Yongliang Yang

Yongliang Yang is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bath, affiliated with the Centre for the Analysis of Motion, Entertainment Research & Applications (CAMERA). His research spans computer graphics, shape understanding, and computational design with applications in 3D vision and geometric processing.

His primary research focuses on developing shape analysis and optimization algorithms for geometric structures, with recent work emphasizing neural radiance fields, point cloud processing, and generative adversarial networks. Key contributions include novel approaches to dynamic scene representation, facial inpainting, and surface approximation techniques.

Recent publications demonstrate strong trends in neural rendering for dynamic scenes and generative image synthesis, bridging geometry processing with deep learning for practical 3D reconstruction applications.

Scientific recognition includes:

• Computer Aided Geometric Design Most Cited Paper Award (2011)
• Computer Aided Geometric Design Most Cited Paper Award (2012)

Dr. Yang serves as Principal Investigator for Dynamic Human Reconstruction and Editing with Neural Radiance Fields (Royal Society, 2024-2026) and is Co-Investigator on CAMERA 2.0 (EPSRC, 2020-2025) and EU Horizon 2020 projects. He has supervised 9 students and serves as Associate Editor for Computer Graphics Forum (2025-2028).

He actively contributes to CAMERA's research ecosystem focused on motion capture, virtual reality, and entertainment applications, driving innovation in motion analysis and digital content creation.