Yi Yu

Yi Yu

Young Researcher
Shanghai AI Lab



Full Publications

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Conference Publications

  • Boxuan Zhang, Yi Yu, Jiaxuan Guo, Jing Shao. (2025). Dive into the Agent Matrix: A Realistic Evaluation of Self-Replication Risk in LLM Agents. Submitted to ICLR 2026. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2509.25302.

  • Xiaoya Lu, Dongrui Liu, Yi Yu, Luxin Xu, Jing Shao. (2025). X-Boundary: Establishing Exact Safety Boundary to Shield LLMs from Jailbreak Attacks without Compromising Usability. In EMNLP 2025. Association for Computational Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.18653/v1/2025.findings-emnlp.282.

  • Xiao Yu, Yi Yu, Dongrui Liu, Jing Shao. (2025). EvoBench: Towards Real-World LLM-Generated Text Detection Benchmarking for Evolving Large Language Models. In *ACL 2025. Association for Computational Linguistics. https://doi.org/10.18653/v1/2025.findings-acl.754.

  • Yi Yu, Shengyue Yao, Tianchen Zhou, Yue Fu, Jingru Yu, Dianhai Wang, Xuhong Wang, Yan Chen, Yilun Lin. (2024). Data on the Move: Traffic-Oriented Data Trading Platform Powered by AI Agent with Common Sense. In 2024 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV), pp. 521-526. https://doi.org/10.1109/IV55156.2024.10588800.

  • Jingru Yu, Yi Yu, Shengyue Yao, Xuhong Wang, Fei-Yue Wang, Yilun Lin. (2023). RoW-Based Parallel Control for Mixed Traffic Scenario: A Case Study on Lane-Changing. In 2023 IEEE 26th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), pp. 5397-5402. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC57777.2023.10421950.

  • Jia Xu, Shengyue Yao, Yi Yu, Fei-Yue Wang, Yilun Lin. (2023). DeMaaS: Efficient Service Distribution for MaaS via Decentralized Collaboration and Optimization. In 2023 IEEE 26th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), pp. 5391-5396. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC57777.2023.10422514.

  • Shengyue Yao, Jingru Yu, Yi Yu, Jia Xu, Xiaoya Dai, Hui Li, Fei-Yue Wang, Yilun Lin. (2023). Towards Integrated Traffic Control with Operating Decentralized Autonomous Organization. In 2023 IEEE 26th International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC), pp. 6126-6131. https://doi.org/10.1109/ITSC57777.2023.10422063.

  • Yi Yu, Shengyue Yao, Kexin Wang, Yan Chen, Fei-Yue Wang, Yilun Lin. (2023). Pursuing Equilibrium of Medical Resources via Data Empowerment in Parallel Healthcare System. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), pp. 3186-3191. https://doi.org/10.1109/SMC53992.2023.10394360.

  • Yi Yu, Shengyue Yao, Juanjuan Li, Fei-Yue Wang, Yilun Lin. (2023). SWDPM: A Social Welfare-Optimized Data Pricing Mechanism. In 2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), pp. 2900-2906. https://doi.org/10.1109/SMC53992.2023.10394049.

  • Xinyi Lv, Yi Yu, Xinzhao Xie, Fei-Yue Wang, Yilun Lin, Yan Chen. (2023). Optimize the Accessibility of Healthcare Facilities via ACP-Based Approach. In *2023 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC), 2023.

Journal Publications

  • Xuhong Wang, Haoyu Jiang, Yi Yu, Jingru Yu, Yilun Lin, Pengyuan Yi, Yitong Wang, Yu Qiao, Li Li, Fei-Yue Wang. (2025). Building Intelligence Identification System via Large Language Model Watermarking: A Survey and Beyond. Artificial Intelligence Review, 58(8), 249. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10462-025-11222-w.

  • Yi Yu, Jingru Yu, Xuhong Wang, et al. (2024). Navigating the Data Trading Crossroads: An Interdisciplinary Survey. Submitted to IEEE TSMC. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2407.11466.

  • Jingru Yu, Yi Yu, Xuhong Wang, et al. (2024). The Shadow of Fraud: The Emerging Danger of AI-Powered Social Engineering and Its Possible Cure. Submitted to IEEE TSMC. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2407.15912.

