Qi Zhang
Assistant Professor · School of Arts & Sciences · Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Quick answer: Qi Zhang is Assistant Professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Qi Zhang shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
⭐ I am looking for PhD students and visiting researchers!
Research interests
building collaborative AI agents; formalisms, theories, and algorithms of single- and multi-agent planning and reinforcement learning
Selected publications (since 2023)
- **Natural Policy Gradient for Bayesian Network Policies in Markov Potential Games** <br> Dingyang Chen, Zhenyu Zhang, Yuan Ling, Qi Zhang <br> <em>RL Conference 2026</em>
- **Active Learning with Foundation Model Priors: Efficient Learning under Class Imbalance** <br> Jiancheng Zhang, Meiqing Li, Qi Zhang, Yinglun Zhu <br> <em>ICML 2026</em>
- **Analyzing Best-Response Dynamics for Cooperation in Markov Potential Games** <br> Dingyang Chen, Xiaoling Zeng, Thinh T. Doan, Qi Zhang <br> <em>TMLR</em> (May 2026) [<a href="https://openreview.net/forum?id=klFSzxt4MC">openreview</a>]
- **Tree of Options: Temporally Extended World Modeling, Planning, and Execution with Large Language Models** <br> Xiaoling Zeng, Dingyang Chen, Qi Zhang <br> <em>ICLR 2026 Workshop on World
Frequently asked questions
Is Qi Zhang hiring PhD students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Qi Zhang's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I am looking for PhD students and visiting researchers!.
What does Qi Zhang research?
building collaborative AI agents; formalisms, theories, and algorithms of single- and multi-agent planning and reinforcement learning
Data last updated: 2026-09-11 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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