigating Users' Search Behavior and Outcome with ChatGPT in Learning-oriented Search Tasks
    SIGIR-AP 2024
    Sijie Liu, Yuyang Hu, Zihang Tian, Zhe Jin, Shijin Ruan, Jiaxin Mao


Skills

  • Programming & Systems: Proficient in Python; experienced with model development, training, and debugging in Linux environments
  • Deep Learning Frameworks: Extensive experience with PyTorch and HuggingFace Transformers; familiar with large-scale model training
  • Models & Algorithms: Strong understanding of Transformer-based architectures, large language models, and agent systems
  • Research Practice: Actively follow and reproduce cutting-edge research in LLMs and AI agents

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Graduate of Beijing — June 2025
  • Beijing Merit Student — October 2024
  • RUC First-Class Academic Excellence Scholarship — October 2024
  • RUC Second-Class Academic Excellence Scholarship — October 2023
  • RUC Second-Class Academic Progress Scholarship — October 2022

Miscellaneous

  • Technical Blog (Xiaohongshu): Paper reviews and research notes with a focus on Long-Horizon Agents, Self-Evolving Agents, and Agent Memory
  • English Proficiency:
    • CET-6: 542
    • CET-4: 631