Zilong Zhang

PhD student, Nankai University

I am a PhD student at Nankai University, advised by Prof. Chongyi Li and Prof. Chunle Guo. My research focuses on computational photography and embodied intelligence. I am currently a research intern at SLAI, working with Zhihui Wang on Embodied-AI.

Publications and preprints (click to sort: date / first author)

Representative papers are highlighted. * Equal contribution.

Dotting the Eye: An Intent-Driven Image Retouching Agent for Visual Focus Enhancement
Chujie Qin*, Zilong Zhang*, Zewei Chang, Chunle Guo, Ruixing Wang, Tao Hu, Ming-Ming Cheng, Chongyi Li
European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV), 2026
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RAM++: Robust Representation Learning via Adaptive Mask for All-in-One Image Restoration
Zilong Zhang*, Chujie Qin*, Chunle Guo, Yong Zhang, Chao Xue, Ming-Ming Cheng, Chongyi Li
arXiv preprint, 2025
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ViDA-UGC: Detailed Image Quality Analysis via Visual Distortion Assessment for UGC Images
Wenjie Liao, Jieyu Yuan, Yifang Xu, Chunle Guo, Zilong Zhang, Jihong Li, