Laurence Wu — BlogResearch, engineering, and thoughts by Xiaoyou (Laurence) Wu, Computer Engineering @GaTech.https://laurence-wu.github.io/en-usDiffusion LLM Evaluation: Pipeline, Frameworks, and Prompting Pitfallshttps://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2026/diffusion-llm-evaluation/https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2026/diffusion-llm-evaluation/A practical guide to evaluating diffusion LLMs, from sampler integration and extraction to framework selection and prompt hygiene.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTSEED Interview Preparation: Ultimate Guidehttps://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2026/seed-interview-prep/https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2026/seed-interview-prep/A structured study guide covering LLMs, deep learning, classic ML, and algorithms for SEED interviews.Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTPositional Encoding Methods: Implementation Reporthttps://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2026/positional-encoding/https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2026/positional-encoding/A deep-dive into 5 positional encoding strategies with mathematical formulations, code walkthroughs, architectural diagrams, and comparative analysisTue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTReview on Rick and Morty S02 E04https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2025/rick_and_morty_s02_e04_review/https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2025/rick_and_morty_s02_e04_review/A review of the Rick and Morty episode S02 E04, discussing the themes of memory, relationships, and the nature of imperfection.Sun, 14 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMTIntro to Triton with Matrix Multiplicationhttps://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2025/matrix-multiplication/https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2025/matrix-multiplication/Introduction to GPU programming with Triton and build the matrix multiplication along the wayTue, 18 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTQuantization Aware Training Implementation Guidehttps://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2025/qat-implementation/https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2025/qat-implementation/Implementation details and best practices for Quantization Aware Training (QAT) with LoRA, including GPU memory optimization strategiesWed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTQuantization Strategy Report: Switchable and Cyclic Precision Traininghttps://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2025/eic_interview_report/https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2025/eic_interview_report/Comprehensive report on quantization strategies including switchable precision and cyclic precision training applied to WikiText-103 datasetFri, 10 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMTVIP Progress Journal - SystemVerilog Learninghttps://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2024/vip_progress/https://laurence-wu.github.io/blog/2024/vip_progress/Weekly progress journal documenting my journey learning SystemVerilog, including module structures, always blocks, and FSM implementationsSun, 25 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT