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Zhenyu Qi

Ph.D. Student in Computer Science & Engineering
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, United States

Email: [email protected]
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Research Interests

  • Large Language Models for Code Generation and Software Engineering
  • Program Analysis, Testing, and Software Security
  • Reinforcement Learning for Coding and Decision-Making Systems

Education

  • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
    Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering, advised by Dr. Sen He
    Jan 2024 - Present

  • University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
    M.S. in Computer Science
    Aug 2021 - Dec 2023

  • University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
    B.S. in Computer Science
    Jan 2019 - May 2021

Academic Appointments

  • Research Assistant, University of Arizona
    Supervised by Dr. Sen He
    Jan 2024 - Present

  • Teaching Assistant, University of Arizona
    CSc 460: Database Design
    Sep 2023

Ongoing Research

  • Enhanced Code Generation via a Performance-Guided LLM Ensemble
    Developing a performance-guided ensemble of large language models to improve code generation accuracy, efficiency, and overall performance.

  • Evaluating the Effectiveness of RL-based LLM Distillation on Coding Tasks
    Investigating the impact of reinforcement learning-based distillation on LLMs for coding tasks.

Publications

Journal Articles (Published)

  • Zhenyu Qi, Haotang Li, Hao Qin, Kebin Peng, Sen He, Xue Qin.
    Harnessing Large Language Model for Virtual Reality Exploration Testing: A Case Study.
    Automated Software Engineering, Sep 2025.

  • Xin Du, Shan Zhong, Shengrong Gong, Yali Si, Zhenyu Qi.
    Enhancing model learning in reinforcement learning through Q-function-guided trajectory alignment.
    Applied Intelligence, Apr 2025.

Conference and Workshop Papers (Published)

  • Haotang Li, Zhenyu Qi, Sen He, Kebin Peng, Sheng Tan, Yili Ren, Tomas Cerny, Jiyue Zhao, Zi Wang.
    UWB-PostureGuard: A Privacy-Preserving RF Sensing System for Continuous Ergonomic Sitting Posture Monitoring.
    Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS 2026), 2026.

  • Yuantian Zhang, Weixia Cai, Huashan Chen, Zhenyu Qi, Hong Chen, Feng Liu, Sen He.
    A Learning-Based POMDP Approach for Adaptive Cyber Defense Against Multi-Stage Attacks.
    International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC 2024), Dec 2024.

  • Wenjie Huang, Jinfu Chen, Huashan Chen, Zhenyu Qi, Xiaojia Yang, Kebin Peng, Sen He.
    A Study of Code Clone on Open Source VR Software.
    International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2024), Oct 2024.

Under Review

  • Muhid Hassan, Sujan Ghimire, Muntasir Mamun, Haotang Li, Zhenyu Qi, Tomas Cerny.
    A Systematic Literature Review: Advancing Microservice Deployment Using Artificial Intelligence Techniques.
    Journal of Systems and Software.

  • Yifan Xu, Jinfu Chen, Zhenyu Qi, Huashan Chen, Junyi Wang, Pengfei Hu, Feng Liu, Sen He.
    An Empirical Study on Virtual Reality Software Security Weaknesses.
    IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security.

  • Zhenyu Qi, Huashan Chen, Haotang Li, Hong Chen, Jinfu Chen, Kebin Peng, In kee Kim, Kyu Hyung Lee, Sen He, Weiyi Shang.
    Beyond Single Models: Enhanced Code Generation via a Performance-Guided LLM Ensemble.
    ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology.

  • Kebin Peng, Haotang Li, Zhenyu Qi, Huashan Chen, Zi Wang, Wei Zhang, Sen He, Huanrui Yang, Qing Guo.
    PhysDepth: Plug-and-Play Physical Refinement for Monocular Depth Estimation in Challenging Environments.
    IEEE Transactions on Image Processing.

  • Haotang Li, Zhenyu Qi, Hao Qin, Huanrui Yang, Sen He, Kebin Peng.
    Bridging Structure and Appearance: Topological Features for Robust Self-Supervised Segmentation.
    European Conference on Computer Vision.

Presentations

  • A Study of Code Clone on Open Source VR Software
    International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2024)
    Sacramento, CA.

Honors and Awards

  • Herbold Fellowship
    The Herbold Foundation
    2024

  • Academic Distinction
    College of Arts and Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    2021

  • Second Prize Award
    The 9th Blue Bridge Cup Jiangsu Provincial Software Competition (C/C++)
    2019