Hi! This is Yuqi Meng (yoo-chee mung). I also go by Arias.

I am currently a research assistant at University of Utah, advised by Prof. Yin Yang. Before that, I received my B.S.E. in Computer Science from University of Michigan and B.E. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. During my undergraduate years, I was fortunate to be advised by Prof. Minchen Li, who introduced me to the field of physics simulation in computer graphics.

My research interest includes developing robust and efficient computing methods for physics-based simulation. Still exploring :)

Publications

SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 (Conference)

RT-Octree: Accelerate PlenOctree Rendering with Batched Regular Tracking and Neural Denoising for Real-time Neural Radiance Fields

Zixi Shu, Ran Yi, Yuqi Meng, Yutong Wu, Lizhuang Ma

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Educations

• 2025.07 - (now), Research Assistant, University of Utah
• 2023.09 - 2025.05, Undergraduate, University of Michigan.
• 2021.09 - 2025.08, Undergraduate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Teaching

Instructor Aide, University of Michigan

• EECS 498-014: Graphics and Generative Models. (Course development, Winter 2025) [course website] Insturctor: Jeong Joon Park

Teaching Assistant, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

• ENGR1000J: Introduction to Engineering (Software Engineering). (Summer 2023) Instructor: Manuel Charlemagne
• MATH2140J/MATH4170J: Linear Algebra. (Fall 2022, Spring 2023) Instructor: Manuel Charlemagne