About Me
Hi there! My name is Yiming, I am a Rhodes Scholar and a PhD student at Oxford University in the Visual Geometry Group (VGG), where I am fortunate to be advised by Professor Andrea Vedaldi. My research focus is spatial intelligence, generative world modeling, and building AI systems that understand and simulate physics.
I graduated from MIT with undergraduate degrees in Math and Computer Science and an MEng in Computer Science. For my Master's, I was lucky to be part of the MIT Medical Vision Group led by Professor Polina Golland and collaborated with IBM Research to develop a physics-informed medical imaging neural framework for intravascular ultrasound. Relevant experiences throughout college has also deepened my interest in AI for health, AI safety, and science policy.
I'm passionate about teaching and scientific communication. Sharing appreciation for beautiful concepts is the most gratifying feeling!
Outside the lab, you can find me playing Guzheng (a traditional Chinese instrument), singing A Capella, figure skating, and learning to row. I also sometimes make things.
Projects
Geo-UNet: A Geometrically Constrained Neural Framework for Clinical-Grade Lumen Segmentation in Intravascular Ultrasound
Y Chen, NS D'Souza, A Mandepally, P Henninger, S Kashyap, N Karani, N Dey, M Zachary, R Rizq, P Chouinard, P Golland, T Syeda-Mahmood
MLMI @ MICCAI 2024
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Interests
Teaching đź“š
University of Oxford
- Tutor for Uncertainty in Deep Learning (Fall 2025)
MIT
- Teaching Assistant for Design & Analysis of Algorithms | 6.1220 (Spring 2023, Fall 2023)
- Teaching Assistant for Probability & Random Variables | 18.600 (Fall 2022)
- Lecture Assistant for Intro to Python/Data Science | 6.100A/B (Fall 2021)
- Created educational videos with the MIT Edgerton Center (Fall 2020)
Hampshire College Summer Studies in Math (HCSSiM)
- Junior faculty (Summer 2022
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Silk Road Trilogy
MIT Chamber Music Society Spring'24 (with Irene Huang on flute): Tango, By the Yili River, Waterlillies
One of the most rewarding experiences of my college career! Under the mentorship of Professor Hui Weng of New England Conservatory and Berkelee College of Music, I expanded my musical comfort zone by exploring more musical genres on Guzheng, a traditional Chinese instrument. From the chromatic flair of Spanish tango to the rhythmic vitality of Uygur dance music in Northwestern China to the pentatonic, lyrical melodies of Southern Chinese watertowns, I learned so much about improvisation, expression, and musical synergy between Guzheng and Western instruments.
Dance of the Yi
Guzheng solo
