Zihao Zhao

Reasoning · Learning · Multi-agent systems

Zihao Zhao 赵梓豪

Ph.D. student in Information Sciences
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

I’m interested in reasoning, learning, and orchestration in LLM-based multi-agent systems.

I am advised by Hao Wang at UIUC. Previously, I pursued doctoral studies at Rutgers and received my B.Eng. in Automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University’s Zhiyuan Honors Program.

Zihao Zhao
Based at UIUCIllinois, USA

Selected publications

Full publication list in my CV
  1. NeurIPS2026

    When Debate Helps: Proposal Supply and Verification-Aware Readout in Multi-Agent Reasoning

    Zihao Zhao, Tunyu Zhang, Haizhou Shi, Yusong Zhao, Xinxi Zhang, and Hao Wang

    NeurIPS 2026 · Accepted

    Paper
  2. NeurIPS2026

    Reward Modeling for Multi-Agent Orchestration

    King Yeung Tsang†, Zihao Zhao†, et al.

    NeurIPS 2026 · Accepted

    Paper
  3. NeurIPS2026

† Equal contribution. My name is shown in bold.

Along the way

Background

Full curriculum vitae

Education

Sept. 2026–Present

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Ph.D. student in Information Sciences
Advisor: Hao Wang

Aug. 2025–Aug. 2026

Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Doctoral studies in Computer Science
Advisor: Hao Wang

Sept. 2021–June 2025

Shanghai Jiao Tong University

B.Eng. in Automation
Zhiyuan Honors Program

Academic service

Reviewer for ACL Rolling Review (2025–2026) and NeurIPS (2026).

Teaching

Teaching assistant for Database at UIUC, and Computer Architecture and Introduction to Deep Learning at Rutgers.

Beyond research

Previously a senior student network administrator on the SJTU-NIMO core team, supporting campus connectivity and mentoring junior administrators.

Selected recognition

National First Prize, TI Cup China Undergraduate Electronics Design Contest, 2023.

Let’s connect

Interested in multi-agent systems?

I welcome conversations about research and opportunities in academia and industry.

zihaoz@illinois.edu