Zijun Wu 吴子隽

📍 Edmonton, Canada

About Me

I am a PhD student at the University of Alberta, supervised by Prof. Lili Mou. I received both my BSc and MSc in Computing Science from the University of Alberta.

My research lies at the intersection of Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning, with a focus on:

  • Interpretable representations that bridge machine learning models and human understanding
  • Embedding learning for large language models
  • Multi-agent communication and interaction among large language models

Education

PhD in Computing Science | University of Alberta 2022 - Present

MSc in Computing Science | University of Alberta 2020 - 2022

BSc in Computing Science | University of Alberta 2016 - 2020


Experience

Machine Learning Researcher Intern | Borealis AI January 2026 - May 2026

Applied Scientist Intern | AWS AI Lab, Vancouver September 2023 - January 2024

Research Assistant | University of Alberta 2020 - Present

Teaching Assistant | University of Alberta 2020 - Present

  • CMPUT 175: Foundations of Computation
  • CMPUT 301: Software Engineering
  • CMPUT 466: Machine Learning

Beyond Research

I am an outdoor enthusiast who loves snowboarding and skiing in winter, and mountain biking and hiking in summer. When staying indoors, I enjoy sci-fi movies and hip-hop music. I also have a British Shorthair cat named UA (short for University of Alberta).