Kairui Shi

CSE PhD Student · University at Buffalo

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01 · About

Portrait of Kairui Shi

Kairui Shi

I'm a first-year CSE PhD student at the State University of New York at Buffalo, advised by Prof. Junsong Yuan. Interested in computer vision, machine learning and robotics.

Before that, I got my B.S. degree from Wuhan University in 2025, majoring in Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing. And I was a visiting student at AI4CE Lab@NYU led by Prof. Chen Feng.

At Wuhan University I was fortunate enough to work with Prof. Yongjun Zhang at his Skyearth Lab. And I was also lucky enough to work with Prof. Zhenzhong Chen and ARF Wanjie Sun at Institute of Intelligence and Perception.

Feel free to contact me.

02 · Research

Are we able to create an immersive and interactive virtual world?

At the broadest level, my research interests lie in the intersection of computer vision, photogrammetry and machine learning.

Specifically, I'm interested in 3D reconstruction and SLAM, focusing on high-precision mapping, reconstruction, and restoration of objects, streets, and cities, while also perceiving embedded information to enable interaction.

With the advancement of neural networks, hardware performance, and robotics, the speed and accuracy of reconstruction will continue to improve. Its impact will inevitably extend to multiple domains, such as medicine, anthropology, and the gaming industry.

ICRA 2025

FusionSense: Bridging Common Sense, Vision, and Touch for Robust Sparse-View Reconstruction

Irving Fang*, Kairui Shi*, Xujin He*, Siqi Tan, Yifan Wang, Hanwen Zhao, Hung-Jui Huang, Wenzhen Yuan, Chen Feng, Jing Zhang (* equal contribution)

Reconstruct visually and geometrically accurate scene and object from sparse-view RGB-D images, enhanced with tactile sensing.

03 · Tools

MANO Hand Online Viewer

A browser-based interactive viewer for the MANO hand model. Load your own MANO_RIGHT.pkl locally — no upload, no server, model stays on your machine. Adjust pose and shape parameters in real time.

04 · Beyond research

Off the clock

Go
I earned the highest amateur rank in Go at a young age, and still love playing Go and watching professional matches.
Calligraphy
I'm into calligraphy and have a top-level certificate.
Violin
I love playing the violin.
Games & anime
Enjoying video games and watching anime!