Qing Chen 陈晴

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I am a third-year Ph.D. student in the CS Theory Group at Rutgers University, fortunate to be advised by Peng Zhang. My research interests lie broadly in theoretical computer science, with a recent focus on discrepancy theory and its application in causal inference.

Previously, I received my bachelor’s degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2023, where I was a member of the ACM Honors Class.

Contact info

Email: qing DOT c AT rutgers DOT edu

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Publications

Authors are alphabetical unless otherwise noted.

In Submission

  1. Almost Sharp Bounds on Weaver’s Discrepancy for Gaussian Vectors Across Different Regimes
    Qing Chen, Yunwei Ren, and Peng Zhang
  2. Metric Distortion of Matching: A Stochastic Perspective
    Ziyi Cai, Qing Chen, Kangning Wang, and Peng Zhang

Published

  1. Nonlinear Covariate Balance in Experimental Design
    Qing Chen and Peng Zhang
    Forty-third International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML), 2026
  2. Balanced and Robust Multi-Treatment Experimental Designs via Randomized Differencing
    Qing Chen, Jing Jia, and Peng Zhang
    The 29th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Statistics (AISTATS), 2026
  3. Weaver’s Discrepancy for Gaussian Random Vectors
    Ziyi Cai, Qing Chen, and Peng Zhang
    SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, 2025

Teaching

Current at Rutgers University

  • Teaching Assistant, CS344: Design and Analysis of Computer Algorithms

    Spring 2025

  • Teaching Assistant, CS512: Introduction to Data Structures and Algorithms

    Fall 2024

  • Teaching Assistant, CS323: Numerical Analysis and Computing

    Spring 2024

  • Teaching Assistant, CS206: Introduction to Discrete Structures II

    Fall 2023
Past at Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • Teaching Assistant, CS3950: Algorithm Design and Analysis

    Spring 2022

  • Teaching Assistant, CS163: Great Ideas in Computer Science

    Fall 2020 & Fall 2021