Wei Yao
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Nanjing University of Science and Technology
GitHub wei.yao@njust.edu.cn

About Me

Hi there! 😄 I am currently a Ph.D. candidate supervised by Prof. Jinhui Tang at Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NJUST), and concurrently a research intern in Prof. Yebin Liu's group at Tsinghua University. My research focuses on human-centric AI technologies, including 3D human reconstruction, digital human motion generation, and embodied intelligence, aiming to bridge the gap between virtual humans and real-world interactions. Driven by the vision of creating lifelike digital humans and intelligent embodied agents, I explore cutting-edge motion synthesis, and human-scene understanding techniques. My work strives to advance both theoretical frameworks and practical applications for next-generation human-computer interaction. I embrace the values of rigorous exploration🔬, cross-disciplinary collaboration🤝, and translational innovation💡. Passionate about transforming academic insights into impactful solutions, I actively seek to contribute to open-source communities and industrial applications. I am open to research collaborations, academic discussions, and industrial projects — feel free to reach out via email!

Research Experience

  • 2024.07 - Present  Research Intern at Tsinghua University
  • 2021.09 - Present  Ph.D. Candidate at Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Human Motion Generation

Full-Body Human-Object-Scene Interaction Generation
Wei Yao, Yunlian Sun, Hongwen Zhang, Yebin Liu, Jinhui Tang
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PhysiInter: Integrating Physical Mapping for High-Fidelity Human Interaction Generation
Wei Yao, Yunlian Sun, Chang Liu, Hongwen Zhang, Jinhui Tang
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Human Motion Capture

W-HMR: Monocular Human Mesh Recovery in World Space with Weak-Supervised Calibration
Wei Yao, Hongwen Zhang, Yunlian Sun, Yebin Liu, Jinhui Tang
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STAF: 3D Human Mesh Recovery from Video with Spatio-Temporal Alignment Fusion

IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems for Video Technology (T-CSVT), 2024
Wei Yao, Hongwen Zhang, Yunlian Sun, Jinhui Tang
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