Curriculum Vitae | Google Scholar

I am a PhD candidate from The Pennsylvania State University, College of Information Sciences and Technology, advised by Frank Ritter.

In my work, I study computational human cognition and its integration with foundation models.

In my life, I dance, sing, walk, and cook.

Recent news

Incoming ML&AI intern at Bell labs.

Selected publication

• Cognitive LLMs: Toward Human-Like Artificial Intelligence by Integrating Cognitive Architectures and Large Language Models for Manufacturing Decision-making.
  Siyu Wu, Alessandro Oltramari, Jonathan Francis, C. Lee Giles, Frank E. Ritter.
  Journal of Neurosymbolic AI
  paper
• LLM-ACTR: from Cognitive Models to LLMs in Manufacturing Solutions.
  Siyu Wu, Alessandro Oltramari, Jonathan Francis, C. Lee Giles, Frank E. Ritter.
  AAAI-MAKE 2025 Oral
  paper | slides
• Neurosymbolic Cognitive Methods for Enhancing Foundation Model-based Reasoning.
  Kaushik Roy, Wu, S., Alessandro Oltramari.
  Handbook on Neurosymbolic AI and Knowledge Graphs
  paper
• VSM-ACT-R: Toward Using Cognitive Architecture For Manufacturing Solutions.
  Wu, S., Alessandro Oltramari, Frank Ritter.
  SBP-BRIMS 2024 Oral
  🏆 Best student paper
  paper | repo
• Comparing LLMs for Prompt-Enhanced ACT-R and Soar Model Development: A Case Study in Cognitive Simulation
  Wu, S., Ferreira, R., Ritter, F. E., Walter., L.
  AAAI Symposia 2023 Oral
  paper | repo | slides
• Long Road Ahead: Lessons Learned from the (soon to be) Longest Running Cognitive Model
  Wu, S. Bagherzadeh, A., Ritter, F. E., Tehranchi, F.
  ICCM 2023 Oral
  paper | repo | slides | simulation

Work

• 2024 Internship at Bosch Center for AI advised by Dr. Alessandro Oltramari, collaborated with Dr. Cory Henson, and Dr. Jonathan Francis .
  performance review | slides
• 2021 Internship at Brex on instructional technology.
  porfolio

  Selected talks

• From Cognitive Models to LLMs in Decision-making, 2025 Soar Workshop, Center for Integrated Cognition, UMichigan.
  
• 2024 Annual Ethical AI symposium, Michigan institute for data & AI in society, UMichigan.
  Talk sketch | In proceedings
• LLAMA-ACT-R, a Neuro-Symbolic Architecture (ACT-R) for LLM Decision Making, 2024 Soar Workshop, Center for Integrated Cognition, UMichigan.
  slides
  

Teaching assist

• IST557 Data mining, Fall 2025 & Fall 2024, fundamental for MS and PhD in AI & DS tracks
• IST510 Computational Informatics, Spring 2025, fundamental for Infomatics PhD

Recent readings

Between two kingdoms (Suleika Jaouad)
故人何在（丰子恺)
Build a Large Language Model (From Scratch) (Sebastian Raschka)
(Last updated: May 2025)