Chenyu Lu

About

I am an undergraduate at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, majoring in Computer Science and Mathematics. My research interests are statistical machine learning and learning theory. I currently conduct research in reinforcement learning theory under the supervision of Prof. Nian Si.

🔥 News

2026.08: Selected as undergraduate teaching assistant for COMP4900 Graduation Requirements at HKUST for Fall 2026.
2026.08: Completed independent work under Prof. Qifeng Chen on a benchmark for evaluating the web-fetch ability of GPT and other large language models.
2026.06: Began part-time internship with the Hong Kong Observatory, working on Low Altitude Economy and aviation-related data/AI topics.
2026.06: Began research assistant work with Prof. Nian Si, focusing on literature reading, research development, and manuscript writing.
2026.05: Won Champion in the 11th HKUST Undergraduate Mathematics Competition, Junior Division.
2026.01: ScaleCUA was accepted to ICLR 2026 as an Oral paper. arXiv
2026.02: Began undergraduate teaching assistant role for COMP4900 Graduation Requirements at HKUST.
2025.09: Started UROP research on the Zeto Project, studying blockchain account models and cryptographic foundations.
2025.09: Began undergraduate teaching assistant role for COMP2711 Discrete Mathematics at HKUST.
2025.08: Completed GUI-agent research work connected to OpenGVLab / ScaleCUA.
2025.04: Won Champion in the 10th HKUST Undergraduate Mathematics Competition, Junior Division.

💼 Experience

Jun 2026 - Present | Part-time Intern, Hong Kong Observatory
Working with Dr. Wallace S. W. Chan’s team on Low Altitude Economy and aviation-related subjects, including real-world aviation data analysis and AI applications.
Jun 2026 - Present | Research Assistant, Reinforcement Learning and Learning Theory, HKUST
Supervised by Prof. Nian Si. Reading papers, developing research ideas, and drafting manuscripts for ongoing research.
Jun 2026 - Aug 2026 | Independent Work, Web-Fetch Benchmark, HKUST
Supervised by Prof. Qifeng Chen. Built a benchmark for evaluating the web-fetch ability of GPT and other large language models.
Sep 2026 - Dec 2026 | Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, HKUST
Will support COMP4900 Graduation Requirements, helping students understand degree requirements, seminar registration checks, and course logistics.
Feb 2026 - May 2026 | Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, HKUST
Supported COMP4900 Graduation Requirements, helping students understand degree requirements, seminar registration checks, and course logistics.
Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 | UROP Research Assistant, Zeto Project, HKUST
Supervised by Prof. Dimitris Papadopoulos and Dr. Jiajun Xin. Conducted comparative analysis of UTXO and account-based models, studied cryptographic foundations for protocol validation, and supported project documentation and coordination.
Jun 2025 - Aug 2025 | UROP Research Assistant, GUI Agent Project, HKUST
Supervised by Prof. Qifeng Chen and Dr. Zhaoyang Liu. Co-authored a computer-use-agent preprint. Contribution in ScaleCUA: data pipeline and cross-platform workflow components in the open-source codebase.
Sep 2025 - Dec 2025 | Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, HKUST
Supported COMP2711 Discrete Mathematics, helping students with core discrete mathematics concepts and course logistics.

📚 Publications

arXiv Details Code

ScaleCUA: Scaling Open-Source Computer Use Agents with Cross-Platform Data

Zhaoyang Liu, Jingjing Xie, ..., Chenyu Lu, Yunxiang Mo, ..., Wenhai Wang.

ICLR 2026 Oral

Contribution: data pipeline and cross-platform workflow components in the open-source codebase.

🛠️ Projects

GitHub Details

HKO Flight Weather Dashboard

Aviation weather data dashboard

A dashboard for HKIA flight situational awareness using public flight, METAR, and TAF data.

GitHub Details

Codex Completion Sound

Personal Codex utility

A small Codex skill that plays a completion sound when a Codex task finishes.

GitHub Details

OpenGVLab / ScaleCUA Contribution

GUI-agent project contribution

Contribution: data pipeline and cross-platform workflow components in the open-source codebase.

🏆 Honors and Awards

Champion, 11th HKUST Undergraduate Mathematics Competition, Junior Division, May 2026.
Champion, 10th HKUST Undergraduate Mathematics Competition, Junior Division, Apr 2025.
Dean’s List, 2024-2025 Fall, HKUST.
Dean’s List, 2024-2025 Spring, HKUST.
Dean’s List, 2025-2026 Fall, HKUST.
Dean’s List, 2025-2026 Spring, HKUST.
HKSAR Government Scholarship Fund - Talent Development Scholarship, 2024-2025.
University’s Scholarship Scheme for Continuing Undergraduate Students, 2025-2026.
Top 99% National Ranking, Mathematics, Yau Shing-tung Math Test, Aug 2023.
First Prize, National High School Mathematics Olympiad (Preliminary), Sep 2022.
Merit Award, 2nd Pi Day Challenge, Qiuzhen College, Tsinghua University.

🎓 Teaching

Teaching Assistant, COMP4900 Graduation Requirements, HKUST, Sep 2026 - Dec 2026.
Teaching Assistant, COMP4900 Graduation Requirements, HKUST, Feb 2026 - May 2026.
Teaching Assistant, COMP2711 Discrete Mathematics, HKUST, Fall 2025.

Snapshot

Degree: B.S. in Computer Science & Mathematics, HKUST.
Expected graduation: June 2028.
CGA: 3.930 / 4.3.
Major GPA: 4.048 / 4.3, calculated from graded COMP and MATH coursework.
Languages: Mandarin Chinese (native), English (proficient).