Yunzhen Yao

Yunzhen Yao

PhD Student @ EPFL · Machine Learning

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I am a fourth-year PhD student at EPFL , advised by Prof. Michael Gastpar .

My research focuses on the theoretical foundations and practical methods for building reliable, trustworthy, and efficient machine learning systems, with an emphasis on uncertainty quantification and robust decision-making.

  • Inference-time adaptation for large language models (LLMs)
  • Uncertainty quantification for machine learning systems, including conformal prediction
  • Preference learning and LLM alignment
  • Finite-sample and non-asymptotic analysis of learning algorithms

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