Youcheng Zong 🎓

Youcheng ZongYǒuchéng Zōng

(he/him)

PhD Candidate

Northeastern University

About

I am a PhD student in Control Science and Engineering at Northeastern University, China. My research focuses on AI and large-model applications in complex industrial scenarios, with interests in industrial process modeling, multimodal perception, analysis, and decision support. I am strong at abstracting tasks from real problems, connecting data with models, and turning research results into verifiable, deployable systems.

Education

PhD Candidate, Control Science and Engineering

2024-08

Northeastern University

Master of Engineering

2021-09
2024-06

Anhui University of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering in Automation

2017-09
2021-06

Anhui University of Technology

Research Interests

Industrial LLM agents RAG and tool-augmented decision support Semantic time-series modeling Intelligent metallurgy Multimodal medical AI
Research

My research develops large-model systems for complex industrial and clinical settings where decisions must be grounded in process data, domain knowledge, and deployable software.

  • Industrial LLM agents and decision support. RAG, tool calling, Text2SQL, and human-in-the-loop workflows for production-facing reasoning and operational decisions.
  • Semantic time-series modeling. Methods that connect sensor sequences, task descriptions, and process semantics for adaptive prediction under changing operating conditions.
  • Application-grounded AI. Metallurgical process intelligence remains the main application base, with selected work extending multimodal perception and reasoning to oral mucosal medical analysis.

Experience

Project Lead, Multimodal LLM Virtual Doctor for Oral Mucosal Dermoscopy

Xiangya Second Hospital

Built a multimodal large-model agent workflow for real clinical scenarios. The workflow integrates dermoscopy images, patient reports, and medical knowledge to support oral mucosal disease analysis, reasoning, and virtual-doctor-assisted diagnosis.
Multimodal LLMs Medical AI Agent workflows

Project Lead, Digital-Twin Large Model for Thickening-Dewatering

Baowu Resources

Built a production-facing thickening-dewatering digital-twin large-model workflow. The system connects field signals, condition recognition, a RAG knowledge base, Text2SQL, and tool calling for perception and decision support.
Industrial LLMs Digital twins RAG

Project Member, National Key Research and Development Program

National Key R&D Program

Developed 5G-enabled endpoint-prediction modules for mineral-processing and metallurgical processes. The modules connect industrial data access, online state estimation, and web dashboards to support process monitoring and endpoint judgment.
5G industrial systems Endpoint prediction Process monitoring

Project Lead, LF-Furnace Visual Perception and Energy-Saving Control

Baowu Magang

Delivered LF-furnace visual perception and energy-saving control for field production. The work connected site perception, networking data, model prediction, control logic, and production software.
Visual perception Energy-saving control Metallurgy

Project Lead, Intelligent Transformation of the Iron-Tapping Process

Baowu Changgang Ironmaking Plant

Built an intelligent-transformation workflow for the iron-tapping process. The workflow connected molten-iron level perception, data communication, algorithm services, and software platforms, and completed digital-twin scenario construction and deployment.
Ironmaking Digital twins Industrial deployment

Education

PhD Candidate, Control Science and Engineering

Northeastern University

College of Information Science and Engineering.

Master of Engineering

Anhui University of Technology

School of Metallurgical Engineering

Bachelor of Engineering in Automation

Anhui University of Technology

School of Electrical and Information Engineering.
Publications
Research Highlights
LLM-Driven Human-AI Collaborative Decision Support System for Complex Industrial Processes: A Case Study in Metallurgy featured image

LLM-Driven Human-AI Collaborative Decision Support System for Complex Industrial Processes: A Case Study in Metallurgy

First-author journal article on LLM-driven human-AI collaborative decision support for complex metallurgical processes.

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A meta-contrastive learning hybrid model for adaptive temperature trend prediction in variable ladle preheating featured image

A meta-contrastive learning hybrid model for adaptive temperature trend prediction in variable ladle preheating

First-author journal article on adaptive temperature trend prediction in variable ladle preheating.

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Hybrid Grid Search and Bayesian optimization-based random forest regression for predicting material compression pressure in manufacturing processes featured image

Hybrid Grid Search and Bayesian optimization-based random forest regression for predicting material compression pressure in manufacturing processes

First-author journal article on random-forest-based pressure prediction in manufacturing processes.

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Iron-Tapping State Recognition of Blast Furnace Based on Bi-GRU Composite Model and Post-Processing Classifier featured image

Iron-Tapping State Recognition of Blast Furnace Based on Bi-GRU Composite Model and Post-Processing Classifier

First-author journal article on blast furnace iron-tapping state recognition.

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