Mengqian Zhang
I am currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Department of Computer Science of Yale University, hosted by Prof. Fan Zhang.
Prior to this, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Stern School of Business of New York University, hosted by Prof. Xi Chen and Prof. Elynn Chen.
I got my Ph.D. in Computer Science from Shanghai Jiao Tong University where I was very fortunate to be advised by Prof. Xiaotie Deng and the B.E. degree in Computer Science from Ocean University of China in 2018.
I was a visiting scholar at Center on Frontiers of Computing Studies, Peking University from July 2019 to December 2022.
My research interests mainly include blockchain, algorithmic game theory, FinTech, and multi-agent AI.
I'm on the 2024-25 job market. If you think I might be a good fit for some postdoc/researcher position, please feel free to reach out, and I would love to learn more. Thank you :).
Contact
- Email: mengqian (dot) cs (at) gmail (dot) com
- Address: 51 Prospect St, New Haven, CT
Working Papers
Computation of Optimal MEV in Decentralized Exchanges (pdf)
- Joint work with Yuhao Li, Xinyuan (Xyn) Sun, Elynn Chen, and Xi Chen.
Maximizing Extractable Value from CFMMs under Trading Fees (Submitted)
- Joint work with Jichen Li, Elynn Chen, Xi Chen and Xiaotie Deng.
SoK: Play-to-Earn Projects (arXiv)
- Joint work with Jingfan Yu, Xi Chen and Zhixuan Fang.
Publications
MEV Makes Everyone Happy under Greedy Sequencing Rule (arXiv)
- Joint work with Yuhao Li, Jichen Li, Elynn Chen, Xi Chen and Xiaotie Deng.
- The 2023 ACM CCS Workshop on Decentralized Finance and Security (DeFi). ACM, 2023. (DeFi'23)
Insightful Mining Equilibria (arXiv, WINE)
- Joint work with Yuhao Li, Jichen Li, Chaozhe Kong and Xiaotie Deng.
- The 18th Conference on Web and Internet Economics (WINE). Springer, 2022. (WINE'22)
An Efficient and Robust Committee Structure for Sharding Blockchain (arXiv, pdf)
- Joint work with Jichen Li, Zhaohua Chen, Hongyin Chen and Xiaotie Deng.
- IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2022. [J]
Funding Public Goods with Expert Advice in Blockchain System (pdf)
- Joint work with Jichen Li, Yukun Cheng, Wenhan Huang, Jiarui Fan, Xiaotie Deng and Jan Xie.
- 2022 IEEE 42nd International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS). IEEE, 2022. (ICDCS'22)
A Provable Softmax Reputation-Based Protocol for Permissioned Blockchains (pdf)
- Joint work with Hongyin Chen, Zhaohua Chen, Yukun Cheng, Xiaotie Deng, Wenhan Huang, Jichen Li and Hongyi Ling.
- IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2021. [J]
A Reputation-based Mechanism for Transaction Processing in Blockchain Systems (pdf)
- Joint work with Jiarui Zhang, Yukun Cheng, Xiaotie Deng, Bo Wang, Jan Xie and Yuanyuan Yang.
- IEEE Transactions on Computers, 2021. [J]
Poster: An Efficient Permissioned Blockchain with Provable Reputation Mechanism (pdf)
- Joint work with Hongyin Chen, Zhaohua Chen, Yukun Cheng, Xiaotie Deng, Wenhan Huang, Jichen Li and Hongyi Ling.
- 2021 IEEE 41st International Conference on Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS). IEEE, 2021. (ICDCS'21)
Accelerating Transactions Relay in Blockchain Networks via Reputation (pdf)
- Joint work with Yukun Cheng, Xiaotie Deng, Bo Wang, Jan Xie, Yuanyuan Yang and Jiarui Zhang.
- 2021 IEEE/ACM 29th International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS). IEEE, 2021. (IWQoS'21)
Preventing Spread of Spam Transactions in Blockchain by Reputation (pdf)
- Joint work with Jiarui Zhang, Yukun Cheng, Xiaotie Deng, Bo Wang, Jan Xie and Yuanyuan Yang.
- 2020 IEEE/ACM 28th International Symposium on Quality of Service (IWQoS). IEEE, 2020. (IWQoS'20)
CycLedger: A Scalable and Secure Parallel Protocol for Distributed Ledger via Sharding (pdf)
- Joint work with Jichen Li, Zhaohua Chen, Hongyin Chen and Xiaotie Deng.
- 2020 IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS). IEEE, 2020. (IPDPS'20)
Two-Tier Sharing in Electric Vehicle Service Market (pdf)
- Joint work with Yukun Cheng and Xiaotie Deng.
- IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, 2019. [J]
A Novel Business Model for Electric Car Sharing (pdf)
- Joint work with Yukun Cheng and Xiaotie Deng.
- International Workshop on Frontiers in Algorithmics. Springer, Cham, 2019. (FAW'19)
Honor & Awards
IPDPS 2020 Best Paper Nominee (May 2020)
Outstanding Graduate of Shandong Province (June. 2018, Top 1% in Shandong Province)
The First Prize Scholarship (Sep. 2017, Top 1% in Ocean University of China)
National Scholarship (Sep. 2016)
National Scholarship (Sep. 2015)
Academic Services
Co-organizer of the Blockchain Track at IJTCS 2021 (The 2nd International Joint Conference on Theoretical Computer Science)
Organizer of the Student Forum at CSIAM Blockchain Technology and Applications Summit Forum
Co-organizer of the Poster Session at WINE 2020 (The 16th Conference on Web and Internet Economics)
Volunteer for SAGT 2018 (The 11th International Symposium on Algorithmic Game Theory)
External reviewer for WWW, AAAI, IPDPS, WINE, IEEE JSAC, IEEE TPDS, IEEE TCC.
