Hi there 👋 I'm Shanyong Wang, a senior undergraduate at ShanghaiTech University and an exchange student at UIUC (2024-2025), majoring in Computer Science.
I had a wonderful summer at Rutgers University working with Prof. Yongfeng Zhang. Previously, I was fortunate to be a member of the BLENDER Lab at UIUC, advised by Prof. Heng Ji and mentored by Xiusi Chen. I also closely collaborate with Prof. Ze Xiong at ShanghaiTech University.
My pronouns are He/Him/His.
News
Education
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ShanghaiTech UniversitySept. 2022 - Jun. 2026Bachelor of Computer Science -
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign(UIUC)Aug. 2024 - May. 2025Visiting StudentComputer Sciences
Experience
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign(UIUC)
Advised by Prof. Heng Ji and mentor Xiusi Chen.
Publications
DecisionFlow: Advancing Large Language Model as Principled Decision Maker
EMNLP 2025 Findings
We propose DecisionFlow, a novel decision modeling framework that guides models to reason over structured representations of actions, attributes, and constraints. Rather than predicting answers directly from prompts, DecisionFlow builds a semantically grounded decision space and infers a latent utility function to evaluate trade-offs in a transparent, utility-driven manner. This process produces decisions tightly coupled with interpretable rationales reflecting the model's reasoning.
DecisionFlow: Advancing Large Language Model as Principled Decision Maker
Xiusi Chen*, Shanyong Wang*, Cheng Qian*, Hongru Wang*, Peixuan Han, Heng Ji (* equal contribution)
EMNLP 2025 Findings
We propose DecisionFlow, a novel decision modeling framework that guides models to reason over structured representations of actions, attributes, and constraints. Rather than predicting answers directly from prompts, DecisionFlow builds a semantically grounded decision space and infers a latent utility function to evaluate trade-offs in a transparent, utility-driven manner. This process produces decisions tightly coupled with interpretable rationales reflecting the model's reasoning.
About Me
I was born and raised in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.