Hi 👋 I'm Xingbo Yao

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I'm a MPhil student in Artificial Intelligence at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2024.9-2026.7). Advised by Prof. Hui Xiong

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Xingbo Yao

News

Latest updates and announcements

2025.7.28
One first author paper is accepted by ACM MM 2025! 🎉
2025.6.27
One first author paper is accepted by ICCV 2025! 🎉
2024.9.1
I started my MPhil journey at HKUST-GZ under Prof. Hui Xiong! 🎓
2024.3.13
One first author paper is accepted by Journal of Field Robotics! 🤖
2023.12.1
Awarded National Scholarship (Top 0.2% nationwide)! 🏆

Publications

My research contributions and academic work

ICCV 2025
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MagicCity: Geometry-Aware 3D City Generation from Satellite Imagery with Multi-View Consistency

Xingbo YAO, Xuanmin WANG, Hao WU, Chengliang PING, Doudou ZHANG, Hui XIONG*

IEEE International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) (2025)

Keywords: 3D generation, Computer vision, Multi-view consistency, AIGC

ACM MM 2025
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CitySculpt: 3D City Generation from Satellite Imagery with UV Diffusion

Xingbo Yao, Xuanmin Wang, Hui Xiong*

ACM International Conference on Multimedia (ACM MM) (2025)

Keywords: Generative Model, Scene Generation, Diffusion, Generative Multimedia

J. Field Robotics
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Autonomous navigation and adaptive path planning in dynamic greenhouse environments utilizing improved LeGO-LOAM and Open Planner algorithms

Xingbo YAO,Yuhao BAI, Baohua ZHANG*, et al.

Journal of Field Robotics (2024) (JCR Q1, IF = 8.3)

Keywords: Robotics, 3D, SLAM, Path planning, LeGO-LOAM

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Adaptive Navigation for Robots in Unstructured Agricultural Environments Using Stable Feature Localization and Multi-Sensor Obstacle Detection

Xingbo YAO, Baohua ZHANG*, et al.

Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (2025) (JCR Q1, IF = 8.9)

Keywords: Robotics, 3D, Localization, Obstacle detection, Multi-sensor fusion

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Row detection BASED navigation and guidance for agricultural robots and autonomous vehicles in row-crop fields: Methods and applications

Jiayou SHI, Yuhao BAI, Zhidiao ZHOU, Xingbo YAO, & Baohua ZHANG*

Agronomy (2023) (JCR Q1, IF = 3.4)

Keywords: Review, Agricultural robots, Navigation, Computer vision

Software Copyright: Agricultural Robot Localization, Mapping and Path Planning System for Complex Greenhouse Environments V1.0

May 9, 2023. 2024SR0327245

Awards

My achievements and academic honors

National Scholarship

National Level • Top 0.2%

2023

HKUST-GZ Full Scholarship for Mphil Program

CNY 240,000

2024

First Prize in 25th China Robot and AI Competition

National Level

2022

Outstanding Student First Prize

University Level • 3 Consecutive Years

2020-2022

National Inspirational Scholarship

National Level • 2 Consecutive Years

2021-2022

Tang Zhongying Moral Education Scholarship

University Level • 4 Consecutive Years

2019-2022

First Prize in 2022 China Intelligent Robot Combat and Competition

National Level

2022

2023 China University Computer Design Competition

National Level • Second Prize

2023

Outstanding Youth League Cadre

University Level • 2 Consecutive Years

2021-2022

International University Intelligent Agricultural Equipment Innovation Competition

International Level • Second Prize

2022

14th Blue Bridge Cup Competition Jiangsu Division Java Group A

Provincial Level • Second Prize

2023

Internships

My internship experience

Research & Algorithm Intern
ManyCore Technology - Institute of Advanced Technology (May 2025 - Sep 2025)
Supervisor: Zihan ZHOU
Work: Contributed to the development of a 10B-parameter multimodal CAD model for 3D indoor scenes generation from text, images, and video inputs.