Tingyu Zhu

I am Tingyu Zhu (朱婷宇), a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) at the University of California, Berkeley, advised by Prof. Zeyu Zheng. I received my B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics from Peking University in 2022.

I am on the 2026-2027 academic job market. My CV is available here.

Research Interests

My research focuses on the intersection of generative AI and stochastic modeling, with particular interests in:

• Generative AI and Agents: Diffusion Models, Controllable Generative AI, Agentic Workflows
• Stochastic Modeling & Simulation: Simulation and Stochastic Processes, Sequential Experiments

Education

• Ph.D. in Operations Research (with minors in math and machine learning), University of California, Berkeley, 2022 - 2027 (expected)
• M.S. in Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, 2022 - 2023
• B.S. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Peking University, 2018 - 2022

Professional Experience

• AI Agent Research Intern, Alibaba DAMO Academy, Jun 2025 - Present

Selected Awards

• Marshall-Oliver-Rosenberger (MOR) Fellowship, IEOR Department, 2026
• IEOR Faculty Fellowship, 2025
• The Ronald W. Wolff Fellowship, IEOR Department, 2023
• Outstanding Graduate, Peking University, 2022
• Young Scholar, Yuanpei College, 2021