Xiaofeng Tan · 谭晓锋

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I am a second-year M.Sc. student in the PALM Lab @ Southeast University (SEU), supervised by Prof. Hongsong Wang, currently a Research Intern at Tencent’s Youtu Lab. Prior to that, I was a remote visiting student at LV LAB @ Singapore Management University (SMU), where I worked closely with Prof. Pan Zhou. I received dual bachelor’s degrees (B.E. in CS, B.Sc. in Math) from Shenzhen University (SZU) in 2024, where I started research with Prof. Can Gao.

My research interests mainly revolve around RLHF, RLVR, AIGC, and 3D Human Modeling. I am actively seeking (1) research internships at top-tier companies available after Mar. 2026, (2) Ph.D. positions for Fall 2027, and (3) other research collaborations. Feel free to reach out via 📧 xiaofengtan@seu.edu.cn or 💬 WeChat: txf_06_20 . I'd be happy to connect 😊. And if you'd like to talk about Doraemon 😺, that works too. For more details, please check my CV / 中文简历.

👀 News

Jan 26, 2026 🎉 EasyTune has been accepted to ICLR 2026!
Nov 08, 2025 🎉 ReAlign has been accepted to AAAI 2026!
Oct 26, 2025 🏆 I am honored to receive the Tencent Scholarship and Southeast University First-Class Academic Scholarship.
Sep 19, 2025 🎉 SoPo has been accepted to NeurIPS 2025!
Jul 01, 2025 👏 I become a research intern at Youtu Lab(优图实验室)@ Tencent.
Dec 24, 2024 🎉 Merry Xmas! One paper from my undergraduate research is accepted by TKDE!
Sep 13, 2024 🏃🏻‍➡️ Officially started my M.Sc journey at SEU.
Jun 29, 2024 🎙️ I am honored to deliver a speech at the graduation ceremony on behalf of all graduates. [Photos]
Jun 12, 2024 🌈 I am honored to be interviewed by SZU as an outstanding student, and is published in the 2024 Shenzhen University Admissions Guide. [Link]

👨🏻‍🎓 Education Experience

  • Southeast Unversity 📍 Nanjing, China 🎓 Master Student
    2024 - Present

    School of Computer Science and Engineering

    Outstanding Camper (Ranked 2nd) in 2024 Graduate Admission Summer Camp.

  • Shenzhen Unversity 📍 Shenzhen, China 🎓 Dual Degree (B.Eng. & B.Sc.)
    2020 - 2024

    College of Computer Science & Software Engineering / College of Mathematics and Statistics

    Outstanding Graduate Representative (1/300+) who delivers a speech at the graduation ceremony.

🔬 Research Experience

📖 Selected Publications

📝 Preprints
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    MotionRFT: Unified Reinforcement Fine-Tuning for Text-to-Motion Generation
    Xiaofeng Tan, Wanjiang Weng, Hongsong Wang, Fang Zhao, Xin Geng, and Liang Wang
    ⏱️ UR 2026| Under Review (TPAMI)CCF-None
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    Diversity Collapse despite Constant Entropy: Understanding Entropy in Flow-based RL
    Xiaofeng Tan, Jun Liu, Bin-Bin Gao, Yuanting Fan, Xi Jiang, Chengjie Wang, Hongsong Wang, and Feng Zheng
    ⏱️ UR 2026| Under ReviewCCF-None
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    Dual-Grained Policy Optimization for Hallucination Reduction in Flow-based RL
    Xiaofeng Tan, Jun Liu, Yuanting Fan, Bin-Bin Gao, Xi Jiang, Xiaochen Chen, Jinlong Peng, Chengjie Wang, Hongsong Wang, and Feng Zheng
    ⏱️ UR 2025| Under ReviewCCF-None
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    Frequency-Guided Diffusion Model with Perturbation Training for Skeleton-Based Video Anomaly Detection
    Xiaofeng Tan, Hongsong Wang, Xin Geng, and Liang Wang
    ⏱️ UR 2025| Under ReviewCCF-None
📄 Published
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    SoPo: Text-to-Motion Generation Using Semi-Online Preference Optimization
    Xiaofeng Tan, Hongsong Wang, Xin Geng, and Pan Zhou
    🏆 NeurIPS 2025| Advances in Neural Information Processing SystemsCCF-ACORE-A*
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    EasyTune: Efficient Step-Aware Fine-Tuning for Diffusion-Based Motion Generation
    Xiaofeng Tan*, Wanjiang Weng*, Haodong Lei, and Hongsong Wang
    🏆 ICLR 2026| International Conference on Learning RepresentationsCORE-A*
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    ReAlign: Text-to-Motion Generation via Step-Aware Reward-Guided Alignment
    Wanjiang Weng*, Xiaofeng Tan*, Junbo Wang, Guo-Sen Xie, Pan Zhou, and Hongsong Wang
    🏆 AAAI 2026| AAAI Conference on Artificial IntelligenceCCF-ACORE-A*
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    Fuzzy Granule Density-Based Outlier Detection with Multi-Scale Granular Balls
    Can Gao (Supervisor), Xiaofeng Tan*, Jie Zhou, Weiping Ding, and Witold Pedrycz
    🏆 TKDE 2025| IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data EngineeringCCF-ASCI-Q1

🌟 Selected Honors

  • Tencent Scholarship 2025
    Top 2.5% at Southeast University (¥9,000)
  • First-Class Academic Scholarship 2025
    Top 10% at Southeast University (¥12,000)
  • Outstanding Graduate Representative 2024
    Speaker in graduation
  • Honor Bachelor's Degree 2024
    Top 3% at Shenzhen University
  • Outstanding Graduate 2024
    Top 5% at Shenzhen University
  • Star of Liyuan 2022, 2023
    Top 0.73% at Shenzhen University ("Liyuan" means Shenzhen University, ¥20,000)
  • Scholarship of Outstanding Innovative Talent 2020
    Top 2% in Guangdong Province Science College Entrance Exam (¥20,000)

💡 Teaching Assistant

  • Fundamentals of Programming 2022 Fall
    2022 Mathematics and Computer Science Special Class, WeBank Fintech Class
  • Data Structure 2022 Fall, 2023 Fall
    2021 and 2022 Computer Science Classes
  • Object-Oriented Programming 2023 Spring, 2024 Spring
    2022 Mathematics and Computer Science Special Class, WeBank Fintech Class, 2023 Computer Science Class
  • Computer System 2023 Spring
    2022 Mathematics and Computer Science Special Class
  • Introduction to Computer Science 2023 Fall
    Common Optional Course
  • Operating System 2024 Spring
    2021 Computer Science Class

📋 Service

Reviewer: ICML 2026

🏠 Life

I have a passion for exploring the underlying principles of the world, not only in my research but also across natural sciences, engineering, and social humanities. Beyond academics, I find quiet joy and inspiration in the arts. I practice hard-pen calligraphy (especially admiring the works of Zhong'an Gu), visit exhibitions, and listen to Cantonese pop (e.g., Peach Blossom Island and The One For U by MC) as well as Chinese pop music (e.g., Cang Jie and Step by Step by Mayday). I also stay active with table tennis (big fan of Zhendong Fan) and badminton. Oh, and one more thing: I have been a huge fan of Doraemon since childhood!

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