Haodong Zheng

I'm a second year PhD student at EPFL, working with Prof. Sanidhya Kashyap. Before that, I was a research intern in the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle, advised by Prof. Baris Kasikci and Prof. Yigong Hu.

My current research focuses on agentic RL training systems, with an emphasis on efficient resource management and scheduling. Specifically, I explore new systems principles and abstractions for large-scale agentic RL training of MLLMs and VLAs, with the goal of improving end-to-end performance without compromising model convergence.

I am always looking for motivated undergraduate and master students to collaborate on exciting research projects. If my research interests resonate with you, please fill out this form and send me an email.