I am a final year Ph.D. student at Gaoling School of Artificial Intelligence (GSAI), Renmin University of China, advised by Prof. Weiran Shen. Before that, I obtained a B.S. degree in Software Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST).
My research interest lies in the intersection between computer science and economics – addressing problems with economic motivations through the lens of computer science. Specifically, my research involves the following fields:
- Mechanism design in environments with information asymmetry.
- Machine Learning based mechanism design.
🔥 News
- 2024.10: 🎉🎉 Our paper ‘‘Optimal Fixed-price Mechanism with Signaling’’ is accepted by DAI’24.
- 2024.06: 🎉🎉 Our paper ‘‘Two-stage Auction Design in Online Advertising’’ is accepted by EC’24 Workshop on Frontiers of Online Advertising.
- 2024.04: 🎉🎉 Our paper is accepted by IJCAI 2024.
- 2024.02: 🎉🎉 One paper is accepted by ICAPS 2024.
- 2023.04: 🎉🎉 One paper is accepted by IJCAI 2023.
- 2023.01: 🎉🎉 One paper is accepted by AAMAS 2023.
📝 Publications
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Optimal Fixed-price Mechanism with Signaling.
Zhikang Fan, Weiran Shen.
The 6th International Conference on Distributed Artificial Intelligence (DAI), 2024.
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Two-stage Auction Design in Online Advertising.
Zhikang Fan, Lan Hu, Ruirui Wang, Zhongrui Ma, Yue Wang, Qi Ye, Weiran Shen.
The 25th ACM Conference on Economics and Computation (EC) Workshop on Frontiers of Online Advertising, 2024.
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Optimal Auction Design with User Coupons in Advertising Systems.
Xiaodong Liu, Zhikang Fan, Yiming Ding, Yuan Guo, Lihua Zhang, Changcheng Li, Dongying Kong, Han Li, Weiran Shen.
The 33rd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), 2024.
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A Fast Algorithm for k-Memory Messaging Scheme Design in Dynamic Environments with Uncertainty.
Zhikang Fan, Weiran Shen.
The 34th International Conference on Automated Planning and Scheduling (ICAPS), 2024.
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Revenue Maximization Mechanisms for an Uninformed Mediator with Communication Abilities.
Zhikang Fan, Weiran Shen.
The 32nd International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI), 2023.
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Revenue Maximization Mechanisms for an Uninformed Mediator with Communication Abilities.
Zhikang Fan, Weiran Shen.
The 22nd International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS), 2023. (Extended abstract)
📝 Working Papers
- Zhikang Fan, Lan Hu, Ruirui Wang, Zhongrui Ma, Yue Wang, Qi Ye, Weiran Shen. Two-stage Auction Design in Online Advertising. Under review.
- Zhikang Fan, Weiran Shen. Optimal Mediation Mechanisms in Bilateral Trade. Under review.
- Zhikang Fan, Weiran Shen. Selling a Single Item through Persuasion. Under review.
- Xiaodong Liu, Zhikang Fan, Xun Wang, Weiran Shen. Information Design with Deep Learning: A Decentralized Training Approach. Under review.
🎖 Honors and Awards
- 2023.10 Second Class Academic Scholarship, Renmin University of China
- 2020.06 Outstanding Graduates, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
- 2019.09 Hainan Airlines(HNA) Scholarship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
- 2018.09 Merit Student Scholarship, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
📖 Educations
- 2020.09 - present, Ph.D. Renmin University of China.
- 2016.09 - 2020.06, B.S. Huazhong University of Science and Technology
💻 Internships
- 2024.06 - 2025.09, Meituan, Beijing.
- 2023.06 - 2024.05, Huawei, Beijing.