terryyz.github.io

I am a researcher at Monash University, and currently working in the Qwen Team, Alibaba Group. I spent some time at CSIRO's Data61, Sea AI Lab, ByteDance, and Amazon AWS AI.

My research focuses on Code Intelligence + X (e.g., agentic workflow, system efficiency, cybersecurity), and has been supported by Data61 PhD Scholarships, IBM PhD Fellowship Awards, Google Research Scholar Program, and DAAD AInet Fellowship.

Recent Works: BigCodeArena, Cyber-Zero, CTF-Dojo, PrivCode (NDSS 2026)
Recent Tutorials: NLP+Code: Code Intelligence in Language Models (EMNLP 2025)
Recent Services: EMNLP 2025 (Senior Area Chair, Session Chair), ACL 2026 (Senior Area Chair). Looking forward to your high-quality submissions!

I am open to collaboration on code intelligence. Feel free to contact me if you are interested in working together.
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My Working Principles

I typically work at least 10 hours a day, unless I decide to take a break.
Choose wisely and commit wholeheartedly.
Paper is cheap; they will be published eventually.
I prioritize long-term research impact over quick wins in publications.
Any upcoming research I lead will require significant effort and can often be split into multiple papers (though I choose not to).
I am a generalist, always open to new opportunities, depending on my bandwidth.

Why Code Intelligence?

Software is the backbone of all advanced technology, making code the bedrock of innovation. [1, 2, 3]
Code's structured and executable nature allows for precise control and automation. [1, 4]
Code is the most potent tool for AI to interact with and manipulate the world. [1]
Code intelligence can dramatically enhance problem-solving capabilities across various domains. [1]
Advancements in code intelligence lead to more efficient, secure, and scalable solutions. [5, 6, 7]

Fun Facts

I speak Shanghainese, Mandarin, and English.
I started my research in Quantum Computing, not AI.
During my undergraduate years, I explored a wide range of NLP topics, including but not limited to: Commonsense Reasoning, Multimodal Learning, Machine Translation, and Semantic Parsing.
In a previous life, I was a semiprofessional swimmer, training for 10 years.
I'm an amateur pianist, playing for 8 years.
Before high school, I had traveled to most European countries.

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