Sitong Pan
I am a PhD student in Computer Science advised by Professor Qianwen Wang in the University of Minnesota. Previously, I received my B.S. degree in Geography Information Science from Zhejiang University.
My current research interest focues on Generative AI, including auto-regression based and diffusion-style models for text, image and viedo generation and understanding.
News
- 2026-04
One paper to appear in FAccT 2026
- 2026-01
TrajectoryCurer to appear in PacificVis 2026
- 2025-07
ReSpark to appear in UIST 2025
- 2025-06
Graduated from Zhejiang University
- 2025-01
TutorUp to appear in CHI 2025 🌸
Publications
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2025 · ACM CHI 2025TutorUp: What if your students were simulated? Training tutors to address engagement challenges in online learning
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2025 · ACM UIST 2025ReSpark: Leveraging Previous Data Reports as References to Generate New Reports with LLMs
Experience
- 2025.8 — Present Minneapolis, MN
PhD Student
University of Minnesota
- 2024.7 — 2024.9 College Station, TX
Research Assistant
Texas A&M University
- 2021.8 — 2025.6 Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Undergraduate Student
Zhejiang University
Misc
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- Currently Reading
- 《Love in a Fallen City》 Eileen Chang
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- Listening To
- Jacob Collier - Djesse Vol.4
Fox Stevenson - Sunk Cost Fallacy -
- Side Project
- Multimodal Model Steering
Fine-tuning for Diffusion Language Models -
- Hobby
- Electronic Guitar and Bass
Bouldering
Minecraft -
- Fun Fact
- A lot of my bouldering friends are twins and so am I
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- Currently Learning
- JEPA series from Yann LeCun