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Curriculum Vitae of Sikuan Yan.

Contact Information

Name Sikuan Yan
Professional Title Ph.D. Candidate in Artificial Intelligence
Email yan@dbs.ifi.lmu.de

Professional Summary

Ph.D. Candidate in Artificial Intelligence at LMU Munich. Research on multi-agent systems, agent memory, agent harnessing, and multimodal agents.

Experience

  • 2025 - present

    Munich, Germany

    Researcher
    Munich Center for Machine Learning (MCML)
    • MCML is one of six national AI Competence Centers, funded on a permanent basis by the German and Bavarian governments’ AI strategy, bringing together leading ML researchers from LMU, TUM and associated institutions.
  • 2025 - present

    Munich, Germany

    Researcher
    Huawei 2012 Labs
    • Based at the Heisenberg Research Institute; research at the intersection of 6G and AI, exploring how large language models and multimodal reasoning can drive next-generation wireless systems.
  • 2023 - 2024

    Munich, Germany

    Program Management Working Student
    Amazon
    • Conducted vendor analysis for the Amazon Austria marketplace, established a champions program, and analyzed Black Friday data to generate actionable insights.
  • 2022 - 2023

    Munich, Germany

    AI Product Management Working Student
    Siemens AG
    • Managed the product lifecycle of an AI-driven procurement analysis web application, digitalizing procurement processes for around 90 Siemens factories worldwide.
  • 2020 - 2021

    Munich, Germany

    Founder
    Eatwhats (eatwhats.de)
    • Built a Dianping-style discovery app for Asian restaurants in Germany, filling a long-standing gap for the local Chinese community.
    • Within six months, partnered with ~50% of Chinese restaurants in Munich and reached ~1/5 of the city’s Chinese population.

Education

  • 2025 - present

    Munich, Germany

    Ph.D. Candidate
    LMU Munich
    Artificial Intelligence
    • Research with Prof. Volker Tresp on multi-agent systems, agent memory, agent harnessing, and multimodal agents.
  • 2022 - 2025

    Munich, Germany

    M.Sc.
    LMU Munich
    Informatics
  • 2018 - 2022

    Munich, Germany

    B.Sc.
    TUM Munich
    Informatics
  • 2014 - 2017

    Salem, Germany

    IB Diploma
    Schule Schloss Salem
    International Baccalaureate

Leadership

  • Honored President & Advisor, CSSA Munich e.V. (2024–present) — advisor to the current president.
  • President, CSSA Munich e.V. (2020–2024) — grew the association from 70 to 170 members and scaled annual events from 20 to 50 within two years (cross-platform followers grew by ~300%); produced the largest Chinese New Year Gala in Germany (800+ attendees); hosted annual recruiting talks for dozens of international companies and universities.

Skills

Languages: Mandarin (Native), English (Professional — IB English A), German (Professional — Goethe C1)
Programming: Python, PyTorch, PyTorch Lightning, Colossal-AI, Blender, Java, React