Prof. Zhiyi HUANG
School of Computing and Data Science
The University of Hong Kong
Biography
- Associate Professor in School of Computing and Data Science at The University of Hong Kong
- Research interests include the design and analysis of algorithms, with a focus on the role of information and its flip side, uncertainty. Prof. Huang is interested in algorithms for sequential decision-making under uncertainty (online algorithms), learning based on different forms of information (learning theory), incentivizing self-interested agents to share private information (mechanism design), and disclosing one kind of information while keeping the other confidential (differential privacy).
- RFS project — in modern digital economies, companies such as online advertising platforms, ride-hailing services, and cloud computing providers face significant challenges in resource allocation due to the uncertainty of future demand. This project will address these challenges by developing a unified theory for data-driven online resource allocation.
- Awards and Honours:
- RGC Research Fellow (2025)
- Excellent Young Scientists Fund (HK & Macau) (2021)
- Best Paper Awards of ESA 2024, FOCS 2020, SPAA 2015
- Early Career Award (2014)
- Morris and Dorothy Rubinoff Dissertation Award (2013)
Project Title
- Data-driven Online Resource Allocation: From Theory to Algorithms
Award Citation
In recognition of Professor Huang Zhiyi's fundamental research in Theoretical Computer Science, the Research Grants Council presents to him the prestigious RGC Research Fellow Award, to support his research project “Data-driven Online Resource Allocation: From Theory to Algorithms.”
Professor Huang’s research group at HKU has been dedicated to understanding information as a computational resource and developing the theory of optimization under uncertainty. Professor Huang’s research achievements include an online primal-dual theory for nonlinear online optimization, a sample complexity theory that settles the amount of data needed for optimal auction design, and the resolution of several long-standing open questions in sequential decision-making for online matching markets. His research has received several Best Paper Awards from ESA 2024, FOCS 2020, and SPAA 2015.
Besides the RGC Research Fellow Scheme, Professor Huang was also the recipient of an Early Career Award by RGC Hong Kong, an Excellent Young Scientists Fund (HK & Macau) by NSFC, and a Morris and Dorothy Rubinoff Dissertation Award.
