Peking University alumni in the AI wave: from PKU's Institute of Computational Linguistics to Qwen, MiMo, and DeepSeek

Lin Junyang, Luo Fuli, and Dai Dali, who came out of Peking University's Institute of Computational Linguistics (ICL), are associated with large-model teams including Qwen, Xiaomi MiMo, and DeepSeek, respectively. According to Jiaziguangnian statistics, as of May 2026, DeepSeek papers had more than 300 authors; among the 25 researchers who participated in 10 or more papers, nearly 40% came from Peking University, and 4 graduated from the Institute of Computational Linguistics. Lin Junyang founded Yuyong Technology in August 2026, focusing on next-generation physical-world agents, and completed an angel round at a $2 billion valuation.