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Shengtang Huang 黄盛唐

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First-Year Ph.D. Student,
Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies,
Peking University.
Gmail: peanuttang1320061044@gmail.com.
PKU Email: huangst26@stu.pku.edu.cn.
Telephone: +86 188-0500-6918.
Curriculum Vitae [Last Updated July 2026]
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About Me

I am a first-year Ph.D. student in Computer Science at the Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies (CFCS), Peking University (PKU), under the supervision of Prof. Kuan Cheng. Prior to this, I received my B.E. degree in Computer Science and Technology from the School of the Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), where I was 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.

In Summer and Fall 2025, I visited Prof. Xin Li's group at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) as a research intern. Currently, I continue to work with Prof. Xin Li remotely.

Education

  • 2026.9 ~ Present: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies, Peking University. Advisor: Prof. Kuan Cheng.
  • 2022.8 ~ 2026.6: B.E. in Computer Science and Technology, School of the Gifted Young, University of Science and Technology of China. Advisor: Prof. Xue Chen.
  • 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

In theoretical computer science, unless stated otherwise, authors are ordered alphabetically and contribute equally to the project.

  • High-Rate Public-Key Pseudorandom Codes for Edit Errors
    Shengtang Huang, Xin Li, Songtao Mao, Zhaienhe Zhou
    Manuscript, 2026
    [ArXiv]

  • Range Avoidance and Remote Point: New Algorithms and Hardness
    Shengtang Huang, Xin Li, Yan Zhong
    Conference: In the 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference, ITCS 2026
    [ECCC] [ITCS Proceeding] [Video by Yan]

  • Explicit Min-wise Hash Families with Optimal Size
    Xue Chen, Shengtang Huang, Xin Li
    Conference: In the 37th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms, SODA 2026
    [ArXiv] [SODA Proceeding] [Slides (long, short)] [Digest (Chinese)]
    • My presentations at Peking University Theory Seminar, Johns Hopkins University Theory Seminar and SODA 2026.

Honors

  • Outstanding Graduate Honors 2026 at the Anhui provincial level, USTC university level, and the School of the Gifted Young level.
  • 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.
  • Gold Prize for Outstanding Student Scholarship: Awarded in Oct. 2025, this university-level scholarship is granted to the top 3% of outstanding students at USTC.
  • 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