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I am a first-year Ph.D. student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), advised by Prof. Tong He. Since November 2024, I have also been working as a Research Intern at Shanghai AI Lab, focusing on World Models and related spatial representation research.

My research interests lie in World Models, Multi-modal Learning, 3D Vision, and Computer Graphics.

Previously, I received my B.Eng. in Computer Science from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC). During my undergraduate studies, I worked on A Unified Geometry-Aware World Model under the supervision of Prof. Yan Song and Prof. Tong He, and was recognized with the Outstanding Graduate and Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis awards. I also participated in research on 3D reconstruction of transparent objects under the supervision of Prof. Ligang Liu at USTC.

I am always open to discussions and collaborations on World Models and Multi-modal Learning. Feel free to drop me an email!

📰 News

2026.01
Three papers (Omniworld, Wint3r, Pi3) were accepted by ICLR 2026.
2025.09
Enrolled as a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at SJTU.
2025.07
Aether: Geometric-aware unified world modeling was accepted by ICCV 2025.
2025.06
Graduated from USTC. Honored with the Outstanding Graduate and Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis awards.
2024.11
Started my internship at Shanghai AI Lab as a Spatial Representation Algorithm Intern.

💼 Internships

Spatial Representation Algorithm Intern

2024.11 - Present
Shanghai AI Lab

Working on synthetic spatial data collection, management, labeling, world model training, distillation, evaluation, and subsequent related tasks.

🎓 Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science

2025.09 - Present
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU)

First-year Ph.D. student supervised by Prof. Tong He.

B.Eng. in Computer Science and Technology

2021.09 - 2025.06
University of Science and Technology of China (USTC)

GPA: 3.88/4.3 (Rank: 8/192). Outstanding Graduate of the School of Computer Science.
Thesis: "A Unified Geometry-Aware World Model" (Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award).

📝 Publications

(* Equal Contribution, † Corresponding Author)

ICLR 2026
OmniWorld: A Multi-Domain and Multi-Modal Dataset for 4D World Modeling
Yang Zhou, Yifan Wang, Jianjun Zhou, Wenzheng Chang, Haoyu Guo, Zizun Li, Kaijing Ma, Xinyue Li, Yating Wang, Haoyi Zhu, Mingyu Liu, Dingning Liu, Jiange Yang, Zhoujie Fu, Junyi Chen, Chunhua Shen, Jiangmiao Pang, Kaipeng Zhang, Tong He†
International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2026

TL;DR: A comprehensive multi-domain, multi-modal dataset designed specifically to scale up and evaluate 4D world modeling.

ICLR 2026
WinT3R: Window-Based Streaming Reconstruction with Camera Token Pool
Zizun Li, Jianjun Zhou, Yifan Wang, Haoyu Guo, Wenzheng Chang, Yang Zhou, Haoyi Zhu, Junyi Chen, Chunhua Shen, Tong He†
International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2026

TL;DR: A highly efficient streaming 3D reconstruction framework utilizing window-based processing and a novel camera token pool.

ICLR 2026
π3: Scalable Permutation-Equivariant Visual Geometry Learning
Yifan Wang*, Jianjun Zhou*, Haoyi Zhu, Wenzheng Chang, Yang Zhou, Zizun Li, Junyi Chen, Jiangmiao Pang, Chunhua Shen, Tong He†
International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2026

TL;DR: A scalable and theoretically grounded approach to permutation-equivariant representation learning for visual geometry.

Under Review
DeepVerse: 4D Autoregressive Video Generation as a World Model
Junyi Chen, Haoyi Zhu, Xianglong He, Yifan Wang*, Jianjun Zhou*, Wenzheng Chang*, Yang Zhou*, Zizun Li*, Zhoujie Fu, Jiangmiao Pang, Tong He†
Under Review

TL;DR: An autoregressive 4D video generation framework that effectively functions as an interactive, large-scale world model.

