Jiaxuan You

Jiaxuan You is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, where he leads the U Lab. His research focuses on large language model–based intelligent agents, with an emphasis on training methodologies, system design, and real-world deployment. His work explores how foundation models can be transformed into capable, reliable agents that interact with complex environments, tools, and users. He is particularly interested in bridging advances in large-scale learning with practical AI systems, producing research that spans algorithmic development, system optimization, and application-driven evaluation. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University and joined UIUC as a faculty member in 2024. Since establishing his lab, his group has produced research publications, open-source projects, and working demonstrations that reflect a strong orientation toward applied and scalable AI research.