Xucong
Zhang
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Biography
Short Bio
- October 2026 to present, Associate Professor at the University of Turku and PI at ELLIS Institute Finland.
- From 2021 to 2026, Assistant professor at TU Delft from 2021 to 2026, and received a permanent position in 2023.
- From 2018 to 2021, postdoc at ETH Zurich in Switzerland, led by Prof. Otmar Hilliges.
- From 2013 to 2018, PhD (summa cum laude) at the Max Planck Institute for Informatics in Germany, under the supervision of Prof. Andreas Bulling.
- I am also a Guest Scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems and an ELLIS Scholar.
Research
From Gaze to Full-body Intelligence: Building on my experience in gaze estimation, I focus on human-AI interaction through holistic human motion modeling and AI agent reaction generation, including modalities of gaze, face, hand, body, and speech dynamics. This research aims to support the development of human-robot collaboration and realistic avatar generation.
Healthcare: I am working on the intersection of computer vision, medical, and healthcare research, aiming to develop tools that support clinical practice and benefit society at large.