Hi! I’m Yixin Dong, a first-year Ph.D. student at Carnegie Mellon University, fortunate to be advised by Prof. Tianqi Chen. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Technology from the ACM Honors Class at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

My research focuses on the intersection of machine learning and systems, with a growing interest in LLM Agents. As a dedicated advocate of open source, I have co-led and contributed to several notable projects, including MLC-LLM and Apache TVM Unity, where I also serve as an Apache TVM Reviewer. I had the privilege of spending a wonderful time at the University of Washington, working with Prof. Luis Ceze.

We have been driving the XGrammar project forward recently. It is a zero-overhead LLM constrained generation engine and has already been adopted by several well-known LLM frameworks.

Feel free to explore my CV to learn more. I’m always open to collaborating with passionate, like-minded individuals.

Beyond research, I’m a cinephile and a lover of contemporary dance. My favorite movies are Hiroshima mon amour and Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo. If you share similar interests, let’s grab a coffee and chat!