Yingli ZHOU
I will obtain my Ph.D. in late March 2026 from the School of Data Science at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, advised by Prof. Yixiang Fang. After that, i will join Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 (Lyon, France) as a postdoctoral researcher, supported by the ERC Advanced Grant GO-Y project, affiliated with CNRS LIRIS, where I will work with Prof. Angela Bonifati (ACM Fellow, SIGMOD Chair).
I received my M.Eng. and B.Eng. from Harbin Institute of Technology in 2022 and 2020 respectively, under the supervision of Prof. Yunming Ye. I was a visiting student at the National University of Singapore in 2025, where I worked with Prof. Xiaokui Xiao.
Research Interests
My research focuses on algorithms and systems for Big Data Management and Data Science. Current interests include Causality-aware Data+AI analytics algorithms and systems, covering topics such as causal provenance query, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), LLM-based data analysis, graph analytics, and scalable data processing systems. I am open to collaborations, invited talks, and visiting opportunities. Please reach out via email.
Recent News
- February 2026: Two papers were accepted to SIGMOD 2026.
- January 2026: One paper was accepted to VLDB 2026.
- September 2025: One paper was accepted to VLDB 2026.
- March 2025: Our paper on the systematic benchmark and analysis of graph-based RAG became available on arXiv. [arXiv]
Personal Information
- I have been a big fan of Jay Chou for around 18 years. I also grew up listening to Avril Lavigne and Coldplay, and their music has been a big part of my life.
- I love watching football, Dota2 and LOL. My favorite national teams are Portugal and France. As for clubs, I support Manchester City and used to support Real Madrid when Cristiano Ronaldo played there.
- I enjoy running in my free time, and my current goal is to complete a marathon.