EDBT 2026 Demo / reviewers in the wild / expert
Yilei Zhao 0005
dblp:414/7629
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1ranked-venue papers
0as first author
1since 2021 · last 2026
—ORCID · conflict
Domains — the database's venue-derived domains; a paper can count in several
Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 1 · 1 since 2021Databases, data management, data science and information retrieval · 1 · 1 since 2021
Expertise — from the expertise taxonomy: the topics of the expert's papers under the CCF categories. A weight counts papers with recency: 1 for a paper about the topic, 0.3 when the topic is its context, halved every five years.
| Artificial intelligence
1 paper |
Generative modeling · 50% Motion planning and robot control · 50% | |
| Databases, data mining, and information retrieval
1 paper |
Recommender systems · 50% Information retrieval · 50% |
Topics — the 4 heaviest of 4, each with the papers that count most for it
| Topic | Weight | Papers | Last | Evidence papers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Machine learning › Generative modeling
conditional generative model |
1.0 | 1 | 2026 | Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization · KDD (1) 2026 |
Robotics › Motion planning and robot control
trajectory planning |
1.0 | 1 | 2026 | Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization · KDD (1) 2026 |
Recommender systems
advertising |
1.0 | 1 | 2026 | Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization · KDD (1) 2026 |
Information retrieval › online advertising
auto-bidding |
1.0 | 1 | 2026 | Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization · KDD (1) 2026 |
Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics
value estimation · 2.0mixture of experts · 2.0causal transformer · 2.0
| Year | Publication | Venue | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding OptimizationabstractModern auto-bidding systems are required to balance overall performance with diverse advertiser goals and real-world constraints, reflecting the dynamic and evolving needs of the industry. Recent advances in conditional generative models, such as transformers and diffusers, have enabled direct trajectory generation tailored to advertiser preferences, offering a promising alternative to traditional Markov Decision Process-based methods. However, these generative methods face significant challenges, such as the distribution shift between offline and online environments, limited exploration of the action space, and the necessity to meet constraints like marginal Cost-per-Mille (CPM) and Return on Investment (ROI). To tackle these challenges, we propose GRAD (Generative Reward-driven Ad-bidding with Mixture-of-Experts), a scalable foundation model for auto-bidding that combines an Action-Mixture-of-Experts module for diverse bidding action exploration with the Value Estimator of Causal Transformer for constraint-aware optimization. Extensive offline and online experiments demonstrate that GRAD significantly enhances platform revenue, highlighting its effectiveness in addressing the evolving and diverse requirements of modern advertisers. Furthermore, GRAD has been implemented in multiple marketing scenarios at Meituan, one of the world's largest online food delivery platforms, leading to a 2.18% increase in Gross Merchandise Value (GMV) and 10.68% increase in ROI. Jiayang Zhao, Yilei Zhao 0005, Linyou Cai, Qianlong Xie |
KDD (1) | 3 |