Nan Jiang 姜楠

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), where I started in September 2025.

I earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science from Purdue University, where I was advised by Dr. Yexiang Xue. My PhD research focused on integrating automated reasoning with machine learning for structured prediction and scientific discovery. Before that, I received my master’s degree from Beihang University and interned at Microsoft Research Asia and Amazon Search.

Research interests: Diffusion Language Models; Neuro-symbolic AI for scientific discovery.

Prospective students: I’m looking for self-motivated students passionate about efficient diffusion LLMs and AI4Science. If you’re interested in working with me, please apply to the UTEP CS PhD program.