Hy Dang

Hy Dang

Ph.D. Candidate · Computer Science and Engineering
University of Notre Dame

I am a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Notre Dame, where I work in the DM2 Lab advised by Prof. Meng Jiang.

My research focuses on reliable and self-improving LLM agents. I study how agents use and create tools, learn reusable skills from experience, and solve complex reasoning tasks.

Hy Dang

I am seeking Applied Scientist / Research Scientist roles starting Summer/Fall 2027. Please get in touch if there is a potential fit.

News

  • I completed an Applied Scientist internship at Oracle, working on skill evolution for LLM agents.
  • OpenTools was accepted to EMNLP 2026 Demo Track.
  • I passed my Oral Candidacy Exam: Towards Reliable Tool-Augmented Agentic AI Frameworks.
  • Our paper on rideshare drivers’ earning and work patterns was accepted to CSCW 2026.
  • Our work on guided templates for LLM function calling, from my Amazon internship, was accepted to EMNLP 2025.
  • DYDECOMP was accepted to ACL 2025.
Earlier news
  • SEP 2024

    I worked with Team Rufus in Palo Alto on improving the tool-use and function-calling capabilities of LLMs. My mentors were Dr. Tianyi Liu, Dr. Zhuofeng Wu, Jingfeng Yang, and Dr. Haoming Jiang.

  • MAY 2023

    Co-1st-author paper got accepted to the 4th Workshop on Computational Approaches to Discourse at ACL 2023: Embedding Mental Health Discourse for Community Recommendation. Thank you to all collaborators!

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  • AUG 2022

    I began my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, advised by Prof. Meng Jiang in the DM2 Lab.

Selected Publications

See Google Scholar for the full publication list. * Equal contribution.

Experience

  • Oracle · Applied Scientist Intern

    Skill evolution for LLM agents · Redwood City, CA

    Jun–Sep 2026
  • Amazon Rufus · Applied Scientist Intern

    Tool use and function calling for LLMs · Palo Alto, CA

    Sep 2024–May 2025

Full CV, education, and service

Contact

hdang@nd.edu

355 Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering
University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Outside research, I enjoy spending time with my cats, Mam and Muoi Tieu. More about me.