Haoyu ZHAO

赵皓宇

MPhil Student

AI Thrust,
Information Hub,
HKUST(GZ),
Guangzhou, China.

Email: haoyu-zhao@outlook.com


Biography

I'm an MPhil student at AI Thrust, Information Hub, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Guangzhou, advised by Prof. Ying-Cong Chen. Before that, I received my Bachelor's degree in Automation, Xiamen University.

My current research interests include Large Language Models (LLMs) and Computer Vision, with a particular focus on methodologies that use LLMs to empower Computer Vision research.

Research Topics: Multimodal LLM, LLM Agent, Computer Vision, Embodied AI

I am always open to research collaborations! Whether you’d like to talk about my work or explore potential partnerships, feel free to reach out.

I am actively looking for a PhD position.

News

Selected Publications [Google Scholar]

LLM-Optic: Unveiling the Capabilities of Large Language Models for Universal Visual Grounding.
Haoyu Zhao, Wenhang Ge, Ying-Cong Chen.
Arxiv Preprint
Ref-NeuS: Ambiguity-Reduced Neural Implicit Surface Learning for Multi-View Reconstruction with Reflection.
Wenhang Ge, Tao Hu, Haoyu Zhao, Shu Liu, Ying-Cong Chen.
ICCV, 2023 | Oral, Best Paper Candidate
Multi-objective Optimization for Football Team Member Selection.
Haoyu Zhao, Haihui Chen, Shenbao Yu, Bilian Chen.
IEEE Access, 2021 | Outstanding Undergraduate Publication Award

Experiences

UCL Logo University College London (UCL)
Jul. 2024 - Sep. 2024
Remote Intern | Supervisor: Prof. Jun Wang
HKUST Logo Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)
Sep. 2022 - Aug. 2024
M.Phil. | Supervisor: Prof. Yingcong Chen
XMU Logo Xiamen University (XMU)
Sep. 2017 - Jun. 2021
B.Eng. | Supervisor: Prof. Bilian Chen

Honors & Awards

ICCV Best Paper Final List, top 0.2% 2023
ISEDA Honorable Mention Paper Award 2024
HKUST Postgraduate Studentship 2022-2024
Outstanding Undergraduate Publication Award 2021
Youth Innovation Fund of Xiamen 2020 - 2021
Academic Excellence Scholarship 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2020-2021

Teaching

2023-2024SpringTeaching Assistant in UCMP 6050 Cross-disciplinary Design Thinking, HKUST
2023-2024FallTeaching Assistant in RedBird MPhil Mentoring, HKUST