RESEARCHER
FILMMAKER
DAVID YIYANG LIU
DAVID YIYANG LIU — RESEARCH PROFILE
MPHIL STUDENT — UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (UNSW)
MEMBER OF THE UNSW NLP RESEARCH GROUP
I'm an MPhil student at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), researching the intersection of narrative theory, natural language processing, and large language models. I'm part of the UNSW NLP research group.
My work applies narratological frameworks to the design and evaluation of story-generation systems, and explores reinforcement learning methods for producing more coherent, theory-informed narratives. I also collaborate on research applying VR and generative AI to filmmaking education.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Research Training Program (RTP) Scholarship
UNSW
Domestic Research Training Grant (DRTG)
UNSW
STEMM Champion
UNSW STEMM Champions Program
Taste of Research Scholarship
UNSW
EXPERIENCE
I tutor across Computer Science and Engineering, and Arts and Media.
- Data Structures and Algorithms
- Screen Production II
I develop and maintain features for a digital education portal using React and AWS, part-time.