Hi, this is Yiwen Zhao | 赵艺雯

I'm a second-year MSCV student at the Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, where I work with Prof. Shinji Watanabe, Prof. László A. Jeni, also collaborate with Prof. Zhongyu Li. Currently, I am interning at Tencent America for research and seeking 2026 fall Ph.D. position.

My research interests lie in human-centric topics, including multimodal generative models, digital humans, and humanoids. The goal is to benefit people in a way that is useful and fun. I believe multimodal signals have a natural alignment and complementarity with each other. They make our lives as human beings vibrant and fascinating. Also, grounding these ideas in the same physical world as me matters. It means to deeply interact with people, and to continuously learn from the environment.

Misc: I love figure skating, a beautiful fusion of highly dynamic, precise motion and rich multimodal signals. I also love Winnie the Pooh, the kindest little bear in the world, who has been my best buddy since I was two.

Thanks: I've had the great honor of working with Prof. Teng Han, Prof. Yongzhen Huang, Prof. Shanghang Zhang and many senior colleagues and mentors during my undergraduate study. Deepest thanks to their invaluable advice and guidance.