I am currently a second-year PhD student in Computer Science at the University of Liverpool, where I am supervised by Prof. Rahul Savani, Dr. Yongzhao Wang, and Dr. Meng Fang. My research focuses on large language models, particularly their applications at the intersection of game theory. More broadly, I am interested in natural language processing and reinforcement learning.

Before starting my PhD, I completed my MEng in Computer Science at University College London, where I was supervised by Prof. Jun Wang and Dr. Yali Du.

Publications

[1] From Natural Language to Extensive-Form Game Representations
Shilong Deng, Yongzhao Wang, Rahul Savani
Proc. AAMAS 2025
[paper]

[2] Large Language Models Are Neurosymbolic Reasoners
Meng Fang*, Shilong Deng*, Yudi Zhang*, Zijing Shi, Ling Chen, Mykola Pechenizkiy, Jun Wang
Proc. AAAI 2024
[paper · code]

Pre-print

[1] QUASAR: Quantum Assembly Code Generation Using Tool-Augmented LLMs via Agentic RL
Cong Yu, Valter Uotila, Shilong Deng, Qingyuan Wu, Tuo Shi, Songlin Jiang, Lei You, Bo Zhao [paper]

[2] Cooperation on the Fly: Exploring Language Agents for Ad Hoc Teamwork in the Avalon Game
Zijing Shi, Meng Fang, Shunfeng Zheng, Shilong Deng, Ling Chen, Yali Du
[paper]

Teaching

University of Liverpool

• COMP0226 Computer-Based Trading in Financial Markets (2023–2025)

University College London

• COMP0066 Introductory Programming (2022–2023)

Service

• Conference Reviewer: DAI 2025, IJCAI 2025