Minghao Fang (房明浩)
Hi! I’m Minghao Fang, a MSCS student at the Siebel School of Computing and Data Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. I’m fortunate to be mentored by Professor Fan Lai. I earned my bachelor’s degree from Zhejiang University.
My research interests span machine learning systems, post-training strategies, and self-evolution — and the chemistry between them. Currently, I am working on some exciting topics in AI-Driven Research for Systems (ADRS).
I love hearing from people — I believe diverse ideas are vital for research. Do not hesitate to drop me an email if you are interested in similar topics. I am always open to collaboration : )
Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, U.S.
B.S. in Computer Engineering
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
B.E. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, U.S.
M.S. in Computer Science
Publications
- ICML
XRPO: Pushing the limits of GRPO with Targeted Exploration and Exploitation
Udbhav Bamba* , Minghao Fang* , Yifan Yu* , Haizhong Zheng , Fan Lai
ICML 2026
- VLDB
Compass: SLO-aware Query Planner for Compound AI Serving at Scale
Banruo Liu , Wei-Yu Lin , Minghao Fang , Yihan Jiang , Fan Lai
VLDB 2026