Tong Zhao
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Tong Zhao

Google Scholar ID: 05cRc-MAAAAJ
Research Scientist at Snap
Generative RecommendationGraph Machine LearningUser ModelingSnap Research
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Publications
20
 
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Publications
8 items
EGR: Embedding-Native Generative Retrieval with a Shared LLM
2026
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Beyond Fixed Depths and Widths: Optimizing Textual Decoding Tries in LLM-based Generative Recommendation
2026
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Self-supervised User Profile Generation for Personalization
2026
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Semantic IDs for Recommender Systems at Snapchat: Use Cases, Technical Challenges, and Design Choices
2026
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FlexRec: Adapting LLM-based Recommenders for Flexible Needs via Reinforcement Learning
2026
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Plain Transformers are Surprisingly Powerful Link Predictors
2026
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Threshold Differential Attention for Sink-Free, Ultra-Sparse, and Non-Dispersive Language Modeling
2026
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MemRec: Collaborative Memory-Augmented Agentic Recommender System
2026
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Co-authors
12 total
Neil Shah
Neil Shah
Research Scientist at Snap
Meng Jiang
Meng Jiang
University of Notre Dame
Yozen Liu
Yozen Liu
Snap Inc.
Mingxuan Ju
Mingxuan Ju
Snap Inc.
Wenhao Yu
Wenhao Yu
Researcher, Tencent (Seattle)
Jiliang Tang
Jiliang Tang
University Foundation Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Michigan State University
Nitesh V Chawla, Fellow: ACM, IEEE, AAAS, AAAI
Nitesh V Chawla, Fellow: ACM, IEEE, AAAS, AAAI
Frank Freimann Professor of CSE.,Director, Lucy Family Institute for Data & Soc, Univ. of Notre Dame
Gang Liu
Gang Liu
University of Notre Dame