cv

Here is a skim of my CV. For details, please refer to my PDF CV downloadable on the top right.

Basics

Name Yufeng (Brook) Luo
Label Graduate Research Assistant
Email brookluo34@hotmail.com
Url https://brookluo.github.io/
Summary A computational astrophysics student who is passionate about understanding the universe and its mysteries with supercomputers.

Work

  • 2025.08 - 2026.01
    CosmicAI Research Intern
    NSF NOIRLab
    Funded by NSF-Simons CosmicAI's inaugural seed grant to design a multimodal foundation model (AVIS) for astronomical imaging and spectroscopy.
    • Foundation models
    • Self-supervised learning
    • DESI
    • Legacy Survey
  • 2021.08 - Now
    Graduate Research Assistant
    University of Wyoming
    As a graduate research assistant, I perform research with Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) to understand the nature of dark energy and the expansion history of the universe. I also work on the numerical simulations of compact objects with the Einstein Toolkit.
    • High Performance Computing
    • Astrophysics
    • Numerical Simulation

Education

Awards

  • 2026.07
    DESI Contributor
    Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) Collaboration
    Contributor status verified in July 2026.
  • 2025.05
    CosmicAI Seed Funding Award
    NSF-Simons AI Institute for Cosmic Origins
    Inaugural seed grant for a foundation model for trustworthy astronomical source classification with self-supervised learning.

Publications

Skills

Physics
Numerical Simulation
Data visualization
Spectroscopy
Photometry
Telescope Operation
Computer Science
High Performance Computing
Parallel Computing
Machine Learning
Data Analysis pipeline

Languages

Chinese
Native speaker
English
Bilingual proficiency

Interests

Physics
Physical Cosmology
Large-scale Structure of the Universe
Galactic Dynamics
Galaxy evolution
Dynamical evolution of compact objects
Computer Science
Deep Learning
Self-supervised Learning
High Performance Computing
Parallel Heterogenous Computing

References

Dr. Adam Myers
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming. Observational Cosmologist.
Dr. Gabrielle Allen
Director of School of Computing, University of Wyoming. Computational Astrophysicist, Numerical Relativist.
Dr. Roland Haas
Senior Research Scientist, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Computational Astrophysicist, Numerical Relativist.
Dr. Tony Wong
Professor of Astronomy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Observational Astronomer focusing on Interstellar Medium (ISM), galaxy evolution and star formation.