Hao Liang

I am an ECE PhD candidate at Rice University, advised by Prof. Guha Balakrishnan. Before Rice, I spent three wonderful years at Carnegie Mellon University, where I was fortunate to work closely with Prof. Gauri Joshi, Prof. Bhiksha Raj, and Prof. Giulia Fanti. I did my undergraduate studies at UESTC.

My research focuses on generative modeling, 3D human reconstruction, vision–language models, and federated learning. I like building practical systems that are simple, fast, fair, and reliable.

My research is supported by Samsung Research America. I am currently a research intern with the Apple Digital Human team.