Zhilin Ou — white-background portrait

Hello, I’m

Zhilin Ou欧芝麟

MPhil Student in Artificial Intelligence

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

3D VisionEmbodied AIMultimodal

Through research in 3D understanding, generation, and embodied AI, I hope to advance AI that continually learns and improves through experience, while supporting people with warmth and care.

An original camera-shaped point cloud with a detailed lens, viewfinder and camera body

This animation connects my photography, a memory of picking kapok flowers with my mother in my hometown Panzhihua, and Baymax as an image of warm, caring embodied intelligence. Baymax holding the flower brings my roots and my hopes for AI together. The flower geometry is an illustration rather than a reconstruction of the photograph.

About

I am an MPhil student in Artificial Intelligence at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, advised by Prof. Wenjing Ma. My current research focuses on 3D vision and embodied AI. I have also collaborated with Prof. Ma on agentic workflows for scientific applications.

Before that, I received my B.Eng. in Digital Media Technology from Dalian University of Technology. My research journey began there with Prof. Zhihui Wang, who helped me take my first steps in computer vision and learn how to approach research. I am grateful for that foundation.

Building on that foundation, my collaboration with Prof. Ismini Lourentzou and the PLAN Lab at UIUC marked a turning point in my research journey. It introduced me to 3D vision and embodied AI, sparking a deep interest in both fields. I am deeply grateful for this opportunity, which helped shape the direction I want to pursue.

I now continue exploring these interests with Prof. Xiaoguang Han at GAP Lab, and I deeply value the opportunity to collaborate with him.

Papers

Experience

Sep 2026 – Present

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Research Collaborator · GAP Lab

Host: Prof. Xiaoguang Han

Embodied AI and 3D vision research

May 2026 – Sep 2026

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Research Collaborator · PLAN Lab

Host: Prof. Ismini Lourentzou

Embodied AI and 3D vision research

Nov 2025 – Jun 2026

Dalian University of Technology

Research Assistant · SSDUT-AI4SE Lab

Host: Prof. Zhihui Wang

Computer vision and multimodal learning

Education

2026–2028

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

MPhil in Artificial Intelligence

2022–2026

Dalian University of Technology

B.Eng. in Digital Media Technology

Awards

Beyond research

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