Yifang Chen "陈奕方"
I am Yifang Chen "陈奕方", a student with a strong focus on research in Large Language Models, Machine Learning Theory, Transformers, and Attention Mechanism.
Education
University of ChicagoM.S. in Applied Data Science2024 - Present
New York UniversityB.S. in Computer Science2020 - 2024
North Broward Preparatory SchoolHigh School2016 - 2020
News
Universal Approximation of VAR accepted at ICML 2025
My paper on Universal Approximation of VAR was accepted at ICML 2025, here is the publication link: https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.06167
Attend the CPAL 2025 conference at Stanford University
I attended the CPAL 2025 conference at Stanford University, here is the conference link: https://cpal.cc/
Mamba paper accepted at CPAL Oral 2025
My paper on Mamba was accepted at the CPAL Oral 2025, here is the publication link: https://openreview.net/forum?id=bImlLT3r62
Publications:
Universal Approximation of Visual Autoregressive Transformers
Authors: , Xiaoyu Li, Yingyu Liang, Zhenmei Shi, Zhao Song.
Publication: ICML 2025: Forty-Second International Conference on Machine Learning
The Computational Limits of State-Space Models and Mamba via the Lens of Circuit Complexity
Authors: , Xiaoyu Li, Yingyu Liang, Zhenmei Shi, Zhao Song.
Publication: CPAL 2025 (Oral): Second Conference on Parsimony and Learning
Manuscripts:
Limits of KV Cache Compression for Tensor Attention based Autoregressive Transformers
Authors: , Xiaoyu Li, Yingyu Liang, Zhenmei Shi, Zhao Song, Yu Tian
Preprint: arXiv(2025)
Fast Gradient Computation for RoPE Attention in Almost Linear Time
Authors: , Jiayan Huo, Xiaoyu Li, Yingyu Liang, Zhenmei Shi, Zhao Song.
Publication: ICLR SCOPE Workshop 2025
Misc. Interests
Martial Arts
Outside of academic pursuits, I am passionate about martial arts. I've been actively training in:
- Brazilian Jiu-JitsuBlue Belt • Ground fighting and submission grappling
- BoxingDeveloping striking technique and footwork
- KickboxingExpanding my striking arsenal
BJJ has become my primary focus, and I'm proud to have earned my blue belt through consistent training and dedication.
