Qiuyang Mang

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Photo credit — Hangrui Zhou @ Berlin
Teaching & Service

CUHK-Shenzhen

2025 Spring: Teaching Assitant of CSC4001 Software Engineering

2024 Spring: Teaching Assitant of CSC4001 Software Engineering
🏆 2023-2024 Excellent USTF Award First Class

2021–2025: Co-coach of Competitive Programming

Service

Artifact Evaluation Committee: PLDI' 2024, SIGMOD' 25

Reviewer: KDD' 2024, KDD' 2025

External Reviewer: OSDI' 2023 Artifact Evaluation

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My cute cat — Peppa

Hi, I’m Qiuyang Mang, a first-year CS PhD student in the Sky Computing Lab at UC Berkeley, advised by Prof. Alvin Cheung. My current research interests lie in general topics in AI ✕ Systems, especially for Database Management Systems (DBMS) and Algorithm Evolve framework:

  • LLM for DBMS: Leveraging LLMs to power, optimize, and robustify DBMS, as well as combining post-verification as a guess-and-check framework to ensure correctness and reliability.📑 Argus

  • Automated Algorithm Design: Toward building LLMs that can evolve and optimize algorithms for very difficult CS problems, especially for competitive programming.

  • System for LLM: Solving algorithmic problems lies in LLM inference engine, training system and agent framework, including batching, scheduling and resource management.📑 Continuum

Prior to joining Berkeley, I received my B.E. from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, where I was advised by Prof. Pinjia He. I also spent an unforgettable year as a research assistant at the National University of Singapore with Prof. Manuel Rigger. During my undergraduate years, I worked on robustifying NLP systems and Database Management Systems.

Mentees & Opportunities for undergraduate collaborations I'm very fortunate to work with amazing undergraduate students in Alvin's group and learn from their passion and talent:
If you're an undergraduate student interested in research collaboration, please feel free to shoot me an email with your background and your interest, e.g., resume, transcript, optional related exprience like previous research or competitive programming (ICPC, NOI, USACO, etc.) achievements.
Teaching & Service

CUHK-Shenzhen

2025 Spring: Teaching Assitant of CSC4001 Software Engineering

2024 Spring: Teaching Assitant of CSC4001 Software Engineering
🏆 2023-2024 Excellent USTF Award First Class

2021 – 2025: Co-coach of Competitive Programming

Service

Artifact Evaluation Committee: PLDI’ 2024, SIGMOD’ 25

Reviewer: KDD’ 2024, KDD’ 2025

External Reviewer: OSDI’ 2023 Artifact Evaluation

Miscellaneous

  • 忙秋阳 is my name in Chinese, which is pronounced like “Chew-yahng Mahng”.
  • I was in the 46th ICPC World Finalist 🎈 and served as problem setters for several ICPC regionals.
  • Besides research, I enjoy basketball, cooking, and video games. I also have a beautiful ragdoll cat.

I understand how deeply research success depends on access and opportunity, and I feel incredibly fortunate for the support and opportunities provided by Pinjia, Manuel, Alvin, and many others along the way. Many talented students never receive the opportunities they need to fully realize their potential. If you’re from an underrepresented group and think it might help to talk or want to collaborate with me, feel free to reach out by email.