Shenlong Wang

Shenlong Wang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), with affiliations to Computer Vision @ UIUC, Illinois Robotics Group, and the Center for Immersive Computing @ UIUC. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Toronto and previously worked as a Research Scientist at Uber under Raquel Urtasun. His research bridges 3D computer vision with robotics, focusing on algorithms for 3D world perception, physics-informed simulations, and applications in autonomy, immersive computing, and climate change-related domains.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science (University of Toronto), prior academic positions at Uber

His group has produced 42 publications (15 shown) across top venues like CVPR, NeurIPS, ICRA, and CoRL, with recent work on 4D modeling, inverse rendering, and physics-grounded generation. Awards include the NSF CAREER, Dean's Award for Excellence in Research, and Amazon Research Award. He teaches CS598: 3D Vision and CS446: Machine Learning, and mentors PhD students in areas spanning 3D vision, robotics, and AI.

Scientific Awards:

• Dean's Award for Excellence in Research (2025)
• NSF CAREER Award (2024)
• Amazon Research Award (2022)
• CVPR Best Paper Candidate (2021)
• IROS Best Application Paper Finalist (2020)

Grants from NSF Foundational Research in Robotics, Meta Research, and NVIDIA support his work on digital twins, radar perception, and generative models. His lab collaborates with institutions like Tsinghua University, Peking University, and industry partners including NVIDIA and Meta.