Yunxiang Zhang

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I am a Computer Science Ph.D. student at NYU, advised by Prof. Qi Sun in the Immersive Computing Lab. My current research revolves around virtual/augmented/mixed reality, human-computer interaction, perceptual computer graphics, and generative AI, with a particular focus on multimodal interface design and AI-assisted content creation that bridge the gap between immersive virtual experience and real-world physicality. More broadly, I enjoy combining theoretical insights from physical, perceptual, and cognitive sciences with machine learning tools to solve challenging real-world problems.

Research Interests
Virtual/Augmented/Mixed Reality, Human-Computer Interaction, Perceptual Computer Graphics, Generative AI

New York University, Sep 2022 – Dec 2025 (expected)
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Aug 2020 – Aug 2022
Master of Philosophy, Information Engineering

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sep 2017 – Mar 2020
Master of Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering

École Polytechnique, Apr 2016 – Aug 2018
Diplôme d’Ingénieur, Computer Science

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sep 2013 – Aug 2017
Bachelor of Engineering, Information Engineering


Intel Graphics Research, May 2023 – Aug 2023
Research Intern

Vector Institute, Mar 2020 – Jun 2020
Research Intern

Télécom Paris, Apr 2018 – Aug 2018
Research Intern


GazeFusion: Saliency-guided Image Generation
ACM Transactions on Applied Perception (ACM SAP 2024)
*Best Paper Award* *Best Presentation Award*
Yunxiang Zhang, Nan Wu, Connor Lin, Gordon Wetzstein, Qi Sun

Measuring and Predicting Multisensory Reaction Latency: A Probabilistic Model for Visual-Auditory Integration
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (IEEE TVCG 2024)
Xi Peng, Yunxiang Zhang, Daniel Jiménez Navarro, Ana Serrano, Karol Myszkowski, Qi Sun

May the Force Be with You: Dexterous Finger Force-Aware VR Interface
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (IEEE ISMAR 2024)
Fengze Zhang*, Yunxiang Zhang*, Xi Peng, Sky Achitoff, Paul M. Torrens, Qi Sun

Toward User-Aware Interactive Virtual Agents: Generative Multi-Modal Avatar Behaviors in VR
IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (IEEE ISMAR 2024)
Bhasura Gunawardhana, Yunxiang Zhang, Qi Sun, Zhigang Deng

Accelerating Saccadic Response through Spatial and Temporal Cross-Modal Misalignments
ACM SIGGRAPH 2024
Daniel Jiménez Navarro, Xi Peng, Yunxiang Zhang, Karol Myszkowski, Hans-Peter Seidel, Qi Sun, Ana Serrano

Toward Optimized VR/AR Ergonomics: Modeling and Predicting User Neck Muscle Contraction
ACM SIGGRAPH 2023
Yunxiang Zhang, Kenneth Chen, Qi Sun

Force-Aware Interface via Electromyography for Natural VR/AR Interaction
ACM Transactions on Graphics (ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2022)
Yunxiang Zhang, Benjamin Liang, Boyuan Chen, Paul M. Torrens, S. Farokh Atashzar, Dahua Lin, Qi Sun

Exploiting Channel Similarity for Network Pruning
IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (IEEE TCSVT 2023)
Chenglong Zhao, Yunxiang Zhang, Bingbing Ni

CaPC Learning: Confidential and Private Collaborative Learning
International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR 2021)
Christopher A. Choquette-Choo*, Natalie Dullerud*, Adam Dziedzic*, Yunxiang Zhang*, Somesh Jha, Nicolas Papernot, Xiao Wang

Max-plus Operators Applied to Filter Selection and Model Pruning in Neural Networks
International Symposium on Mathematical Morphology and Its Application to Signal and Image Processing (ISMM 2019)
Yunxiang Zhang, Samy Blusseau, Santiago Velasco-Forero, Isabelle Bloch, Jesus Angulo

* Equal contributions, authors ordered alphabetically