Xiaohan Wang
XW

Xiaohan Wang

LLM Post-Training / Reinforcement Learning  ·  Research Engineer

About Me

My research interests and work directions focus on RL algorithms and LLM post-training techniques, with a specific emphasis on Search Agent, Tool-Use, Reasoning, and Instruction Following. My expertise spans the full LLM pipeline—from training and inference to evaluation—covering key areas such as RLVR, reward modeling, data synthesis, and multi-domain training. Prior to this, I completed my Ph.D. with a focus on applying deep reinforcement learning (DRL) to cloud environment scheduling challenges, supervised by Prof. Lin Zhang. My doctoral work aimed at utilizing neural network generalization for decision-making to optimize solution flexibility and reduce latency, drawing extensively on MDP modeling, uplift modeling, and online/offline DRL.

RLVR Reward Modeling Agentic RL Data Synthesis Multi-domain Training Search Agent Tool Use Reasoning Instruction Following

Experience

2024 – Present
LLM Post-Training Engineer Meituan 北斗人才计划
2023 – 2024
Joint Ph.D. KTH Royal Institute of Technology 瑞典皇家理工学院
2019 – 2024
Ph.D. Beihang University 北京航空航天大学
2015 – 2019
B.Eng. Beihang University 北京航空航天大学

Recent Publications

NIPS 2026

  • TGRL: Temperature-Grouped Reinforcement Learning for Efficient Exploration in LLMs Co-First Corresponding
  • On the Bias of Group-Based Advantage Estimation (Link)

EMNLP 2026

  • ZipRL: Adaptive Multi-Turn Context Compression with Hindsight Response Replay (Link) Co-First Corresponding
  • HiDiffTIR: Hierarchical Difficulty-Aware Policy Optimization for Multi-Turn Tool-Integrated Reasoning (Link) Co-First
  • MoE Sparsity Begets Monosemanticity: Insights into Understanding and Fine-Tuning Co-First
  • When Not to Imitate: Boundary-Aware Skill Memory for Reliable Tool-Use LLM Agents (Link) Corresponding
  • Joint Training of Multi-Token Prediction in Reinforcement Learning via Optimal Coefficient Calibration
  • ToolForge: A Data Synthesis Pipeline for Multi-Hop, Multi-Turn, and Self-Reflective Tool-Use Data
  • UniMem: Complementary Episodic-to-Parametric Memory for Boundary-Agnostic Task Streams

ACM MM 2026

  • Training Multi-Image Vision Agents via End2End Reinforcement Learning (Link)

KDD 2026

  • CDRRM: Contrast-Driven Rubric Generation for Reliable and Interpretable Reward Modeling (Link) Corresponding
  • LocalSearchBench: Benchmarking Agentic Search in Real-World Local Life Services (Link)

ICML 2026

  • ResRL: Boosting LLM Reasoning via Negative Sample Projection Residual Reinforcement Learning (Link) Co-First Corresponding
  • Contextual Rollout Bandits for Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards (Link)
  • SSL4RL: Revisiting Self-supervised Learning as Intrinsic Reward for Visual-Language Reasoning (Link)
  • GRASP: Graph Reasoning via Agentic Solving and Probing of LLMs

ACL 2026

  • AutoSearch: Adaptive Search Depth for Efficient Agentic RAG via Reinforcement Learning (Link)

ICLR 2026

  • ResT: Reshaping Token-Level Policy Gradients for Tool-Use Large Language Models (Link) Co-First
  • LogiConBench: Benchmarking Logical Consistencies of LLMs
  • MAD-Logic: Multi-Agent Debate Enhances Symbolic Translation and Reasoning
  • SAE as a Crystal Ball: Interpretable Features Predict Cross-domain Transferability of LLMs without Training (Link)

ICLR 2026 Workshop

  • MTIR-SQL: Multi-turn Tool-Integrated Reasoning Reinforcement Learning for Text-to-SQL (Link)