Ruotong Chen @ LAMDA-NJU AI

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陈若桐
Ruotong Chen

1st year M.Sc. Student
LAMDA Group
School of Artificial Intelligence
National Key Laboratory for Novel Software Technology
Nanjing University
email: chenrt at lamda.nju.edu.cn

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Currently I am a 1st year M.Sc. student of School of Artificial Intelligence in Nanjing University advised by Prof. Chao Qian and a member of LAMDA Group, led by Prof. Zhi-Hua Zhou.


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Biography

  • Sep 2025 - Now : M.Sc. candidate in Computer Science, School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University.
  • Sep 2021 - Jun 2025 : B.Sc. in Computer Science, School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University.

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    Research Interest

    I am interested in Reinforcement Learning and AI4EDA, with a focus on Physical Design.

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    Publications

    • Ruo-Tong Chen, Ke Xue, Chengrui Gao, Yunqi Shi, Tian Xu, Peng Xie, Siyuan Xu, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou. How Can Reinforcement Learning Achieve Expert-level Placement? In: Proceedings of the 63rd ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC'26) (CCF-A), Long Beach, CA, 2026.
    • Peng Xie, Ke Xue, Yunqi Shi, Ruo-Tong Chen, Chengrui Gao, Siyuan Xu, Chenjian Ding, Mingxuan Yuan, and Chao Qian. FlowPlace: Flow Matching for Chip Placement. In: Proceedings of the 63rd ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference (DAC'26) (CCF-A), Long Beach, CA, 2026.
    • Chengrui Gao, Yunqi Shi, Ke Xue, Ruo-Tong Chen, Siyuan Xu, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou. Expertise Can Be Helpful for Reinforcement Learning-based Macro Placement. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR'26) (CCF-A), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2026.
    • Ruo-Tong Chen, Chengrui Gao, Siyuan Xu, Ke Xue, Yunqi Shi, Xi Lin, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou. Timing-driven Detailed Placement via TimingMask-guided Path-level Optimization. In: Proceedings of 2026 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE'26) (CCF-B), Verona, Italy, 2026.
    • Chen Lu, Ke Xue, Ruo-Tong Chen, Yunqi Shi, Siyuan Xu, Mingxuan Yuan, Chao Qian, and Zhi-Hua Zhou. Dynamic Algorithm Configuration for Global Placement. In: Proceedings of 2026 Design, Automation & Test in Europe Conference & Exhibition (DATE'26) (CCF-B), Verona, Italy, 2026.
    • Ke Xue, Ruo-Tong Chen, Xi Lin, Yunqi Shi, Shixiong Kai, Siyuan Xu, and Chao Qian. Reinforcement Learning Policy as Macro Regulator Rather than Macro Placer. In: Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS'24) (CCF-A), Vancouver, Canada, 2024. [PDF] [Code]
    • Lihe Li, Ruotong Chen, Ziqian Zhang, Zhichao Wu, Yi-Chen Li, Cong Guan, Yang Yu, and Lei Yuan. Continual Multi-Objective Reinforcement Learning via Reward Model Rehearsal. In: Proceedings of the International Joint Conference on Artificial Intelligence (IJCAI'24) (CCF-A), Jeju, Korea, 2024. [PDF] [Code]

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    Awards and Experiences

  • 2025 : Excellent Graduate;
  • 2025 : Excellent Undergraduate Thesis;
  • 2024 : Ruli Scholarship;
  • 2023 : Academic Research (Competition) Star Scholarship;
  • 2023 : Renmin Scholarship;
  • 2022 : China Undergraduate Mathematical Contest in Modeling, Second Price, (Ruotong Chen, Hongjie You, Rongxi tan);
  • 2022 : Tencent Scholarship.



  • Contact:
    National Key Laboratory for Novel Software Technology, Nanjing University, Xianlin Campus Mailbox 603, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Qixia District, Nanjing 210023, China
    (南京市栖霞区仙林大道163号,南京大学仙林校区603信箱,软件新技术国家重点实验室,210023)
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