ICCV 2025
Aether: Geometric-Aware Unified World Modeling
Haoyi Zhu*, Yifan Wang*, Jianjun Zhou*, Wenzheng Chang*, Yang Zhou*, Zizun Li*, Junyi Chen*, Chunhua Shen, Jiangmiao Pang, Tong He†
Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), 2025 (Poster)
🏆 Outstanding Paper Award @ ICCV 2025 RIWM Workshop

TL;DR: A unified, geometry-aware 4D world model integrating spatial semantics and temporal dynamics for robust generation.

💻 Projects

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Architecture
AmberCPU Project Preview
LoongArch 32-bit Pipelined CPU Design
Wenzheng Chang (Team Leader), Ruibo Liu, Shuo Yu, Zexuan Yan
Tags: Computer Architecture, Verilog, FPGA

Designed and implemented a LoongArch-32 pipelined CPU from scratch using Verilog. Covered the full pipeline from architecture design to FPGA validation. Led the team to win the Winning Prize at the 7th "Loongson Cup" National Finals.

Systems
BPF-VM Diagram
Distributed File Management & High-Performance Network I/O
Wenzheng Chang (Team Leader), Shuo Yu, Haoyi Zhao, Zhaochen Liu, Jinming Gong
Tags: Operating Systems, eBPF, Distributed File Systems

Developed a distributed file management system and high-performance network I/O module based on eBPF. Led the overall system architecture design and optimized concurrent processing efficiency.

Metaverse
USTCube
USTCube (Digital Campus)
Wenzheng Chang (Team Leader), Jiajun Li, et al.
Tags: Metaverse, Minecraft, Digital Campus

Founded and led the project to reconstruct the USTC campus in Minecraft. Collaborated with the university's Alumni Foundation to promote digital campus construction. Won multiple university and provincial-level digital art awards.

Game
Lock Down in USTC (Pygame Strategy Game)
Wenzheng Chang (Team Leader), Lezhen Li, Shuo Yu, Xiang Yu, Mengqi Yuan
Tags: Python, Pygame, Game Design

Independently designed and developed this pixel-art post-apocalyptic survival game entirely from scratch—without relying on any open-source game engines or frameworks—including a custom core engine and all in-game assets. Inspired by the "60 Seconds" gameplay mechanics, the game introduces numerous unique USTC elements and authentically reflects the university's campus life during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project was extensively playtested by many classmates and features multiple endings, providing a rich and tailored survival experience for the USTC community.

🏆 Honors and Awards

  • 2025.06, Outstanding Graduate (优秀毕业生) & Outstanding Undergraduate Thesis Award (优秀本科毕业设计), USTC.
  • 2024.09, Silver Award for Outstanding Student Scholarship (优秀学生奖学金银奖), USTC.
  • 2023.09, National Scholarship (国家奖学金), Ministry of Education of the PRC (Top 1%, Ranked 2/186).
  • 2023.08, Winning Prize (优胜奖), 7th “Loongson Cup” National Finals (Team Category).
  • 2023.11, Third Prize in Art Practice Workshop (艺术实践工作坊三等奖), 7th Anhui University Student Art Exhibition.
  • 2023.09, Third Prize in Photography, Video and Digital Art (摄影摄像与数字艺术大赛三等奖), 2nd USTC Competition.
  • 2023.06, Third Prize in Anhui Province, CUMCM (Undergraduate Category) (全国大学生数学建模竞赛安徽赛区本科组三等奖).
  • 2022.09, Longfor Scholarship (龙湖奖学金), USTC.
  • 2021.09, Silver Award for Outstanding Student Scholarship (优秀学生奖学金银奖), USTC.

💬 Services

  • 2024.09 - 2025.01, Teaching Assistant, Computer Networks, USTC.
  • 2024.03 - 2024.06, Teaching Assistant, Computer Organization and Design, USTC.
  • 2023.09 - 2024.01, Teaching Assistant, Introduction to Computer Systems A, USTC.