Tong Lin | UMSI

About Me

Hi, I am Tong Lin! I am a second year Ph.D. student at UMSI, advised by Dr. Sabina Tomkins. My current research interest concentrates on applying machine learning and natural language processing approaches in the realms of social media and political research. I aim to utilize computational strategies to promote and enhance policies within these domains.

More about me: I am a desperate cat and dog lover, also a passionate music admirer, a video game enthusiast, a travel lover, a cuisine explorer, a video content creator, a suspense & detective TV series seeker, a(n) (exceptionally amateur) photographer, and a thousand other things.

Education

Ph.D. in Information, School of Information, University of Michigan, 2028 (expected)
M.S. in Data Science, University of Michigan, 2023
M.S. in Industrial & Operations Engineering, University of Michigan, 2023
B.S. in Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, 2021

Research Interests

Machine Learning
Large Language Model
Social Media
Political Studies

News

[Nov. 2024] Present our work “Tab2Text-A framework for deep learning with tabular data” at EMNLP’24, Miami!
[Jul. 2024] Present our idea “Tab2Text-A framework for deep learning with tabular data” at IC2S2’24, Philadelphia!
[Jun. 2024] Enjoyed my time at ICWSM’24, Buffalo!
[Aug. 2023] Present our work “SUSTAINABLESIGNALS: An AI Approach for Inferring Consumer Product Sustainability” at IJCAI’23, Macao!
[Mar. 2023] Get admitted to UMSI and thrilled to become part of this big community!
[Oct. 2022] My homepage starts running wohooo~

Publications

(* equal contribution)

Tong Lin*, Jason Yan*, David Jurgens, and Sabina Tomkins
Tab2Text-A framework for deep learning with tabular data
EMNLP Findings 2024
[Paper] | [Code]
Tong Lin*, Tianliang Xu*, Amit Zac, and Sabina Tomkins
SUSTAINABLESIGNALS: An AI Approach for Inferring Consumer Product Sustainability
IJCAI 2023, AI and Social Good Track
[Paper] | [Code]

Services & Experiences

[Aug 2023] Volunteer at IJCAI’23, Macau