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Yanning Chen
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2ranked-venue papers
0as first author
2since 2021 · last 2026
0009-0005-9608-0774ORCID · corroborated
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Software engineering, systems software and programming languages · 2 · 2 since 2021
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Extensible Data Types with Ad-Hoc PolymorphismabstractThis paper proposes a novel language design that combines extensible data types, implemented through row types and row polymorphism, with ad-hoc polymorphism, implemented through type classes. Our design introduces several new constructs and constraints useful for generic operations over rows. We formalize our design in a source calculus λ ρ ⇒ , which elaborates into a target calculus F ω ⊗⊕ . We prove that the target calculus is type-safe and that the elaboration is sound, thus establishing the soundness of λ ρ ⇒ . All proofs are mechanized in the Lean 4 proof assistant. Furthermore, we evaluate our type system using the Brown Benchmark for Table Types, demonstrating the utility of extensible rows with type classes for table types. Matthew Toohey, Yanning Chen, Ara Jamalzadeh, Ningning Xie |
Proc. ACM Program. Lang. | 2 |
| 2025 | Tabby: A Synthesis-Aided Compiler for High-Performance Zero-Knowledge Proof CircuitsabstractZero-knowledge proof (ZKP) applications require translating high-level programs into arithmetic circuits–a process that demands both correctness and efficiency. While recent DSLs improve usability, they often yield suboptimal circuits, and hand-optimized implementations remain difficult to construct and verify. We present Tabby, a synthesis-aided compiler that automates the generation of high-performance ZK circuits from highlevel code. Tabby introduces a domain-specific intermediate representation designed for symbolic reasoning and applies sketch-based program synthesis to derive optimized low-level implementations. By decomposing programs into reusable components and verifying semantic equivalence via SMT-based reasoning, Tabby ensures correctness while achieving substantial performance improvements. We evaluate Tabby on a suite of real-world ZKP applications and demonstrate significant reductions in proof generation time and circuit size against mainstream ZK compilers. Yanning Chen, Hanzhi Liu, Hongbo Wen, Luke Pearson, Yanju Chen, Yu Feng 0001 |
Proc. ACM Program. Lang. | 3 |