Xiaoyang Nick Hu

I am a research assistant at the Oh Lab at Brown University. I was once an undergrad at the University of Michigan. My B.S. is in math, computer science, and cognitive science. I am indebted to incredible mentors, both past and present: Hwamee Oh, Richard L. Lewis, Joyce Chai, Melanie Weber, Shane Storks, etc.

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Xiaoyang Nick Hu

Research

I am fascinated by both natural and artificial intelligence—their shared principles and points of divergence. My research is driven by questions about 1) the representation of abstract concepts, 2) the mechanisms underlying controlled processing, and 3) their interplay.

Do Language Models Understand the Cognitive Tasks Given to Them? Investigations with the N-Back Paradigm
Xiaoyang Hu, Richard L. Lewis
ACL Findings, 2025
paper / code
In-Context Analogical Reasoning with Pre-Trained Language Models
Xiaoyang Hu, Shane Storks, Richard L. Lewis, Joyce Chai
ACL, 2023
paper / code / video / coverage

Miscellaneous

In my free time, I like watching ⚽️ and playing 🎾. I am a fan of Real Madrid and Rafael Nadal. I am also a dad. This is the mother of my child.

Adapted from Jon Barron's website with the help of Claude.