‘Science plus arts multiplied by faith then divided by the number of our ethnic race.’ — Nujabes, feat. Shing02, Luv(sic) pt2

About Myself

I am an AI/Graphics/Robotics/HPC Researcher with international research experience specializing in Physics-informed Machine Learning, Reinforcement Learning, and Graph Learning. Currently pursuing my Master's degree at National Taiwan University, advised by Prof. Bing-Yu “Robin” Chen.

My research focuses on systematically solving critical problems at the intersection of multiple disciplines. Currently, my interests encompass 3 core areas:

  1. Visual Computing & Physics Simulation : neural PDE solvers, differentiable physical simulation, CAD, animation, and Gaussian Splatting
  2. Embodied AI & Intelligent Systems : Sim2Real, robotic manipulation, multi-agent systems, federated learning, and sensing
  3. Audio & Signal Processing : DSP, Watermarking, Acoustics

Welcome for any potential collaborations!

I have gained international research experience through internships and collaborations at Aalto University (2026 Aalto Science Institute (AScI) Summer Research Programme; Advisor Prof. Vikas Garg), RIKEN Japan, Center for Computational Science (R-CCS) (Large-Scale Digital Twin Research Team @Kobe/Osaka, Japan; Team Principal Prof. Hirozumi Yamaguchi (Osaka University)), MoonShine Animation Studio (R&D; Dir. Shaune Jan; collaborated advisors Prof. Xiang "Anthony" Chen (UCLA), Prof. Yu-Lun "Alex" Liu (NYCU)), and Delta Electronics.

I also worked closely with multiple academic groups during my undergraduate studies and published 8 conference papers in top-tier AI/CS conferences: Urban Science & Computing Lab led by Prof. Hsun-Ping Hsieh, and RAC-Coon (Robot Aided Creation and Construction Research Group) with Prof. Yang-Ting Shen, Prof. Chia-Ching Yen, and Prof. Wen-Yu Su.

All my projects are available on my GitHub page, spanning generative modeling, multi-agent RL, multimodal agents, 3D rendering, and intelligent systems. I actively contribute to the research community as a reviewer for premier conferences including ACM CHI, HRI, CSCW, and WWW.

My interests: graffiti (in legal area), live house/music festival, traveling.

Publications

Selected (4)

LATENT-MARK teaser

LATENT-MARK: An Audio Watermark Robust to Neural Resynthesis
arXiv Preprint, 2026 (Co-1st Author). [PDF]
Yen-Shan Chen, Shih-Yu Lai, Ying-Jung Tsou, Yi-Cheng Lin, Bing-Yu Chen, Yun-Nung Chen, Hung-Yi Lee, Shang-Tse Chen

ISC 2026 teaser

Accelerating Large-Scale Federated Graph Foundation Model Pre-training for Secure Sensing via Hierarchical Parallelism
ISC High Performance 2026 (1st Author, Research Poster, Just Accepted). [PDF]
Shih-Yu Lai, Fukuharu Tanaka, Hamada Rizk, Hirozumi Yamaguchi

DASTGCN-SNN-DDPG teaser

Architectural CAD/CAM in Robotic Fabrication via Differentiable Energy Optimization and Few-Shot Spatiotemporal Graph RL Policy
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 (1st Author, Technical Communication). [PDF] [Cite]
Shih-Yu Lai, Chia-Ching Yen, Yang-Ting Shen, Bing-Yu Chen

GAT-DQN teaser

Graph Q-Learning for Automatic Assembly in Design-to-Construction
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 (1st Author, Poster). [PDF] [Cite]
Shih-Yu Lai, Chia-Ching Yen, Yang-Ting Shen, Bing-Yu Chen

Others (6)

M3 teaser

M3: Recommendation via Attention-Graph Cluster Q-Learning with Multi-Scale Spatial Heterogeneity for Multi-Purpose, Multi-Stakeholder Green Attractions in Transportation
ACM SIGSPATIAL 2025 (1st Author, Research Full Paper). [PDF] [Cite]
Shih-Yu Lai, Tzu-Hsin Hsieh, Pei-Chi Tsai, Chao-Chun Kung, Sing-Kai Ling, Hsun-Ping Hsieh

LINKin-PARK teaser

LINKin-PARK: Land Valuation Information and Knowledge in Predictive Analysis and Reporting Kit via Dual Attention-DCCNN
ACM CIKM 2024 (2nd Author, Demo Paper). [PDF] [Cite]
Teng-Yuan Tsou, Shih-Yu Lai, Hsuan-Ching Chen, Jung-Tsang Yeh, Pei-Xuan Li, Tzu-Chang Lee, Hsun-Ping Hsieh

GreenSpot teaser

GreenSpot: Improving Public Transport with GIS-Based AR and Cluster-GCN Recommendation
ACM SIGSPATIAL 2024 (1st Author, Demo Paper). [PDF] [Cite]
Shih-Yu Lai, Tzu-Hsin Hsieh, Sing-Kai Ling, Pei-Chi Tsai, Chao-Chun Kung, Hsun-Ping Hsieh

ACCEPT teaser

ACCEPT: A Context-Sensitive, Configurable, and Extensible Prediction Tool using Grid-based Data Processing and Neural Networks in Geospatial Decision Support
ACM SIGSPATIAL 2024 (2nd Author, Demo Paper). [PDF] [Cite]
Teng-Yuan Tsou, Shih-Yu Lai, Jung-Tsang Yeh, Hsuan-Ching Chen, Pei-Xuan Li, Tzu-Chang Lee, Hsun-Ping Hsieh

