Adrian Tehao Niu

Adrian Tehao Niu has a diverse work experience in the field of animation and technology. Adrian Tehao is currently the Head of AI Character Visual and Technology at HoYoverse since April 2023. Previously, they worked as the Head of Character Facial Performance R&D Team at HoYoverse from March 2022 to March 2023. Before joining HoYoverse, Adrian worked at Tencent America as the Centralized Tech-Art Pipeline Development Supervisor from March 2020 to April 2022.

Adrian has also worked at Blizzard Entertainment as the Facial Rigging Supervisor & Rigging-Simulation Show Lead. Adrian Tehao was responsible for developing core features of a hyper-realistic facial rigging system and handling various aspects of facial rigging setup. Adrian Tehao worked at Blizzard Entertainment from an unspecified date in 2013 to March 2020.

In addition, Adrian has held positions at Walt Disney Animation Studios, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Heavy Iron Studios, Inc., National Geographic, TKO Software / Electronic Arts, THQ, and NVIDIA, gaining experience in areas such as character technical directing, character facial TD, technical artistry, and visual effects artist.

Overall, Adrian Tehao Niu has extensive experience in the animation industry, particularly in the fields of character rigging, facial performance, and technology development.

Adrian Tehao Niu earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Computer Art from the Academy of Art University during the period of 1995-1997. They have also obtained a certification in "Deep Learning: Mastering Neural Networks" from MIT xPRO, with the specific month of completion not provided, in 2023.