Yapeng Tian

Yapeng Tian is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science, The University of Texas at Dallas. His work focuses on advancing core computer vision and audition technologies with applications in AR/VR, healthcare, and human-computer interaction. He holds a PhD from the University of Rochester (2022) and dual engineering degrees from Tsinghua University (2017) and Xidian University (2013).

Research Interests:

• Multisensory perception
• Audio-visual learning
• Diffusion models
• Medical imaging
• Accessibility technologies

Awards:

• Amazon Research Award (2024)
• UIST Best Paper Award (2024)
• Cisco Faculty Research Award (2023)
• AAAI New Faculty Highlights (2023)

Recent work emphasizes efficient multimodal systems, with publications in top venues like CVPR, ICCV, and ICLR. His research bridges theoretical advances with practical applications in healthcare, accessibility, and interactive systems.