Sheng Zhao

Sheng Zhao

25' Undergraduate @ Tsinghua University

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Who I am

I’m Sheng Zhao (赵晟), and you can call me Alex. I’m a senior at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 🏫. Now I am pursuing B.Sc. in Fundamental Science (Physics) and B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering🎓, at Weiyang College.

Education

Tsinghua University
2021.9 - Present (2025.6 Expected)
B.Eng. in Electrical Engineering
B.S. in Fundamental Sciences (Physics)

Research Experience

Tsinghua University HCI Group
2023.4 - 2024.6
Advisor: Assistant Professor Xin Yi.
Work: 2 FA system [P.1]; Facial Expressions Scaling [P.2].
Tsinghua University C3I Lab
2023.11 - 2024.6
Advisor: Chair Professor; Shanghai AI Lab Manager Bowen Zhou.
Work: 1Image2NovelViewSV3D [R.1].
University of Rochester HCI Group
2024.1 - 2024.9
Advisor: Assistant Professor Yukang Yan.
Work: VA for Mental Health [P.3].
Information Interaction Lab, University of Michigan
2024.6 - 2024.9
Advisors: Associate Professor Michael Nebeling and Postdoc Janet Johnson.
Work: DISCO [P.4].

I am a human-centered technical researcher working at the intersection of eXtended Reality (XR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Specifically, my work follows two key threads:

  • Modeling and understanding human behaviours in XR, building systems or proposing strategies for augmented experience [P.1], [P.2].

  • Enhancing the interactive capabilities of GAI (e.g. Diffusion Model), leading to customizable and controllable human utilization [R.1]. Specifically, integrating GAI in XR for human benefits (e.g. well-being, collaboration efficiency) [P.3], [P.4].

Academic papers

Note: To maintain anonymity, preprints under review are illustrated by their main topics rather than their titles.

[P.1] 2 Factor Authentication on HMDs
Anonymous author(s), 1st Author.
Preprint, XX'25 Submission (Rejected by IMWUT'24-a).
[PDF] [Code]
[P.2] Avatar Facial Expressions Scaling in VR
Anonymous author(s), Co-1st Author.
Preprint, XXX'25 Submission.
[PDF]
[P.3] Virtual Agents in VR for Mental Health
Anonymous author(s), 1st Author.
Preprint, XXX'25 Submission.
[PDF] [Code]
[P.4] Designing Intelligent Spaces for Collaboration in MR
Preprint.

Repositories

[R.1] Singe Image Guided Novel View Image Synthesis by SV3D.
Facilitating more controllable and flexible novel view generation from a single image through precise camera parameters and enhanced attention blocks. Preparing for Submissions.
[Code]

Hobbies

  • 🎵 Favorite musicians: Stefanie Sun (孙燕姿) and Jay Chou (周杰伦).
  • 📚 Favorite book: Dream of the Red Chamber (红楼梦).
  • 🚴‍♂️ Passionate about outdoor activities and proud member of the Tsinghua Cycling Team. Strava account here.