Hello! Husky here! I'm an MSML student at CMU, working with the Locus Lab. My research focuses on LLM pre-training, particularly model architectures and training algorithms. I am currently interested in:
- Loop Models - weight-tied architectures and iterative dynamics.
- Scalable Reasoning - architectures and training methods that improve both reasoning capability and computational efficiency.
Before this, I worked on generative world models with the VCG Group at Harvard and Maitrix at UCSD, LLM-agent-based dataset curation with the TRAIS Lab at UIUC, and AI interpretability with the XAI Lab at SJTU. More details are available in Experience below.
News
- 2026/04
- Two papers (EqR and FloWM) are accepted to ICML 2026. See you in Seoul!
- Awesome Loop Models is released: a curated list and interactive browser for loop-model papers and technical blogs.
- 2026/01The code of Flow Equivariant World Models is released.
- 2025/11Tech report of PAN World Model is released.
- 2025/07Magica, a Generative World Engine, is now available online.
- 2025/05DCA-Bench has been accepted to KDD 2025 DB-Track as an oral paper.
Notes & Thoughts
Short posts, ideas, and quick public notes.
- 2026/06/18Weight-Tied Iterative Models: Promise, Hype, and the Missing Evidence in 2026TL;DRWeight-tied iterative models are exciting, but the field still lacks solid evidence that they beat strong feedforward baselines under matched training and inference budgets.
- 2026/05/21Rethinking Hierarchy in Iterative Reasoning ModelsTL;DREarly EqR/TRM observations suggest low-level latents may be better than high-level solution states for adaptive halting, hinting at value-like signals about progress, confidence, or residual error.
- 2026/05/01The Road to Flow Equivariant World Models: Memory for Partially Observed Dynamic EnvironmentsTL;DRA reflection on how FlowM grew from industrial world-modeling intuition, failed attempts with Minecraft, 3D memory, and SSMs, and a cleaner question about latent memory for hidden dynamics.
Selected Works
See the Research page for the complete list.
Towards Looped Models Done Right — Part I
Controlled Ouro-to-Huginn ablations isolate loop placement, input injection, and recurrent-state design, then test whether the findings transfer to compute-matched MoE models.

PAN: A World Model for General, Interactable, and Long-Horizon World Simulation
PAN brings imagination to life — fusing language, action, and vision to simulate the world's evolution with stunning realism and consistency.



