Foundation Models and Agents
How do we adapt large pretrained models to new domains, and what can agents built on them do reliably?
We study the adaptation of pretrained models and collaboration among agents. Our work covers retrieval-augmented and prompt-based adaptation for incomplete or noisy multimodal data, and multi-agent systems that plan, use tools, and divide work across specialised models. Agent safety and control is an emerging direction in our research.

Representative Work
- AAAI
Retrieval-Augmented Dynamic Prompt Tuning for Incomplete Multimodal Learning
Jian Lang, Zhangtao Cheng, Ting Zhong, Fan Zhou
AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 2025
- KDD
Generative Thinking, Corrective Action: User-Friendly Composed Image Retrieval via Automatic Multi-Agent Collaboration
Zhangtao Cheng, Yuhao Ma, Jian Lang, Kunpeng Zhang, Ting Zhong, Yong Wang, Fan Zhou
ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, 2025
- AI-ViewChinese
From Model Hallucination to Loss of Control: A Historical Evolution of Agent Safety从模型幻觉到行动失控:智能体安全的历史演化
Wei Wu, Yong Wang, Zhangtao Cheng, Fan Zhou
AI-View (人工智能), 2026



