PhD Student

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Hong Kong.

Email: schengaq [at] connect.ust.hk


Biography

Hello! I am a second-year Phd student at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), under the supervision of Prof. Xue Wei and Prof. Guo Yike. Before that, I received my Master Degree from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), and my Bachelor Degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT).

My research interests lie in audio understanding and generation. Now, I'm working on Speech-to-Speech Translation to make it more expressive and simultaneous.

News

Industrial Experience

Feb. 2021 - May. 2021, Microsoft Research Asia

Education & Visiting

 

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

PhD Student, HKUST

Advisor: Prof. Xue Wei and Prof. Guo Yike

Sep. 2024 - Now

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong

Research Assistant, HKUST

Advisor: Prof. Xue Wei and Prof. Guo Yike

June. 2024 - Aug. 2024

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Research Assistant, CUHK

Advisor: Prof.Xing Guoliang

Sep. 2022 - Dec. 2023

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Master of Science in Computer Science, CUHK

Sep. 2021 - July. 2022

Tsinghua University, China

Visiting Student, THU

Advisor: Prof. Wang Dong

July. 2022 - June. 2023

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Bachelor of Engineering

Sep. 2017 - Jun. 2021

Selected Publications | Full List

         
Accepted

UniSS: Unified Expressive Speech-to-Speech Translation with Your Voice

Sitong Cheng, Weizhen Bian, Xinsheng Wang, Ruibin Yuan, Jianyi Chen, Shunshun Yin, Yike Guo, Wei Xue

International Conference on Learning Representations(ICLR), 2026.

[project page] [paper] [code]

Both Ears Wide Open: Towards Language-Driven Spatial Audio Generation

Peiwen Sun*, Sitong Cheng*, Xiangtai Li*, Zhen Ye, Huadai Liu, Honggang Zhang,Wei Xue, Yike Guo

International Conference on Learning Representations(ICLR), 2025. Spotlight

[project page] [paper] [code]

Professional Services

Teaching

2025-2026FallTeaching Assistant of EMIA 2020: Cross-disciplinary Design Thinking (HKUST) 2025-2026SpringTeaching Assistant of AMCC 5170: Interactive Visual Art with Generative Models (HKUST)

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