Zhiqiang Lao

I am a researcher at Futurewei Technologies. My research focuses on computer vision, artificial intelligence, and computer graphics, with current interests in neural rendering, image enhancement, generative models, and multimodal learning.

I received my Ph.D. from Zhejiang University and completed postdoctoral fellowships at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Selected Publications

Learning Multimodal Energy-Based Model with Multimodal Variational Auto-Encoder via MCMC Revision

Jiali Cui, Zhiqiang Lao, Heather Yu

Transactions on Machine Learning Research, 2026

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Fluid Composer: Fluid Detail Composition and Rendering Using Video Diffusion Models

Duowen Chen, Zhiqiang Lao, Yu Guo, Heather Yu

Computer Graphics Forum, 2025

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High-Fidelity 4× Neural Reconstruction of Real-time Path Traced Images

Zhiqiang Lao, Yu Guo, Xiyun Song, Yubin Zhou, Zongfang Lin, Heather Yu, Liang Peng

IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision Workshops, 2025

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Other Publications

SIRR-LMM: Single-image Reflection Removal via Large Multimodal Model

Yu Guo, Zhiqiang Lao, Xiyun Song, Yubin Zhou, Heather Yu

IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision Workshops, 2026 · Paper

Diffuse4D: Completing NeRF-Stereo Depth via Diffusion-Driven Restoration in Dynamic Scenes

Yue Hu, Daniel Wang, Xiyun Song, Zhiqiang Lao, Yubin Zhou, Meida Chen, Andrew Feng, Heather Yu

IEEE/CVF Winter Conference on Applications of Computer Vision Workshops, 2026 · Paper

Scene Perceived Image Perceptual Score (SPIPS): Combining Global and Local Perception for Image Quality Assessment

Zhiqiang Lao, Heather Yu

Preprint, 2025 · Paper

Automated Segmentation of White Matter Lesions in 3D Brain MR Images, Using Multivariate Pattern Classification

Zhiqiang Lao, Dinggang Shen, Abbas Jawad, Bilge Karacali, Dengfeng Liu, Elias R. Melhem, R. Nick Bryan, Christos Davatzikos

Academic Radiology, 2008 · Paper

Morphological Classification of Brains via High-dimensional Shape Transformations and Machine Learning Methods

Zhiqiang Lao, Dinggang Shen, Zhong Xue, Bilge Karacali, Susan M. Resnick, Christos Davatzikos

NeuroImage, 2004 · Paper