We are proud to announce the finalists for the 2025 Yau Science Award (Computer Science) in the China Mainland Region. These exceptional high school researchers have demonstrated strong innovation, computational thinking, and interdisciplinary insight in the field of computer science. Their projects reflect cutting-edge work in AI, robotics, machine learning, and computational modeling.

Northern Region Finalists

School 513 – Western Academy of Beijing
Advisor: Xu Wei
Student: Aiden Ruipeng Zhou
Paper: Flow Matching-based Text-to-Speech for Low-Resource Automatic Speech Recognition Augmentation

School 1176 – Tsinghua International School
Advisor: Yu Tao
Student: Andy Xu Wang
Paper: A Unified Agentic Framework for Medical VLMs: Case Retrieval, Reporting, and Visual Question Answering

School 1178 – Beijing Normal University Affiliated Experimental High School
Advisors: Ma Jing, Guo Meng
Student: Sun Haochen
Paper: The Influence of the Shadow of the Future on the Evolution of Cooperative Strategies in Multi-Agent Systems Based on LLM Architecture in Repeated Games

School 1357 – Beijing No.101 Middle School
Advisors: Zhou Yuchen, Zhong Fangwei
Student: Mo Jiran
Paper: Structured Higher-Order Mental State Inference for Multi-Modal Machine Theory of Mind

School 1532 – Hefei Ansheng School
Advisors: Liu Ligang, Cai Youcheng
Student: James Jincheng Hu
Paper: CraftMesh: High-Fidelity Generative Mesh Manipulation via Poisson Seamless Fusion

School 1576 – The High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China
Advisors: Shao Zhufeng, Wang Yiping
Student: Wang Muzhou
Paper: Design and Control Study of an Inspection Robot for Gas Pipelines

Southern Region Finalists

School 1881 – Shanghai American School
Advisor: Chen Wenguang
Student: Sophia Liu
Paper: MMAKER: Multi MedAI Agents with Knowledge-Enhanced Reasoning for Cancer Clinical Decision Support

School 1030 – Shanghai High School International Division
Advisors: Yao Yanjie, Chen Zhineng
Student: Simon Leonardo Liu
Paper: Beyond Reactive Assistance: PV-Care Using Low-Density EEG and AI to Provide Proactive, Context-Aware Help for MCI

School 1530 – Wuhan Yingzhong Advanced High School
Advisor: Liang Lianhui
Student: Zeng Yixuan
Paper: Research on Multilingual Audiovisual Speech Recognition Based on Multi-Attention Fusion

School 1845 – Wuhan AIESA Wenhua School
Advisors: Ruan Jinlong, Zhang Fan
Student: Liao Yifu
Paper: C-TranAD: A Complex-Valued Transformer-based Anomaly Detection Model for Multivariable Sequences and Its Application in Eddy Current Testing

School 1077 – Hangzhou Qianjiang BASIS International School
Advisors: Deng Shuiguang, Wang Yin
Student: Lin Yuyang
Paper: Class-Imbalanced Semi-Supervised Learning for Robust rPPG-based Heart Rate Estimation

School 274 – Zhongshan Xiaolan Middle School
Advisors: Fang Jin, Hu Xuejun
Students: Chen Zhantao, Chen Xi, Lu Tiancheng
Paper: HPR-DATS: A Data-Driven Assisted Darts Training System Based on Skeleton Analysis and Machine Learning

Closing Remarks

Congratulations to all finalists of the 2025 Yau Science Award (Computer Science) in the China Mainland Region. Your research showcases innovation at the intersection of artificial intelligence, robotics, data science, and human–computer interaction.

These young scientists exemplify the forward-thinking and interdisciplinary spirit that the Yau Science Award celebrates. We look forward to seeing their continued contributions to the global scientific and technological community.