Shenlong Wang
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
May the Force Be with Your Pixels
Shenlong Wang · University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
One long-term goal of my group’s research is to understand and simulate the physical world from visual observations, to support what-if prediction under actions and forces. In this talk, I will present our recent works on physical world models that connect pixels to explicit 3D state and dynamics, and integrate physical simulation with generative models to create interactive, physically grounded visual experiences. I will highlight applications in robotics and agriculture, and conclude with open directions toward making all images and videos interactive at scale.
About the speaker
Shenlong Wang is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He works on computer vision and robotics, with a focus on understanding, modeling, and simulating the physical world for content creation, robotics, and AI for science. His work has received paper awards and finalist recognitions at ISMAR, IROS, and CVPR, and he is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award.