About

I am an incoming direct PhD student at Peking University (matriculating Fall 2026), formally supervised by Prof. Deng Xingwang, with research guidance from Prof. He Hang. My work will center on AI-driven biological foundation models for plants. Before PKU, I will complete dual Bachelor's degrees (B.S. in Agronomy & B.Eng. in Information Security) at Southwest University (Shennong Class, Honors).

News

  • [2025.11] Suzhou, China — Best Creative Project Award, 18th National Undergraduate Innovation Annual Conference (made history). News 1 | News 2.
  • [2025.11] Nanjing, China — National Second Prize, 19th "Challenge Cup" National Undergraduate Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition; helped the university win the Excellence Cup (made history). News.
  • [2025.07] Shanghai, China — First Prize, China University Computer Design Competition (team lead). News.
  • [2024.05] USA — Finalist (F Award), Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM). News.

Education

Formal training across agronomy and information security laid the groundwork for my current research in AI for smart breeding.

  • Direct Ph.D. in Biology (Interdisciplinary AI & Biology), Peking University — admitted, matriculating Fall 2026. Formal supervisor: Prof. Deng Xingwang; research guidance from Prof. He Hang. Focus: large language models (LLMs) for smart breeding.
  • B.S. in Agronomy & B.Eng. in Information Security, Southwest University, Chongqing (Sep 2022 – Jul 2026). Major Rank #1 in both programs.
    • Honors Program: Shennong Class, Hanhong College (Bioinformatics track). Class head & academic mentors: Prof. Mengji Cao and Prof. Jinjun Wang.
    • Agronomy: Research training at the State Key Laboratory of Silkworm Genome Biology; College of Agriculture and Biotechnology. Advisors: Prof. Kun Lu and Prof. Yi Wang.
    • Information Security: Coursework and capstone in the College of Electronic and Information Engineering and the College of Artificial Intelligence. Advisors: Prof. Zhiyuan Zhu and Prof. Zehui Qu.
  • AI Self-Learning (ongoing) — CS/Math/ML/DL/LLMs/AI×Biology roadmap curated for long-term study. View roadmap.

Publications

Peer-reviewed publications are listed below; patents and software registrations are shown in separate sections.

  1. Li X.†, Meng B.†, Zhang Z., Wei L., Chang W., Wang Y., Zhang K.*, Li T.*, Lu K.* (2024). qPrimerDB 2.0: an updated comprehensive gene-specific qPCR primer database for 1172 organisms. Nucleic Acids Research, gkae684. DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkae684. (IF 16.6) PubMed.

Patents

Inventions related to smart breeding and agricultural big data.

  • Wang Y., Peng Y., Zheng X., et al. Deep Mining and Intelligent Decision-making Method for Agricultural Breeding Big Data. Chinese Invention Patent, Application No. 202410672739, published 2025-04-11.

Software Copyrights

Registered software systems that support computational breeding workflows.

  • Wang Y., Peng Y., Xu R., Lai A., Gai Y. Multi-Gene Aggregation and Intelligent Breeding Bioinformatics Prediction Software V1.0. Registration No. 2024SR2095288, 2024.
  • Wang Y., Li S., Fan X. Intelligent Plant Medicine System Powered by Big Data V1.0. Registration No. 2024SR0709216, 2024.

Selected Projects

A selection of projects I led or co-led.

  • BrassicaCTD: Comparative Transcriptomics Database (National Undergraduate Innovation Program, 2024–2025). Principal investigator; designed, implemented, and deployed a database for comparative transcriptomics across Brassica species. Link: BrassicaCTD.
  • PGF: Pan-Gene Family Analysis Framework (2025). Cross-species pan-gene family analysis with application to Brassica U's Triangle. Link: PGF.
  • iGEM 2024 — Antifungal Peptides via Transformer (SWU-China). Built a small-data screening pipeline using deBERTa for antifungal peptide discovery; contributed modeling, dry-lab and documentation. Wiki: iGEM Wiki.

Awards & Honors

Scholarships

  • Xiaomi Special Scholarship (Oct 2025) — Only recipient in the major.
  • National Encouragement Scholarship (Sep 2025).
  • National Scholarship (Sep 2024) — Only recipient in the major.
  • Third-Class Scholarship, Southwest University (Sep 2023).

Honors

  • Best Creative Project Award, 18th National Undergraduate Innovation Annual Conference (Nov 2025).
  • Advanced Individual in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Chongqing (2025).
  • Southwest University Academic & Technology Award (2024).
  • Southwest University Innovation & Entrepreneurship Award (2024).
  • Team Lead of "PlantMed" (Zhiciqingyi) — Outstanding Innovation Team, Southwest University.

Competitions

  • China University Computer Design Competition — National First Prize (Jul 2025). Advisor: Prof. Zehui Qu.
  • 19th "Challenge Cup" National Undergraduate Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Works Competition — National Second Prize (Nov 2025). Advisor: Prof. Kun Lu.
  • Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) — Finalist, F-Prize (May 2024). Advisor: Prof. Ying Lü.
  • China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling — Provincial First Prize (Oct 2024). Advisor: Prof. Ying Lü.
  • iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition) — Global Silver Medal (2024). Advisor: Prof. Yi Wang.

Internships & Visiting

Short-term research internships and visiting programs completed during academic breaks.

Interests

Beyond research, I enjoy reading and writing; I also like solving the Rubik’s Cube and running. I am actively learning more mathematics and programming.

  • 2021: Second Prize, 23rd National New Concept Writing Competition (Shanghai). Award list | News report.
  • 2020: Informatics Olympiad (NOIP) school team member.
  • 2019: Middle-school long-distance running team.

Reviewer Service

None at this time.

Contact

I enjoy connecting with people from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. Whether you're a fellow researcher, student, or simply interested in AI and biology, I'd love to chat and exchange ideas!

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