Curriculum vitae

Researching efficient systems for foundation models.

I work on sparse-attention algorithms and high-performance implementations for language and video models.

Education

Zhejiang University

Incoming M.S. in Big Data Technology and Engineering · Supervisor: Professor Bohan Zhuang

Seoul National University

Exchange Student, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Harbin Institute of Technology

B.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence · GPA 3.837/4.00 · CET-6: 550

Experience

AI Algorithm & Engineering Intern (Co-Design) · MiniMax

Contributing to the algorithm-engineering co-design of sparse attention modules for newly designed large language models. Haidian District, Beijing · On-site.

Research Intern · Zhejiang University ZIP Lab

Advised by Professor Bohan Zhuang.

Publications

Preprints

arXiv 2026

MiniMax Sparse Attention

Xunhao Lai, Weiqi Xu, Yufeng Yang, Qiaorui Chen, Yang Xu, Lunbin Zeng, Xiaolong Li, et al.

Blockwise sparse attention and GPU execution for efficient million-token context processing.

Awards & achievements

National First Prize, China Robotics and Artificial Intelligence Competition

Team leader responsible for the planning module in an autonomous-driving project built on Baidu Apollo.

Mu Cang Scholarship

Awarded to top students in the Faculty of Computing for academic performance, competitions, and presentation skills.