Hi, I’m Qi Ma 👋

I am a second-year Ph.D. student at Nankai University, advised by Prof. Deng-Ping Fan. I am affiliated with the Tianjin Key Laboratory of Visual Computing and Intelligent Perception (VCIP), led by Prof. Ming-Ming Cheng. I received my B.Eng. degree in Computer Science from Nankai University in June 2024.

My research focuses on building generalizable and self-improving machine learning systems. I am particularly interested in understanding model behavior from a meso-level perspective, where intermediate representation structures and adaptation dynamics can reveal how models generalize, fail, and improve. My broader research interests include generalization, machine learning, recursive self-improvement, and interpretable model analysis.