Hanqing Yang

I am a Ph.D. student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, where I am fortunate to work with Prof. Carlee Joe-Wong in the LIONS research group. My research focuses on the design of intelligent and cooperative multi-agent systems capable of making autonomous decisions at scale. Before coming to CMU, I had the opportunity to assist with research projects in AI for healthcare in CPSL at Washington University in St. Louis, advised by Prof. Chenyang Lu.

Education

• Ph.D. Student: Electrical and Computer Engineering, CMU (2025–Present)
• M.S.: Electrical and Computer Engineering, CMU (2024)
• B.S.: Computer Engineering; Computer Science, WashU (2023)

Research Interests

My research interests span artificial intelligence and multi-agent systems, with a focus on cooperative intelligence at scale. I am particularly passionate about:

• Multi-Agent Systems: scalability, safety, cooperative intelligence (communication, collective planning, emergent behaviors, learning, evaluation, generalization), decentralized agents, generative agents (often LLM-based), embodied agents.

Teaching Experience

I really enjoy working with students. I’ve been a TA for a mix of undergrad and grad courses in systems and machine learning.

• Carnegie Mellon University
  • 18-613: Foundations of Computer Systems
  • 18-661: Introduction to Machine Learning
• Washington University in St. Louis
  • CSE 422: Operating Systems and Organization
  • CSE 361: Introduction to System Software
  • CSE 132: Introduction to Computer Engineering