Zhenyi He
Researcher PHD Student at New York University
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolZhenyi He is a PhD candidate and researcher at NYU with a decade of experience exploring augmented and virtual reality, from early Kinect-based gesture interaction to mid-air 3D manipulation and shared haptic feedback for remote collaboration. His internships at Oculus VR and Facebook AI complement a foundation in industry engineering roles at Microsoft and eBay, giving him a strong mix of applied research and production experience. Currently supervised by Prof. Ken Perlin, he focuses on situation awareness in VR and designing interactions that bridge physical and virtual workspaces. Known for hands-on prototyping and cross-disciplinary experimentation, he brings practical systems thinking to human-centered AR/VR challenges. Based in New York, he blends rigorous academic inquiry with industry-tested development practices to push immersive interaction forward.
10 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at New York UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Software Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Github Skills (57)
intel10
hardware10
payment-methods10
sdk10
in-app-purchase10
computer-vision10
camera-api9
realsense9
arxiv9
openvr8
augmented-reality-applications8
unity3d6
artoolkit6
optical-flow6
hololens6
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
snowymo/ViveProScanAR
May 2018 - Jun 2018
Contributions:59 commits, 8 PRs, 44 pushes in 22 days
snowymo/immersive-presentation
Dec 2020 - Feb 2022
Contributions:6 reviews, 97 commits, 22 PRs in 1 year 2 months
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