Scholar
Yiying Tong
Google Scholar ID: 2Dz330cAAAAJ
Professor, CSE, Michigan State Univ.
Computer graphics
Geometric modeling
Discrete differential geometry
Computer animation
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ytong@msu.edu
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Publications
7 items
Learning Semantic Inpainting for Animatable Gaussian Head Avatars
2026
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Combinatorial Network-Based Manifold Topological Deep Learning for Image Analysis
2026
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Unmasking Face Embeddings: Reading, Rendering and Naming with Foundation Models
2026
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Are Face Embeddings Compatible Across Deep Neural Network Models?
2026
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Refined Geometry-guided Head Avatar Reconstruction from Monocular RGB Video
2025
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Manifold Topological Deep Learning for Biomedical Data
2025
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INST-Sculpt: Interactive Stroke-based Neural SDF Sculpting
2025
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Research Experience
Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Michigan State University
Leads the Geometry in Graphics Group
Has supervised numerous PhD, master's, and undergraduate students; alumni now work at Google, Apple, Qualcomm, OPPO, etc.
Collaborates with researchers including Pierre Alliez, Mathieu Desbrun, Peter Schröder, Anil K. Jain, etc.
Hosted visiting scholars from institutions such as Tianjin University, Dalian Normal University, and Zhejiang University
Co-authors
14 total
Mathieu Desbrun
Inria & Ecole Polytechnique
Kun Zhou
Professor of Computer Science, Zhejiang University
Guo-Wei Wei
MSU Foundation Professor, Mathematics, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Electrical & Computer
Jin Huang
Computer Science, Zhejiang University
Baining Guo
Distinguished Scientist, Microsoft Research
Pierre Alliez
Senior Researcher, Team Leader, Inria center at Université Côte d'Azur
Xiaoming Liu
Anil K. and Nandita Jain Endowed Professor; MSU Foundation Professor, CSE, Michigan State University
Chen Cao
Facebook Reality Labs