Here is a virtual but warm greeting from Ziqiao, as you just came across his page!
Well, many of my non-Chinese friends found it hard to pronounce my Chinese name (马子乔, pronounced as Tsz-Chaw in Mandarin or Tsz-Kiu in Standard Romanization),
so...it's absolutely fine to just call me Martin alternatively.
I am a first-year Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan
working with Professor Joyce Chai
in the Situated Language and Embodied Dialogue (SLED) Lab.
My current research focuses on Natural Language Processing
(Grounded Language Understanding and Acquisition, Communication with Embodied Agents)
and Machine Learning (Graph Neural Networks, Data-Efficient Learning)
Prior than that, I obtained my Dual Bachelor's Degree in
Computer Science
at the University of Michigan and
Electrical and Computer Engineering
at Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
Updates
News
Schedule
If you would like to have a conversation with me, please visit my scheduling page.
Experience
Education
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering | Certificate in Cognitive Science | Sept 2021 - May 2026 (Expected)
Advisor: Joyce Chai
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University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
B.S.E in Computer Science | Minor in Mathematics | Summa Cum Laude | Sept 2019 - May 2021
Advisors: Joyce Chai, Qiaozhu Mei, Jie Liu
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Shanghai Jiao Tong University
B.S.E in Electrical and Computer Engineering | Sept 2017 - Aug 2021
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Technische Universität Berlin
Winter Program | Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
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Chengdu Foreign Languages School
High School | Sept 2011 - June 2017
Selected Projects
* indicates equal contributions.
Research
Partition-Based Active Learning for Graph Neural Networks
Jiaqi Ma*, Ziqiao Ma*, Joyce Chai, Qiaozhu Mei
[arxiv][code: upon request]
- A a novel partition-based one-shot active learning approach for Graph Neural Networks.
Exception Handling in Autonomous Vehicles via Human Language Communication
Ziqiao Ma, Ben VanDerPloeg, Cristian-Paul Bara, Felix Gervits, Matthew Marge, Joyce Chai
[slides: upon request][code: upon request]
- A Benchmark of Exception Handling for Situated Dialogue with Autonomous Vehicles.
Games
Misc
Mentoring
I've been fortunate to work with these amazingly talented students:
I understand that access to research oppotunities can be hard, particularly for beginners and the underrepresented.
If there is a match in research interests, I am happy to collaborate with undergrads and masters when I have the bandwidth.
Please check the following topics of interests and fill this out if you want to work with me.
- Understanding, acquiring and using sensorimotor-grounded language and world knowledge.
- Cognitively motivated human-agent communication in physical environments.
- Machine learning that is (inter)active, data-efficient and continual on (semi-)structured data.
Fun Facts
- I was born and raised up in Chengdu, the home of pandas.
- I am proud of Chengdu Foreign Languages School, my high school, and identify myself as a CFLSer. 成外人永远不会成外人。
- My dream school during high school was The University of Hong Kong (HKU), yet I declined the offer of BSc(QFin) in pursuit of my engineering dream.
- I love literature and drama. I am particularly interested in Shakespeare's plays, ancient Chinese drama and modern Asian literature. Here is one of my essays about Cross-dressed Heroines in Comedies.
- I enjoyed travelling and have been to 12 countries. Maybe I have been to your hometown?
- I am a super fan of Nightwish.
My favourite album is Imaginaerum.
Friends
- Jimmy Zhang Software Engineer @ Microsoft, Suzhou, China.
- Sway Ye Ph.D. @ SJTU, Shanghai, China.
- Joy Dong Ph.D. @ UMICH, Ann Arbor, US.
- ...(if you want to get linked just message me 😏)
Mental Support
Get In Touch
You are welcome to drop me a message :)
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Phone
734-545-9094
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marstin0607
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1137610417
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Address
Bob and Betty Beyster Building 4909,
2260 Hayward Street,
Ann Arbor, MI 48109.