Zilin Wang

Hi there! I am a PhD Candidate in the Computer Science & Engineering (CSE) division at the University of Michigan, advised by Prof. Stella X. Yu. I earned my B.S. in CSE from the Ohio State University, Summa Cum Laude.

My current research focuses on multimodal foundation models, agentic systems, and physical AI. I aim to build autonomous machines that can perceive, reason, and act in multimodal, sensory-rich physical environments.

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Research

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Teaching

UM EECS 542: Advanced Topics in Computer Vision

[WN 2026] Guest lecture on Vision Foundation Models.
[FA 2025] Guest lecture on Vision Foundation Models.
[FA 2024] Guest lecture on Vision Foundation Models.
[FA 2023] Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) with Prof. Stella X. Yu and Prof. JJ Park.

UM EECS 442: Computer Vision

[WN 2025] Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) with Prof. Stella X. Yu.

UM EECS 598: Action & Perception

[WN 2023] Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) with Prof. Stella X. Yu.

UM SI 670: Applied Machine Learning

[FA 2021] Instructional Aide (IA) with Prof. Kevyn Collins-Thompson.

Academic Service & Outreach

Reviewer, Michigan AI Lab PhD Admission, 2025-2026
Program Committee, The 2nd Workshop on Populating Empty Cities (POETS), CVPR 2025
Poster Session Co-Chair, Michigan AI Symposium, 2024
Coordinator, Michigan Friday Night AI, 2023-2024

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