Kejia Zhang

Hi! I am Kejia Zhang, a first-year Ph.D. student at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, advised by Prof. Yang Liu, Prof. Jiannong Cao, and Prof. Qiang Yang.

Before joining PolyU, I earned my M.S. from Xiamen University, advised by Prof. Zhiming Luo. Earlier, Prof. Haifeng Zhang guided me into research and supported my early academic growth. I also had the opportunity to work with Jiasheng Tang at Alibaba DAMO Academy and Prof. Huan Wang at Westlake University.

My current research focuses on large-small model collaboration and healthcare AI.

Education & Experience

Education

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Ph.D. in Computer Science

Sep 2026 - Present Hong Kong SAR, China

Xiamen University

M.S. in Artificial Intelligence

Sep 2023 - Jun 2026 Xiamen, China

Anhui University

B.Sc. in Mathematics

Sep 2019 - Jun 2023 Hefei, China

Experience

Institute for AI Industry Research, Tsinghua University

Research Intern

Nov 2025 - Jun 2026 Beijing, China

Westlake University

Research Intern

Nov 2024 - Mar 2025 Hangzhou, China

🏅 Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Master's Graduate, Xiamen University, 2026
  • BYD Scholarship, Xiamen University, 2025 (Top 1%)
  • National Encouragement Scholarship, Chinese Ministry of Education, 2023
  • National Second Prize, Chinese Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, 2022