Xianyang (Sam) Zhan

My name is Xianyang (Sam) Zhan (詹先洋), I am a Software Engineer II at Uber Freight, focusing on algorithm, strategy and machine learning engineering for freight pricing.

Prior to Uber Freight, I received my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with highest honors at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in May 2025, advised by Professor Koustuv Saha. I also worked at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) as a research intern in Fall 2024, advised by Professor Haohan Wang. My research area is NLP X HCI.

Please feel free to shoot me an email at xianyangzhan@gmail.com if you want to have a coffee chat with me at Chicago/Champaign/Seattle.

News

May 07, 2025	Uber Full Time SWE I have accepted an offer to work at Uber Freight as a full time Software Engineer II starting June 2025.
Jan 22, 2025	Acceptance to NAACL 2025 Our paper SLM-Mod: Small Language Models Surpass LLMs at Content Moderation is accepted to NAACL 2025 Main conference, and selected as oral presentation.
Nov 27, 2024	Uber SWE Internship I have accepted an offer to work at Uber Freight as a Software Engineer Intern for Spring 2025.
Nov 11, 2024	UIUC MSCS Admission I have accepted an offer for the Master of Science in Computer Science program (BS-MS) at UIUC starting in Fall 2025. This is a fast paced 5th year program with a heavy focus on research. ~~I am still actively seeking for PhD opportunities starting in Fall 2025.~~
Aug 22, 2024	NCSA Internship I have accepted an offer to work at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) as a SPIN intern for Fall 2024.