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Research interests
Computer Science / Information Technology - Computer Vision
Computer Science / Information Technology - Human-computer interaction
Computer Science / Information Technology - Computer Graphics
Creative Arts, Performing Arts & Design - Film Studies
Position Held
Position Held
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Information Engineering, PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2022
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 3 Active
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Video Generation and Editing Driven by 3D Physical Simulation
LIAO, J. (CoPI), GAO, L. (PI), XU, F. (CoPI), RAO, A. (CoPI) & FU, H. (PI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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A Method for Multi-Shot Camera-Motion Controllable Video Generation Based on Natural Language
RAO, A. (PI)
31/10/25 → 31/10/30
Project: Research
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Discretionary Gift Fund from Adobe System Inc.
RAO, A. (PI) & CHEN, Y. (PI)
7/06/24 → 7/06/27
Project: Research
Research output
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Collaposer: Transforming Photo Collections into Visual Assets for Storytelling with Collages
ZHOU, J., XIE, L., Ma, J., WEI, Z., QU, H. & RAO, A., 2026, (Accepted/In press) 19 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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SesaHand: Enhancing 3D Hand Reconstruction via Controllable Generation with Semantic and Structural Alignment
ZHAO, Z., KONG, X., Yang, L., WEI, Z., HUI, P. & RAO, A., 28 Feb 2026, 26 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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AI for Creative Visual Content Generation, Editing and Understanding
Patashnik, O., Parmar, G., Rao, A., Kara, O., Caba Heilbron, F., Cohen-Or, D., Matthew Rehg, J. & Zhu, J. Y., 19 Aug 2025, Proceedings - SIGGRAPH 2025 Frontiers. Spencer, S. N. (ed.). Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, 17. (Proceedings - SIGGRAPH 2025 Frontiers).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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CineVision: An Interactive Pre-visualization Storyboard System for Director-Cinematographer Collaboration
WEI, Z., WU, H., ZHANG, L., XU, X., ZHENG, Y., HUI, P., AGRAWALA, M., QU, H. & RAO, A., 27 Sept 2025, UIST 2025 - Proceedings of the 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology. Bianchi, A., Glassman, E. L., Mackay, W. E., Zhao, S., Oakley, I. & Kim, J. (eds.). New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, p. 1-18 18. (UIST 2025 - Proceedings of the 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference Proceeding/Report › Conference Paper published in a book › peer-review
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Composing Concepts from Images and Videos via Concept-prompt Binding
KONG, X., ZHANG, Z., Guo, Y., ZHAO, Z., ZHANG, S. & RAO, A., 2025, (Accepted/In press) 17 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
Activities
- 4 Invited
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From Intention to Attention to Manifestation
RAO, A. (Invited speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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From Intention to Attention to Manifestation
RAO, A. (Invited speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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From Intention to Attention to Manifestation
RAO, A. (Invited speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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From Intention to Attention to Manifestation
RAO, A. (Invited speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited