- Write: twang1@g.harvard.edu
- Drop in: Office 5.421, 150 Western Ave, Allston
Hi, I'm Tonghan Wang. I will be joining the Institute for AI at Tsinghua University as an Assistant Professor in 2026.
Research Interests
Current ongoing projects include:
- Advertising and market design for generative models, grounded in economic theory
- AI game theory with an emphasis on safety
- Embodied learning with coordinated muscle-group control
- Multi-agent problems in generative models
As the world moves toward human–agent coexistence, all questions about the relationship between humans and AI are within scope.
I am continuously looking for passionate PhD students and undergraduate research interns. I admit two PhD students per year; PhD admissions are currently open for students entering in 2027 or later (including the 2026 early-admission cycle). I encourage prospective students to first connect through a research internship or collaborative project — this also helps you assess whether my group is the right fit for you.
Undergraduate interns: Students at any stage of undergraduate study are welcome. We can tailor a research plan to your background and future goals.
If you are excited about our research directions, please send your CV and transcripts to twang1@g.harvard.edu, along with a brief description (one or two sentences) of a research problem you have worked on and what specific questions you find most interesting.
Mentoring Style
- Student development comes first. For students aiming for academic careers, I can facilitate collaborations or research visits with top institutions including Harvard, MIT, CMU, and Google.
- I encourage tackling hard and important problems, value originality and depth, and actively support collaboration across institutions and with industry.
- I have extensive personal experience navigating the complexities of U.S. visas 😂 and can offer detailed, practical advice.
About Me
- PhD from Harvard University, advised by Prof. David C. Parkes and Prof. Milind Tambe
- Master's from the Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences (IIIS), Tsinghua University
- Victor Lesser Distinguished Dissertation Award, 2025 — awarded annually to a single doctoral graduate worldwide for outstanding dissertation research in agent and multi-agent systems
- Best Paper Award at ACM EC 2024 (AI Track); multiple Spotlight/Oral recognitions at NeurIPS, ICLR, AAAI, and other top venues