Footprints of Travel teaser

Footprints of Travel: AIoT and AR Enhanced Tourist Gaming Experience in Unmanned Cultural Sites
ACM CHI 2024 - EA (1st Author, Student Game Competition). [PDF] [Cite]
Shih-Yu Lai, Dai-En Liu, Zong-Fan Yeh, Chun-Che Hsu, Fu-Yao Chang, Ming-Zhi Tsai, Ruei-Hong Lin

UrbanCrowds teaser

Enhancing Urban Crowd Monitoring through Predictive Modelling System with Diverse Geospatial Datasets
ACIS 2023 (3rd Author, Proceeding). [PDF] [Cite]
Hsun-Ping Hsieh, Tzu-Chang Lee, Shih-Yu Lai, Pei-Chi Tsai, Tzu-Hsin Hsieh

Thesis

M.S. Thesis (in progress): Neural Physics Solver in Complex Geometry Processing with Walk-on-Spheres Monte Carlo Method for Partial Differential Equations.

Research & Work Experience

Incoming Research Intern

Jul. 2026 – Sept. 2026
Aalto University Aalto Science Institute, Aalto University, Espoo, Finland — (Advisor: Prof. Vikas Garg)
  • 2026 AScI International Summer Research Programme (fully funded; acceptance rate: ~1%) under Project: "Machine Learning: Foundations and New Frontiers".
  • Developing scalable physics-informed learning frameworks bridging numerical optimization and deep generative modeling; research aligned with Neural ODEs/SDEs and geometric deep learning.

High-Performance Computing Research Intern

Jul. 2025 – Aug. 2025
RIKEN RIKEN Center for Computational Science, Kobe/Osaka, Japan — Large-Scale Digital Twin Team (Advisor: Prof. Hirozumi Yamaguchi)
  • Large-scale digital twin & multimodal data-fusion sensing (WiFi, point cloud, RGBD) on Fugaku supercomputer.
  • Edge/cloud distributed computing with graph federated learning foundation models and differential privacy for human–scene interaction.

AI Research Engineer

Sept. 2025 – Jun. 2026
MoonShine MoonShine Animation Studio — R&D Team (Dir. Shaune Jan; Xiang ‘Anthony’ Chen, UCLA)
  • Multi-agent MLLM-as-a-judge (AutoGen) for efficient supervisor review and improved Editable 3DGS production workflows.

Research Assistant (Interactive Graphics Lab)

Nov. 2024 – Aug. 2027
NTU Communications & Multimedia Lab, National Taiwan University (Advisor: Prof. Robin Bing-Yu Chen)
  • Differentiable Projective Dynamics hyper-elastic mesh solver with positive-definite Hessian projection; 1.65×–2.26× acceleration via stable clamping strategies.

Research Assistant

Apr. 2022 – Jun. 2024
RAC-COON Robot-Aided Creation & Construction Research Group — Synchronization Lab (Prof. Yang-Ting Shen, Prof. Chia-Ching Yen, Prof. Alvin Wen-Yu Su)
  • Robotic reinforcement learning on Kuka/UR10/Hiwin in Omniverse Isaac Gym/Lab; graph RL for geometric brick assembly by mobile manipulators.
  • ROS2 systems integrating SLAM, supervised learning (YOLO, LSTM), and RL for motion control, planning, and obstacle avoidance.

Deep Learning Intern

Jul. 2023 – Aug. 2023
Delta Delta Electronics, Inc. — Power and System Business Group
  • 3D point cloud generative autoencoder trained over 74k meshes (PyTorch3D, Docker, V100).
  • XGBoost for inductance parameter prediction from electromagnetic simulation, reducing MAE to ~1% of formula-based solution.

Honors & Awards

2023 AIoT Innovation Challenge

Feb. 2023 – Jun. 2023
  • Secured 3rd Place & Sponsors Award ($30,000) from NXP Semiconductors (Awards).
  • Built a microcontroller-based SensorHub (ADI/NXP/Arduino) integrating DHT11/SCD40/PMS5003T via chips communication(I²C/UART); developed calibration tests with real-time logging in HVAC/fan/lighting control linked to Unity digital twin for vision model based crowd regulation.

Overseas Conference Travel Grant

2026
  • Travel support recipient for attending the ISC High Performance conference 2026 (June 22-26, Hamburg, Germany).

2025 Overseas Conference Travel Grant

Dec. 2025
  • Graduate student travel support recipient ($1,000) for SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 conference (December 16 – 18, Hong Kong).

Graduate Student Scholarship

2025 – 2026
  • Recipient of the graduate student scholarship for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Academic & Community Service

Reviewer

Jan. 2024 – Jan. 2025
ACM Association for Computing Machinery Conferences
  • ACM CHI’25
  • ACM HRI’25
  • ACM CSCW’24
  • ACM WWW’25

Lead Technical Specialist

Feb. 2025 – Jun. 2025
NTU AI Club NTU AI Club, Taipei, Taiwan
  • Led academic initiatives and lectures on multimodal learning and reinforcement learning; mentored undergrads toward accepted submissions.

Mandatory Military Service

Jul. 2024 – Nov. 2024
Taiwan Air Force Taiwan Air Force