Zehua Wang

Zehua Wang

Sophomore @ MIT

About me

Hi! I’m Zehua Wang, an undergraduate student pursuing a B.S. in Physics / Artificial Intelligence and Decision Making at MIT.

Academic Background

My academic journey has been rooted in both theoretical physics and computational research. I achieved 1st place in the theoretical round at the 54th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) and earned gold medals at multiple prestigious competitions, including 3rd place globally at the Romanian Master of Physics.

I completed my freshman year at Tsinghua University’s Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS) (GPA: 3.95/4.00) before joining MIT, where I am maintaining a 5.00/5.00 GPA.

Research & Projects

I’m passionate about the intersection of artificial intelligence, physics, and robotics. I currently work in two research groups at MIT:

  • Prof. Tommi Jaakkola’s group — researching diffusion models and molecular dynamics
  • FortyFive AI Lab (Dr. Ge Yang) — developing RL and imitation learning pipelines for humanoid whole-body control; investigating scaling laws for embodied AI

Previously, I worked with Prof. Huazhe Xu at Tsinghua on learning-based robot manipulation (RIR framework, sim-to-real transfer).

Some recent projects:

  • Fast Humanoid Loco-Manipulation via Flow Matching — FM achieves 820 vs. 280 survival steps over DDPM at 5-NFE; zero-shot loco-manipulation via classifier guidance
  • RL vs. SFT for Math Reasoning — GMPO matches SFT on GSM8K without step-by-step supervision
  • Enhancing Diffusion Models with RL & Adversarial Rewards — 21.7% FID reduction, plug-and-play

Beyond Academics

Outside of my studies, I maintain an active lifestyle and enjoy a variety of sports. Basketball is a particular passion; I had the privilege of leading the IIIS basketball team as an undergraduate during my freshman year. I’ve also been skiing for over a decade and enjoy playing soccer, volleyball, table tennis, swimming, hiking, etc. In my spare time, I love to unwind by listening to music and sometimes singing them.

Get In Touch

Feel free to explore my CV (PDF version here), check out my projects on GitHub, or reach out at zehuaw@mit.edu!