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March 9-13, 2026
Moscone CenterSan Francisco, CA

Speakers

JIAXIN ZHANGSenior ResearcherLightSpeed Studios

Jiaxin Zhang is a senior researcher at LightSpeed Studios. His primary research focus is on the application of large language models (LLMs), with a particular emphasis on LLM-based role-playing dialogue systems. He holds a Ph.D. in Natural Language Processing from The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK, where he was advised by Professor Yashar Moshfeghi. His multiple research outcomes have been published at top-tier international conferences, including NeurIPS, ACL, NAACL, SIGGRAPH, and TPAMI.

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