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Zhicheng Yan is an accomplished researcher with extensive experience in the fields of computer vision, machine learning, and augmented reality. At Meta, Zhicheng served as a Senior Staff Research Scientist, focusing on developing on-device efficient solutions for VR products and conducting foundational research in 3D generative AI. Previously, as a Senior Manager, Zhicheng led the Object and Scene Understanding team within Reality Labs, managing efforts to enhance personalized understanding of objects and scenes in egocentric data. Prior roles at Facebook AI included Staff Research Scientist, where team leadership focused on understanding objects and environments in egocentric videos to improve AR experiences. Zhicheng's academic background includes a Ph.D. from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Master's degree from Zhejiang University.
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Meta’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. Formerly known as Facebook, Meta is now the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger, and Reality Labs. Billions of users around the world use Meta apps and products to connect with others, find communities, and grow businesses. Facebook was founded in 2004, initially as a community for colleges and universities. It has since grown into a global platform with features including the News Feed, Stories, Groups, Watch, Marketplace, Reels, Dating, all aimed at helping people share life's moments and discuss what's happening, nurture and build relationships, discover and connect to interests, and create economic opportunity. Instagram was acquired by Facebook in 2012. Instagram Feed, Stories, Reels, Video, Live, Shops, and messaging are places where people and creators can express themselves and push culture forward through photos, video, and private messaging, and connect with and shop from their favorite businesses. Meta has two messaging apps: Messenger and WhatApp. Messenger allows chat, audio and video calls, and Rooms, while WhatsApp is best known as a secure messaging application facilitating private communication. More recently, Meta has moved into the augmented virtual reality space with Reality Labs. Meta Quest lets people defydistance with cutting-edge VR hardware, software, and content. Facebook Portal video calling devices help friends and families stay connected andshare the moments that matter in meaningful ways.