2025 Shanghai Workshop on Structural AI


Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute, Shanghai, China
Time: June 13-16, 2025



Description

The Structural AI Workshop seeks to unite leading experts from different fields to delve into the transformative role of structure in shaping the future of artificial intelligence. With the rapid progress of large language models stalling around simple scaling laws, we now look for new paradigms that elevate efficiency, interpretability, and robustness.


The four‑day programme features invited talks, cross‑disciplinary group presentations, and local cultural experiences in Shanghai & Suzhou.

Schedule

June 13

Morning Session — 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

  • Professor Andrew Chi-Chih Yao (AI Theory, Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute / Tsinghua University)
  • Professor Laurent Lafforgue (Math for AI, Huawei)
  • Professor Michael Lyu (AI Software, Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • Professor Jun Wang (AI Algorithms, University College London)

Afternoon Session — 1:30 PM - 5:50 PM

  • Professor Yuxin Deng (Programming Language, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics)
  • Professor Mengdi Wang (AI Math, Princeton University)
  • Professor Lingming Zhang (AI Software, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
  • Dr. Zhengying Liu (AI Math, Kimi Moonshot)
  • Group Discussion: What is a concept in your field?

June 14

Morning Session — 9:00 AM - 11:40 PM

  • Professor Jie Wu (Math for AI, Tsinghua University)
  • Professor Qinxiang Cao (Programming Language, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
  • Professor Xiaodan Liang (AI Math, Sun Yat-sen University)
  • Professor Junchi Yan (AI Algorithms, Shanghai Jiao Tong University)

Afternoon Session — 1:30 PM - 5:10 PM

  • Professor Kelin Xia (Math for AI, Nanyang Technological University)
  • Professor Di Wang (Programming Language, Peking University)
  • Dr. Paul Lessard (Math for AI, Symbolica)
  • Professor Jingzhao Zhang (AI Theory, Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute / Tsinghua University)
  • Group Discussion: What is a sentence in your field?

June 15

Morning Session — 9:00 AM - 11:40 PM

  • Professor Olivia Caramello (Math for AI, Grothendieck Institute)
  • Professor Quanquan Gu (AI Algorithms, Bytedance/UCLA)
  • Professor Sergey Mechtaev (AI Software, Peking University)
  • Professor Bin Dong (AI Math, Peking University)

Afternoon Session — 1:30 PM - 5:10 PM

  • Professor YingFei Xiong (Programming Language, Peking University)
  • Professor Cong Fang (AI Theory, Peking University)
  • Professor Xin Xia (AI Software, Huawei)
  • Professor Yang Yuan (AI Theory, Shanghai Qi Zhi Institute / Tsinghua University)
  • Group Discussion: What is an action in your field?

June 16

  • Local visits in Suzhou.

Organizing Committee

Sponsors