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Shengtang Huang | 黄盛唐

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Senior Undergraduate Student,
School of the Gifted Young,
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC).
E-mail: peanuttang@mail.ustc.edu.cn, peanuttang1320061044@gmail.com.
Telephone: +86 188-0500-6918.
Curriculum Vitae [Last Updated October 2025]
Blog: link (most of the content is written in Chinese).
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About me

I am a senior student majoring in computer science and technology in the School of the Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). I'm fortunate to be advised by Prof. Xue Chen.

Overall, I have a broad interest in theoretical computer science, particularly in areas related to pseudorandomness, computational complexity and cryptography. I have conducted research on the design of PRGs, hash functions and error-correcting codes. At the same time, I am passionate about exploring combinatorics and probability in pure mathematics, as well as optimization problems in computational or financial mathematics.

Starting in September 2026, I will be pursuing my Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies (CFCS), Peking University, under the supervision of Prof. Kuan Cheng and Prof. Tianren Liu.

Education

  • Expected 2026.9 ~ : Ph.D. in Computer Science, Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies, Peking University. Advisors: Prof. Kuan Cheng and Prof. Tianren Liu.
  • 2022.8 ~ Present: B.S. in Computer Science and Technology, School of the Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China. Advisor: Prof. Xue Chen. (currently a senior student)
  • 2020.8 ~ 2022.6: High School, Affiliate High School of Fujian Normal University.
  • 2017.9 ~ 2020.7: Middle School, Fuzhou Shidai Middle School.
  • 2011.9 ~ 2017.6: Primary School, Fuzhou Gulou No.1 Central Primary School.

Publications

Following the convention in theoretical computer science, unless stated otherwise, author names are ordered alphabetically.

  • Range Avoidance and Remote Point: New Algorithms and Hardness
    Shengtang Huang, Xin Li, Yan Zhong
    Submitted to ITCS (Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science), 2026

  • Explicit Min-wise Hash Families with Optimal Size [arXiv]
    Xue Chen, Shengtang Huang, Xin Li
    In the 37th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, SODA 2026

Honors

  • Merit Award in S.-T. Yau College Student Mathematics Contests 2025, ranked 32nd in Probability and Statistics track. The contest's difficulty is comparable to qualifying exams for Ph.D. programs at top U.S. universities.
  • Qiangwei Yuanzhi Scholarship: Awarded in October 2024, this university-level scholarship is granted to the top 5% of outstanding students at USTC.
  • Silver Awards in the 2024 ICPC East Asia Shanghai Regional Contest and the 2023 ICPC East Asia Shenyang Regional Contest.
  • First Prize in National Olympiad in Informatics in Provinces in 2020 and 2021.

Teaching

Teaching Assistant at University of Science and Technology of China