Yangxiao Lu is a highly accomplished researcher with a focus on visual grounding capabilities in large vision-language models. Serving as a Research Assistant at The University of Texas at Dallas from May 2021 to May 2025, Yangxiao developed a multimodal benchmark and proposed a framework to enhance reasoning and object detection using large language models. Currently a Research Scientist at Meta since November 2025, Yangxiao also completed a Software Engineer Internship at Waymo in summer 2025. Educational qualifications include a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Statistics, both from The University of Texas at Dallas, along with a Bachelor's degree in Ocean Oil and Gas Engineering from China University of Petroleum. Yangxiao holds advanced training as a Data Analyst from Udacity and maintains a strong academic record with a GPA of 3.96 in multiple programs.
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