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Linyou Cai

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2ranked-venue papers
0as first author
2since 2021 · last 2026
0009-0002-9983-8729ORCID · corroborated

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Databases, data management, data science and information retrieval · 2 · 2 since 2021Artificial intelligence and machine learning · 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.

Databases, data mining, and information retrieval
2 papers
Information retrieval · 70% Recommender systems · 23% Graph data management · 7%
Artificial intelligence
1 paper
Generative modeling · 50% Motion planning and robot control · 50%

Topics — the 7 heaviest of 7, each with the papers that count most for it

TopicWeightPapersLastEvidence papers
Machine learning › Generative modeling
conditional generative model
1.012026
Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization · KDD (1) 2026
Robotics › Motion planning and robot control
trajectory planning
1.012026
Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization · KDD (1) 2026
Recommender systems
advertising
1.012026
Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization · KDD (1) 2026
Information retrieval › online advertising
auto-bidding
1.012026
Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization · KDD (1) 2026
Information retrieval › online advertising
guaranteed display advertising
1.012026
Beyond Single Slot: Joint Optimization for Multi-Slot Guaranteed Display Advertising · SIGIR 2026
Information retrieval
online advertising
1.012026
Beyond Single Slot: Joint Optimization for Multi-Slot Guaranteed Display Advertising · SIGIR 2026
Graph data management › graph matching
bipartite matching
0.312026
Beyond Single Slot: Joint Optimization for Multi-Slot Guaranteed Display Advertising · SIGIR 2026

Methods — techniques the papers use, named apart from their topics

value estimation · 2.0mixture of experts · 2.0causal transformer · 2.0contract roulette mechanism · 1.0bipartite matching · 1.0allocation optimization · 1.0
YearPublicationVenuePosition
2026 Generative Large-Scale Pre-trained Models for Automated Ad Bidding Optimization
abstract
Modern 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)5
2026 Beyond Single Slot: Joint Optimization for Multi-Slot Guaranteed Display Advertising
abstract
Guaranteed display advertising is crucial for platform monetization, yet existing methods often operate under a single-slot assumption, limiting their ability to optimize allocation across multi-slot page views. In this paper, we propose a novel joint optimization framework for multi-slot GD allocation, addressing key challenges such as slot-level redundancy, contract imbalance, and exposure concentration. Our approach formulates the allocation as an offline bipartite matching problem with a contract roulette mechanism for slot exclusivity and Page View constraints for impression control, and incorporates a scalable allocation optimization algorithm for efficient large-scale deployment. Extensive online tests on the Meituan advertising platform demonstrate that our method significantly improves merchant ROI, platform revenue efficiency, and contract fulfillment robustness. Specifically, online A/B tests show a 28.99% increase in Average Revenue Per User under 70% traffic, and DID analysis further indicates improved contract stability, demonstrating the strong applicability and effectiveness of our framework in real-world advertising deployments.
Jiaming Deng, Miao Xie, Linyou Cai, Qianlong Xie, Siqiang Luo, Gao Cong
SIGIR4