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侍昀琦
Yunqi Shi
Zeroth-year of Ph.D.
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Chinese University of Hong Kong
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I am about to start my Ph.D. journey in CSE at CUHK in Fall, 2026, under the supervision of Prof. Bei Yu. I am also co-supervised by Prof. Yibo Lin from Peking University.
Biography
Aug 2026 - Now : Ph.D in Computer Science and Engineering, Department of CSE,
Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Sep 2023 - June 2026 : M.Sc. in Computer Science, School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University.
Sep 2019 - Jun 2023 : B.Eng. in Artificial Intelligence, School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University.
Sep 2016 - Jun 2019 : Yancheng Middle School.
Research Interest
I am interested in AI4EDA, with a focus on Physical Design.
First-Authored Publications
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Yunqi Shi*, Chengrui Gao* (equal contribution), Wanqi Ren, Siyuan Xu, Ke Xue, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou.
Open3DBench: Open-Source Benchmark for 3D-IC Backend Implementation and PPA Evaluation.
In: arXiV preprint, 2025.
[Paper]
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Yunqi Shi, Siyuan Xu, Shixiong Kai, Xi Lin, Ke Xue, Mingxuan Yuan, and Chao Qian.
Timing-Driven Global Placement by Efficient Critical Path Extraction.
In: DATE'25, Lyon, France, 2025.
[Best Paper Award]
[Paper]
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Yunqi Shi*, Xi Lin* (equal contribution), Siyuan Xu, Shixiong Kai, Ke Xue, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou.
ReMaP: Macro Placement by Recursively Prototyping and Periphery-Guided Relocating.
In: DAC'25, San Francisco, CA, 2025.
[Paper]
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Yunqi Shi, Ke Xue, Lei Song, and Chao Qian.
Macro Placement by Wire-Mask-Guided Black-Box Optimization.
In: NeurIPS'23, New Orleans, LA, 2023.
[Paper]
Co-Authored Publications
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Chengrui Gao*, Yunqi Shi* (equal contribution), Ke Xue, Ruo-Tong Chen, Siyuan Xu, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou
Expertise Can Be Helpful for Reinforcement Learning-based Macro Placement.
In: ICLR'26, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2026.
[Paper]
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Peng Xie, Ke Xue, Yunqi Shi, Ruo-Tong Chen, Chengrui Gao, Siyuan Xu, Chenjian Ding, Mingxuan Yuan, and Chao Qian.
FlowPlace: Flow Matching for Chip Placement.
In: DAC'26, Long Beach, CA, 2026 (to appear).
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Ruo-Tong Chen, Ke Xue, Chengrui Gao, Yunqi Shi, Tian Xu, Peng Xie, Siyuan Xu, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou.
How Can Reinforcement Learning Achieve Expert-level Placement?
In: DAC'26, Long Beach, CA, 2026.
[Paper]
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Yuhao Ji, Yunqi Shi, Tianshu Hou, Yuxuan Zhao, Chunyuan Zhao, Peiyu Liao, Zizheng Guo, Chao Qian, Yibo Lin, and Bei Yu.
Integrated Timing-driven Placement for Hybrid-Bonding-based Face-to-Face 3D ICs.
In: DAC'26, Long Beach, CA, 2026 (to appear).
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Chen Lu, Ke Xue, Ruo-Tong Chen, Yunqi Shi, Siyuan Xu, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou.
Dynamic Algorithm Configuration for Global Placement.
In: DATE'26, Verona, Italy, 2026.
[Paper]
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Ruo-Tong Chen, Chengrui Gao, Siyuan Xu, Ke Xue, Yunqi Shi, Xi Lin, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou.
Timing-driven Detailed Placement via TimingMask-guided Path-level Optimization.
In: DATE'26, Verona, Italy, 2026.
[Paper]
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Wanqi Ren, Chengrui Gao, Yunqi Shi, Mingzhou Fan, Siyuan Xu, Ke Xue, Chenjian Ding, Mingxuan Yuan, and Chao Qian.
Reinforcement Learning for Hybrid Bonding Terminal Legalization in 3D ICs.
In: DATE'26, Verona, Italy, 2026 (Extended Abstract).
[Paper]
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Ke Xue, Ruo-Tong Chen, Xi Lin, Yunqi Shi, Shixiong Kai, Siyuan Xu, and Chao Qian.
Reinforcement Learning Policy as Macro Regulator Rather than Macro Placer.
In: NeurIPS'24, Vancouver, Canada, 2024.
[Paper]
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Ke Xue, Xi Lin, Yunqi Shi, Shixiong Kai, Siyuan Xu, and Chao Qian.
Escaping Local Optima in Global Placement.
In: DAC'24, San Francisco, CA, 2024 (Work-In-Progress poster).
[Preprint]
Awards and Experiences
2025 : National Scholarship, 20000 CNY, Administration of Education;
2024 : Xiaomi Extraordinary Scholarship, 20000 CNY, Nanjing University;
2024 : 21st ACM SIGEVO Humies BRONZE Awards, (Yunqi Shi, Ke Xue, Lei Song, and Chao Qian);
2023 : Outstanding Under-Graduate Thesis, School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University;
2022 : American Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Finalist, (Yunqi Shi, Yanze Lv, and Xinyuan Yang);
2022, 2021, 2020 : Renmin Scholarship, Nanjing University;
2022, 2021, 2020 : Scholarship of School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University;
2021 : Excellent Volunteer, Nanjing University;
2021 : Star of Merit, 8000 CNY, Department of Computer Science, Nanjing University;
2021 : Excellent Student Cadre, Nanjing University;