Zijian Cao

I am a Ph.D. student in Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin, advised by Prof. Lili Qiu. Before joining UT Austin, I obtained my M.Phil. degree in Computer Science from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen).

My research lies at the intersection of mobile computing, artificial intelligence, and visual computing. I develop efficient multimodal AI and visual computing systems for resource-constrained mobile and wearable devices, with interests spanning mobile AI, wearable sensing, 3D vision and graphics, and multimedia systems. My goal is to bring advanced perception and learning capabilities to everyday edge devices.

If you are interested in research collaboration, please feel free to reach out to me via email.

Education

The University of Texas at Austin
Ph.D. in Computer Science, 2026–present
Advised by Prof. Lili Qiu; based in the Gates Dell Complex (GDC).

The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
M.Phil. in Computer and Information Engineering, 2024–2026
Advised by Prof. Fangxin Wang; studied multimedia, mobile systems, and 3D visual computing.

Sichuan University
Bachelor's degree in Telecommunications, 2020–2024
Worked on Internet of Things development involving sensing, communication, and software systems.

News

• [Aug. 2026] I began my Ph.D. in Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin, where I am fortunate to be advised by Prof. Lili Qiu.
• [Jul. 2026] Our work, 3DReflecNet, was selected as a Best Paper Finalist at CVPR 2026.
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