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Zihao

AI Researcher · Jiangnan University

Undergraduate researcher in AI & Computer Science (Class of 2027). Focused on Multimodal Learning, AI Safety, LLM Reasoning, and AI for Science. 4 papers as first/co-first author (1 CCF-B, 3 CCF-C). iGEM 2025 Gold Medalist.

Multimodal Learning Deepfake Detection LLM Reasoning AI4Science Protein Design
class Researcher:
  name = "Zihao"
  affiliation = "Jiangnan Univ."
  interests = [
    "Multimodal Learning",
    "AI Safety",
    "LLM Reasoning",
    "AI4Science",
  ]
  papers = 4  # CCF-B x1, CCF-C x3
  awards = ["iGEM Gold"]

Publications

PRCV 2026

MambaGuard: A CLIP-Mamba Approach for OOD Generated Image Detection

Zihao (Co-first Author)

First exploration of State Space Model (Mamba) architecture for generated image detection. Designed CLIP-Mamba based multimodal feature decoupling fusion network for robust OOD deepfake detection.

Accepted CCF-C Mamba CLIP Deepfake
ICAPS 2026

SHINE: A Neuro-Symbolic Approach to Language-Driven Travel Planning

Zihao (First Author)

Proposed SHINE neuro-symbolic hybrid architecture combining LLM understanding with symbolic reasoning for multi-constraint optimization. Achieved 77.27% pass rate on ChinaTravel benchmark (>100% improvement over baselines).

Under Review CCF-B LLM Symbolic AI RAG
ICIC 2026

MLLM-based Image Forgery Detection and Localization

Zihao (First Author)

LoRA fine-tuning of 13B vision-language model for unified detection-localization-explanation image tampering framework. Extension of PRCV work into image forgery detection domain.

Under Review CCF-C MLLM LoRA Forgery Detection
IJCNN 2026

LLM Reasoning and Evaluation

Zihao (First Author)

Research on LLM reasoning capabilities and evaluation methodologies.

Under Review CCF-C LLM Evaluation

Featured Projects

GOLD

AMP Forge

iGEM 2025 · Dry-lab Lead · Paris, France

Antimicrobial peptide de novo design platform fusing protein language models (ESM-2 / ProtT5 / Ankh) with generative AI. Transformer-VAE + Latent Diffusion architecture supporting 6 conditional generation modes for precise AMP variant control.

PyTorchDiffusion ModelsPLMReact

Boltz-Universal

Universal Biomolecular Rational Design

End-to-end protein-ligand complex design system based on Boltz-1, covering small molecules, peptides, and DNA/RNA aptamers. Integrated LigandMPNN + PyRosetta with multi-objective loss, optimizing pLDDT from 0.55 to 0.75+.

Boltz-1LigandMPNNPyRosetta

Evo2 Fine-tuning

Genomic Language Model Adaptation

Domain-adaptive fine-tuning of Evo2-1B genomic foundation model on NVIDIA BioNeMo Framework. Full pipeline from iGEM Registry & OpenGenome2 data acquisition through Megatron-LM distributed preprocessing to LoRA fine-tuning and inference.

BioNeMoMegatron-LMLoRA

SHINE System

Neuro-Symbolic Travel Planning

Hybrid architecture combining LLM natural language understanding with symbolic reasoning. Deterministic NL2SL constraint translation pipeline with RAG, JSONSchema validation, and constraint-aware DFS algorithm. 77.27% pass rate on ChinaTravel.

LLMRAGSymbolic AIDFS

Awards & Honors

2025

iGEM International Gold Medal

International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition · Paris, France

2024

Zhishan Honors Student

Jiangnan University · Top academic honor

2024

CPC Probationary Member

Communist Party of China

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