Biography

Kaiyuan Liu (柳凯元)

Senior, Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington

🔥 Latest News

[Jan 2025] 🏆 I am honored to have received an Honorable Mention for the CRA Undergraduate Research Award!
[Recruiting] I am actively looking for PhD positions starting Fall 2026!
[Dec 2025] I will be present our Livecodebench Pro at San Diego, Neurips 2025

About Me

My current research interests center around Reinforcement Learning (RL), a field I believe is the most promising path toward general-purpose learning systems. I am broadly interested in nearly all sub-directions of RL (RLVR, Multi-Agent, Robotic Learning, Games, etc.) and the societal and economic impacts of related technologies.

My research journey has spanned several areas, including Theoretical Computer Science, Machine Learning Systems, and Computational Neuroscience. While I no longer focus directly on brain-inspired computation, it has profoundly shaped my research intuition.

Background

I am also proud of my background in Competitive Programming, where I had the honor of representing my team in the ICPC World Finals.

(Fun Fact: My Erdős number is 3!)