CV

Zhaozi Wang
zw4460@nyu.edu · +1 551-371-2906 · New York, NY

Education

Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, New York, NY
Ph.D. Student in Computer Science; advised by Prof. Anupam Gupta
Sep. 2024 – Present

ACM Class, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
B.S. in Computer Science
Sep. 2020 – Jun. 2024

Selected Publications and Manuscripts

1. An Optimal Online Algorithm for Robust Flow Time Scheduling — SODA 2026
   With Anupam Gupta, Amit Kumar, and Debmalya Panigrahi.

2. The Long Arm of Nashian Allocation in Online p-Mean Welfare Maximization — ICALP 2025 (Track A)
   With Zhiyi Huang, Chui Shan Lee, and Xinkai Shu.

3. Online Makespan Minimization: Beat LPT by Dynamic Locking — WINE 2025
   With Zhiwei Ying and Yuhao Zhang.

4. Robust Flow Time Scheduling for Related Machines — In submission
   With Anupam Gupta, Amit Kumar, and Debmalya Panigrahi.

5. Near-Optimal Distributed Load Balancing on Unrelated Machines — In submission
   With Aaron Bernstein and Anupam Gupta.

Research Projects

LLM-assisted Research Problem Generation · Ongoing

Adapted and refined an existing LLM-assisted research problem generation pipeline for theoretical computer science, with a focus on online algorithms. Designed domain-specific criteria for problem formulation and evaluation.

Invited Talks

• An Optimal Online Algorithm for Robust Flow Time Scheduling — Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China, January 2026. One-hour invited talk.

Professional Service

• External Reviewer: ISSAC 2026, FOCS 2026, ESA 2026, STACS 2026, ICALP 2026, ICALP 2024, and SODA 2024.

Competitive Programming

Team Captain, Team Willow, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Represented SJTU at the 2023 ICPC World Finals

• Champion, 2022 ICPC Hong Kong Regional Contest.
• Honorable Mention, 2023 ICPC World Finals, Luxor.
• 4-time Gold Medalist, ICPC Asia East Continent Final Contest, 2020–2023.
• 2-time Gold Medalist, CCPC Finals, 2022–2023; 10-time Gold Medalist, ICPC/CCPC Regional Contests, 2020–2023.

Selected Systems Projects

• RISC-V CPU Implemented in Verilog RTL — SJTU ACM Class Computer Architecture course project.
• Compiler from Mx* to RV32I Assembly — SJTU ACM Class Compiler Design course project.

Technical Skills

• Programming: C++, Python.