Photo with Linzhan in 2025.

Shuning Shang 尚书宁
Logo CS Ph.D. Student @ Princeton University
Logo B.Eng., Zhejiang University (2025)
Hi! I'm Shuning Shang, an incoming CS Ph.D. student at Princeton University . Previously, I studied CS at Zhejiang University with honors from Chu Kochen Honors College .

My research interest lies in machine learning theory, especially understanding the training dynamics and generalization for LLM and other modern AI models. I hope to bridge the gap between theory and practice in ML by designing efficient algorithms and gaining insights into their underlying principles. I was very fortunate to be advised by Prof. Difan Zou from the University of Hong Kong and Prof. Wei Hu from the University of Michigan. Meanwhile, I also feel lucky to cooperate with Zhiwei Xu and Xuran Meng from Umich.

In my spare time, I like listening to music(pop&classic), baking, and playing the piano. If you find similar interests with me, feel free to contact!

Education
  • Zhejiang University
    Zhejiang University
    B.Eng. in Computer Science
    Sep. 2021 - Jun. 2025
Experience
  • University of Michigan
    University of Michigan
    Research Intern
    May. 2024 - Oct. 2024
  • University of California, Berkeley
    University of California, Berkeley
    Exchange Student
    Jan. 2024 - May. 2024
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    University of California, Los Angeles
    Exchange Student
    Jul. 2023 - Aug. 2023
Honors & Awards
  • China National Scholarship
    2022, 2023
  • First-Class Scholarship of Zhejiang University
    2022, 2023
News
2025
Joined PLI as a PhD student @ Princeton CS!
Aug 20
Graduated from Zhejiang University!
Jun 23
2024
Started summer research internship advised by Prof. Wei Hu @ Umich CSE!
May 10