  • Xiangmin Yang, Yi Yu, Yuxiang Feng, Washington Yotto Ochieng. (2024). Improving the Urban Transport System Resilience Through Adaptive Traffic Signal Control Enabled by Decentralised Multiagent Reinforcement Learning. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2024(1), 3035753. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/3035753.

  • Chunguang He, Dianhai Wang, Yi Yu, Zhengyi Cai. (2023). A Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Link Dynamic Vehicle Count Forecasting with Bayesian Optimization. Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2023, e5070504. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5070504.

  • Jiaqi Zeng, Yi Yu, Y. Chen, D. Yang, L. Zhang, Dianhai Wang. (2023). Trajectory-as-a-Sequence: A Novel Travel Mode Identification Framework. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, 146, 103957. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2022.103957.

  • Haichao Qi, Yi Yu, Qianwen Tang, Xinyi Hu. (2022). Intersection Traffic Deadlock Formation and Its Probability: A Petri Net-Based Modeling Approach. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 16(10), 1342-1363. https://doi.org/10.1049/itr2.12211.

  • Yi Yu, Yanlei Cui, Jiaqi Zeng, Chunguang He, Dianhai Wang. (2022). Identifying Traffic Clusters in Urban Networks Based on Graph Theory Using License Plate Recognition Data. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 591, 126750. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2021.126750.

  • Yanlei Cui, Yi Yu, Zhengyi Cai, Dianhai Wang. (2022). Optimizing Road Network Density Considering Automobile Traffic Efficiency: Theoretical Approach. Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 148(1), 04021062. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000780.

  • Yanlei Cui, Yi Yu, Dianhai Wang. (2021). Impact of the Link Length on the Delay in Two-Way Signal Coordination. IEEE Access, 9, 130823-130833. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3113695.

  • Jiaqi Zeng, Dianhai Wang, Guozheng Zhang, Yi Yu, Zhengyi Cai. (2021). Passenger-to-Car Assignment Optimization Model for High-Speed Railway with Risk of COVID-19 Transmission Consideration. Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2021, e7121010. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/7121010.

  • Yi Yu, Ming Chen, Haichao Qi, Dianhai Wang. (2020). Copula-Based Travel Time Distribution Estimation Considering Channelization Section Spillover. IEEE Access, 8, 32850-32861. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2973739.

Preprints

  • Shanghai AI Lab, Xiaoyang Chen, Yunhao Chen, et al. (including Yi Yu). (2025). Frontier AI Risk Management Framework in Practice: A Risk Analysis Technical Report. arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.16534. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2507.16534.

  • Shanghai AI Lab, Yicheng Bao, Guanxu Chen, et al. (including Yi Yu). (2025). SafeWork-R1: Coevolving Safety and Intelligence under the AI-45° Law. arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.18576. https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2507.18576.

(* means co-first author or equal contribution)

Patents

  • Yu, Y., Cui, Y., Wang, D., Cai, Z. (2019). Identifying urban traffic state using Automatic number plate recognition data. Applying number: 201911007187.7

  • Yu, Y., Cai, M. (2020). Identifying Method, device, equipment, and medium for discovering user group in service application. Applying number: 202011166175.9

  • Yu, Y., Dai, G., Fang, H., Cai, M. (2020). Method, device, equipment, and medium for identifying problem users. Applying number: 202011166170.9

  • Yu, Y., Cheng, Y., Cai, M. (2020). Method, device, electronic equipment, and storage medium for detecting cheating behavior. Applying number: 202010962524.4

  • Yu, Y., Cai, M., Gu, Z. (2020). Method, device, server, and computer storage medium for order processing. Applying number: 202011066339.3

  • Wang, X., Yu, Y. (2020). An insulin pen needle recovery device.

  • He, C., Wang, D., Cai, Z., Zeng, J., Yu, Y., Jing, S. (2021). License plate matching method based on maximum travel time probability.

  • Lv, C., Xu, B., Zhang, H., Yu, Y., Li, K., Cheng, Y. (2016). Power generation device based on cantilever beam vibration p in the tunnel wind environment. Certificate Number：ZL20160110190.7

Software

  • Zhejiang University (2018). Urban Traffic Big Data Analysis System. No.2018SR1005011

  • Zhang, Y., Li, D., Yu, H., Wang, H., Yu, Y., Wang, J. (2019). Intelligent Recruitment Platform in Construction Software. No.2019SR0784094