I am currently a Master’s student in Computing at
National University of Singapore (NUS).
At the same time, I am working as a World Model Research Intern at
Tencent, supervised by Dr. Yeying Jin.
Previously, I worked as a Generative AI Research Intern at
Riot Games, and as a Research Assistant at
Nanjing University (Suzhou Campus), supervised by Prof. Zhenyu Zhang.
Before joining NUS, I received my bachelor’s degree from
Hunan University, mentored by Prof. Ruihui Li.
National University of Singapore (NUS).
At the same time, I am working as a World Model Research Intern at
Tencent, supervised by Dr. Yeying Jin.
Previously, I worked as a Generative AI Research Intern at
Riot Games, and as a Research Assistant at
Nanjing University (Suzhou Campus), supervised by Prof. Zhenyu Zhang.
Before joining NUS, I received my bachelor’s degree from
Hunan University, mentored by Prof. Ruihui Li.
My research interests lie in image generation, video generation, world models, and 3D generation.
🔥 News
- 📌 Pinned 2027.01: I will be joining Riot Games Singapore as a full-time Machine Learning Engineer and Researcher.
- 2026.10: 🚀 GameDirector, ActionRoPE, and GameCrafter are released.
- 2026.08: 🚀 WorldMind is released.
- 2026.05: 🎉 I started a new internship as a World Model Research Intern at Tencent.
- 2026.01: 🎉 One paper has been accepted by ICASSP 2026.
- 2025.12: 🎉 I received an internship offer from Riot Games Singapore, starting in January 2026.
- 2025.05: 🎉 I received an offer for the Master of Computing program at the National University of Singapore.
- 2024.11: 🎉 I officially started working as a Research Assistant at NJU(SZ). Feel free to reach out for a coffee chat!
📖 Education
National University of Singapore
Master of Computing
Aug. 2025 – Jan. 2027
- Research focus: image generation, video generation, world models, and 3D generation.
Hunan University
B.Sc. in Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
Sep. 2021 – Jun. 2025
- Mentored by Prof. Ruihui Li.
- Built research experience in graphics and related computational methods during this period.
💼 Experience
Tencent
World Model Research Intern
May 2026 – Present
- Research on world models for games, supervised by Dr. Yeying Jin.
- Projects: WorldMind, GameDirector, ActionRoPE, and GameCrafter.
Riot Games
Generative AI Research Intern
Jan. 2026 – May 2026
- Worked on generative AI research and development for image generation and editing related tasks.
- Explored practical research problems and system-level applications of generative models.
Nanjing University (Suzhou Campus)
Research Assistant
Nov. 2024 – Dec. 2025
- Supervised by Prof. Zhenyu Zhang.
- Worked on research projects related to computer graphics and 3D human modeling.
- Contributed to experiments, implementation, and paper writing.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Research Intern
Oct. 2024 – Apr. 2025
- Focused on topics related to graphics and visual computing.
📝 Publications
* Equal contribution † Corresponding author
arXiv 2026
arXiv 2026
arXiv 2026
arXiv 2026
Under Review
Grid-A-Character: Delving into Grid Condition Strategy for Unlocking Consistent and Controllable Character Generation
Zhiyang Deng*, Zhuofan Xiao*, Jian Yang, Zhenyu Zhang†
Project
Paper
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ICASSP 2026
HM-Avatar: Towards Realistic Loose Garment Modeling with Hierarchical MLPs
Hongyu Wang*, Zhiyang Deng*, Wenzhe He, Xiaojun Chen, Ying Liu, Ruihui Li†
Under Review
TextureAvatar: Texture-Enhanced 3D Gaussian Splatting for Avatar Modeling from Monocular Videos
Zhiyang Deng, Hongyu Wang, Xiaojun Chen, Ying Liu, Ruihui Li†
Project
Paper
Code
🎖 Honors and Awards
- 2024.12: Hunan University 2023–2024 Individual Scholarship.
- 2023.12: Hunan University 2022–2023 Individual Scholarship.
- 2022.12: Hunan University 2021–2022 Individual Scholarship.