I am a Master’s student at ShanghaiTech University, majoring in Computer Science, supervised by Prof. Jingyi Yu. I completed my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science with a minor in Interaction Design at the same university. My work blends AI, computer vision, and interactive systems to create innovative, user-centered solutions. I am passionate about the intersection of technology and art, aiming to enhance human experiences through creative technologies.

🔥 News

  • 2025.09: Exhibited as an artist in Ars Electronica 2024 in Linz, Austria, with the theme “HOPE—who will turn the tide?”
  • 2024.10: The paper Sophia in Audition was accepted by the ACM Multimedia Conference (ACM MM).
  • 2024.09: Participated as an artist in Ars Electronica 2023 in Linz, Austria, with the theme “Who Owns the Truth?”

📝 Publications

IROS 2025
exface

ExFace: Expressive Facial Control for Humanoid Robots with Diffusion Transformers and Bootstrap Training

Dong Zhang, Jingwei Peng, Yuyang Jiao, Jiayuan Gu, Jingyi Yu, Jiahao Chen

Paper

Siggraph 2025 Best in Show Award, Emerging Technology
dreamprinting

DreamPrinting: Volumetric Printing Primitives for High-Fidelity 3D Printing

Youjia Wang, Ruixiang Cao, Teng Xu, Yifei Liu, Dong Zhang, Yiwen Wu, Jingyi Yu

Paper

ACM MM 2024
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Sophia-in-Audition: Virtual Production with a Robot Performer

Taotao Zhou, Teng Xu, Dong Zhang, Yuyang Jiao, Peijun Xu, Yaoyu He, Lan Xu, Jingyi Yu

Paper

🎨 Art Works

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ars 2024
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Negative Shanshui

Aven Le Zhou, Dong Zhang, DIV Lab – ShanghaiTech University

  • Exhibition at Ars Electronica Festival 2024, Linz, Austria
  • 2023.09 Curatorial Assistant at Ars Electronica Festival 2023, focusing on XR projects exhibition, Linz, Austria

📖 Educations

  • 2025.09 - 2028 (expected), Master of Science in Computer Science at ShanghaiTech University, supervised by Prof. Jingyi Yu
  • 2021.09 – 2025.07, Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Interaction Design at ShanghaiTech University

💻 Internships

  • 2022.09 - now, Researcher & Product Manager, LumiAni Technology Co., Ltd, China.