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Hi, I’m Shangmin Guo, a PhD student at the University of Edinburgh specializing in human-AI co-evolution and AI self-improvement. Recent projects explore cultural evolution in the generative-AI era, world modelling for tool use by LLMs at Cohere, and online AI feedback for alignment at DeepMind. I enjoy cross-disciplinary teamwork and building practical, scalable research pipelines.
Experience Level
Language
English
Fluent
Work Experience
Research Intern at Cohere
March 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025Contributed to research on world modelling and self-verification in the generative-AI era. Built and evaluated data-curation pipelines and experimental setups, coordinating across Paris and Edinburgh to advance language evolution research.
Student Researcher at DeepMind
January 1, 2024 - January 1, 2024Explored on-policy sampling and online feedback as keys to RL for LLM alignment; developed methods for AI self-improvement and contributed to post-training alignment strategies.
Research Assistant at University of Cambridge
September 1, 2020 - September 1, 2020Supported NLP/AI research on language evolution and AI alignment, assisting with experiments, data analysis, and dissemination.
Education
Ph.D. in CDT‐NLP at University of Edinburgh
September 1, 2020 - January 1, 2025M.Sc. (Distinction) in Data Science at University of Edinburgh
September 1, 2018 - August 1, 2019B.Eng. (1st) in Computer Science at National University of Defense Technology
September 1, 2010 - June 1, 2014Qualifications
Industry Experience
Education, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment
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