Minghao Fang (房明浩)

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mf46@illinois.edu
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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

B.S. Sep. 2022 – Jun. 2026
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, U.S.
B.S. in Computer Engineering
UIUC
B.E. Sep. 2022 – Jun. 2026
Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
B.E. in Electronic and Computer Engineering
Zhejiang University
M.S. Sep. 2026 – Jun. 2028
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, U.S.
M.S. in Computer Science
UIUC

Publications

  1. ICML
    XRPO: Pushing the limits of GRPO with Targeted Exploration and Exploitation

    Udbhav Bamba* , Minghao Fang* , Yifan Yu* , Haizhong Zheng , Fan Lai

    ICML 2026

  2. 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

Recent News

May 2026
Our paper XRPO was accepted to ICML 2026! 🎉
Apr 2026
Our paper Compass was accepted to VLDB 2026! 🎉
Nov 2025
Hello World!