I am a senior undergraduate at ShanghaiTech University, majoring in Computer Science with a minor in Interaction Design, and will continue there as a Master’s student. 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

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Robotics
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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

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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

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🎨 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 (now), Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with a minor in Interaction Design at ShanghaiTech University

💻 Internships

  • 2022.09 - 2025.05 (now), Researcher & Product Manager, LumiAni Technology Co., Ltd, China.