Zihan Wang
Ph.D. Student
Board Member
I am a Ph.D. student at McGill University and Mila – Quebec AI Institute, co-advised by Prof. Doina Precup and Prof. Xiao-Wen Chang. My research focuses on continual reinforcement learning, aiming to develop AI systems that can learn and adapt in non-stationary environments. I am also a Board Member of ContinualAI, a nonprofit organization advancing research in continual learning. I co-organize the Mila Tea Talk, a weekly seminar series at Mila.
Previously, I received my M.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from McGill University, and I hold a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, with a Minor in Mathematics, from the University of Alberta.
Education
McGill University & Mila – Quebec AI InstituteSchool of Computer Science
Ph.D. Student
Supervisors: Doina Precup, Xiao-Wen Chang
Ph.D. Student
Supervisors: Doina Precup, Xiao-Wen Chang
2025 —
McGill University & Mila – Quebec AI InstituteM.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2023 – 2025
University of AlbertaB.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering
Minor in Mathematics
Minor in Mathematics
2018 – 2023
Experience
Mila – Quebec AI Institute / Linarite AIScientist in Residence
2025 – 2026
ContinualAIBoard Member
2024 —
Huawei Noah's Ark Lab, Montreal, CanadaResearcher Intern
2024
Honors & Awards
Flight PS752 Commemorative Scholarship
2025–2027
FRQNT Doctoral Research Scholarship
2025–2029
FRQNT Master’s Research Scholarship
2024–2025
President’s International Distinction Scholarship, University of Alberta
2018–2022
University of Alberta Dean’s Research Award
2021, 2022
News
Aug 2026
G2QDR accepted to TMLR!
Aug 2026
Awarded the Flight PS752 Commemorative Scholarship for a second time (2026–2027).
Aug 2026
SIC-Agents accepted to the EMNLP 2026 main conference!
Aug 2026
Invited to give a talk at the Reinforcement Learning and Philosophy Workshop (RLPH).
Aug 2026
Organizing the Finding the Frame Workshop at RLC 2026 in Montréal. See you in MTL!
Aug 2026
FBCC accepted to ECML PKDD 2026 as an oral!
Jul 2026
GitChameleon 2.0 accepted to the ACL 2026 main conference!
Jun 2026
Perceived Regret accepted to the Continual RL Workshop @ RLC 2026!
Jan 2026
Joining as a co-organizer of the Mila Tea Talk, a weekly seminar series at Mila.
Sep 2025
G4RL accepted to TMLR!
Sep 2025
Awarded Flight PS752 Commemorative Scholarship
Sep 2025
Started as a Ph.D. student in the School of Computer Science at McGill University and Mila in Fall 2025.
Jul 2025
PILOT selected as an Oral at BMVC 2025! See you in Sheffield!
Jun 2025
Submitted my M.Sc. thesis—ending a wonderful two years at iSMART Lab.
Apr 2025
Awarded FRQNT Doctoral Research Scholarship
Oct 2024
Serving as a reviewer for TMLR.
May 2024
Joined ContinualAI as Board Member
Apr 2024
Awarded FRQNT Master's Research Scholarship
Sep 2023
Started M.Sc. thesis program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at McGill University and Mila in Fall 2023.
Apr 2023
Graduated with a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta after five wonderful years. Capstone project: Guess a Sketch