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Yajie Zhang 张雅洁

Ph.D. Candidate
College of Intelligence and Computing,
Tianjin University
zyj0928@tju.edu.cn


About Me

Hi! I am currently a Ph.D. candidate in the College of Intelligence and Computing at Tianjin University, advised by Prof. Ce Yu, and at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) advised by Prof. Daniel Grün. I received my B.E. degree from Hebei University of Technology in 2020. From 2019 to 2020, I participated in a joint training program at Massey University and earned my second Bachelor’s degree.

My research lies at the intersection of computer science and time-domain astronomy, with a focus on developing intelligent and efficient scheduling methods for distributed telescope arrays in optical time-domain surveys. My research interests broadly include resource allocation and optimization, AI for Science, artificial intelligence, and high-performance computing.

🎉 I will join School of Computer Software, Tianjin University as an Assistant Professor in December 2025. I am actively seeking collaborations in AI for astronomy, intelligent scheduling, and astronomical information technology. Feel free to reach out, I’m always happy to discuss research ideas or potential collaborations.

📧 Email: zyj0928[at]tju[dot]edu[dot]cn

Publications and Projects


Observation Scheduling for Time-Domain Surveys with Telescope Arrays:

  1. FGCS
    Solving Online Resource-Constrained Scheduling for Follow-Up Observation in Astronomy: a Reinforcement Learning Approach
    Yajie Zhang, Ce Yu, Chao Sun, Jizeng Wei, Junhan Ju, Shanjiang Tang
    Future Generation Computer Systems, Feb. 2025.
    Paper

  2. AJ
    GRRIS: a Real-Time Intra-Site Observation Scheduling Scheme for Distributed Survey Telescope Arrays
    Yajie Zhang, Ce Yu, Chao Sun, Yi Hu, Zhaohui Shang, Jizeng Wei, Xu Yang
    The Astronomical Journal, Oct. 2024.
    Paper BibTeX

  3. AJ
    A Multilevel Scheduling Framework for Distributed Time-domain Large-area Sky Survey Telescope Array
    Yajie Zhang, Ce Yu, Chao Sun, Zhaohui Shang, Yi Hu, Huiyu Zhi, Jinmao Yang, Shanjiang Tang
    The Astronomical Journal, Feb. 2023.
    Paper GitHub BibTeX

  4. RAA
    Relay Observation Scheduling of Global Distributed Telescope Array Based on Integer Programming
    Junhan Ju, Ce Yu, Yi Hu,Yajie Zhang, Chao Sun and Jizeng Wei
    Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Nov. 2024.
    Paper

    5. Optimization of the Cross-Matching Algorithm:


  5. RAA
    3DT-CM: A Low-complexity Cross-matching Algorithm for Large Astronomical Catalogues using 3d-tree Approach
    Yifei Mu, Ce Yu, Chao Sun, Kun Li, Yajie Zhang, Jizeng Wei, Jian Xiao, Jie Wang
    Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Sep. 2023.
    Paper BibTeX

  6. MN
    HLC2: a Highly Efficient Cross-matching Framework for Large Astronomical Catalogues on Heterogeneous Computing Environments
    Yajie Zhang, Ce Yu, Chao Sun, Jian Xiao, Kun Li, Yifei Mu, Chenzhou Cui
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Feb. 2023.
    Paper GitHub BibTeX

    7. Development of Astronomical Software Tools:


  7. PASP
    SPGrid: a Straightforward Parallel Gridding Approach for Single-dish Radio Telescope
    Weidi Yang, Ce Yu, Jian Xiao, Hao Wang, Yajie Zhang, Shuo Su
    PASP, Mar. 2025.
    Paper

  8. APJS
    LEAVES: An Expandable Light-curve Data Set for Automatic Classification of Variable Stars
    Ya Fei, Ce Yu, Kun Li, Xiaodian Chen, Yajie Zhang, Chenzhou Cui, Yunfei Xu, Yihan Tao
    APJS, Nov. 2024.
    Paper

  9. NA
    Scalable Framework of Intelligent RFI Flagging for Large-scale HI Survey Data from FAST
    Jian Xiao, Yajie Zhang, Bo Zhang, Zhicheng Yang, Ce Yu, Chenzhou Cui
    New Astronomy, Oct. 2022.
    Paper

  10. MN
    TSCat: Data Model and Storage Engine for AI-based Light Curve Analysis
    Kun Li, Ce Yu, Yanxia Zhang, Chao Sun, Jian Xiao, Chenzhou Cui, Yajie Zhang, Yifei Mu
    Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Aug. 2022.
    Paper

  11. AC
    Astro-TS3: Time-series Subimage Search Engine for Archived Astronomical Data
    Qinlong Kang, Ce Yu, Yajie Zhang, Chenzhou Cui, Chao Sun, Jian Xiao, Shanjiang Tang
    Astronomy and Computing, Jan. 2021.
    Paper

Talks

  1. China-VO 2025
    A Multi-level Scheduling Method for Autonomous Intelligent Sky Survey
    China-VO Annual Meeting, Apr. 2025, Haikou, China.

  2. ADASS 2024
    Observation Scheduling Software Framework for Distributed Telescope Arrays in Time-Domain Surveys
    ADASS XXXIV, Nov. 2024, Valletta, Malta.

  3. China-VO 2022
    Research on Scheduling Modes for Distributed Time-domain Survey Telescope Arrays
    China-VO Annual Meeting, Apr. 2023, Guilin, China.

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