flâneur — a map of the web's best reading

The Smartest Kid in the World: Deng Mingyang (邓明扬)

chinaresearchcollective.substack.com · 6,443 words · saved by 1 readers

From IMO Gold to Generative AI: An Interview with MIT PhD Student Deng Mingyang

The Smartest Kid in the World: Deng Mingyang (邓明扬) From IMO Gold to Generative AI: An Interview with MIT PhD Student Deng Mingyang ChinaResearchCollective Apr 23, 2026 35 1 4 Share Translator's Commentary This is an interview with The Smartest Kid in the World: Deng Mingyang (邓明扬) Deng Mingyang is a 2nd year PhD student in MIT. His PhD advisor is the most cited Chinese scientist in all of history, He Kaiming (何恺明). Deng Mingyang’s Selected Awards: Distinguished Donor Fellowship, MIT EECS (Spring 2026) Gold medal (1st place) @ 45th Annual ICPC World Finals Putnam Fellow (Top 5) @ 83rd William L

Explore this link on the map →

related reading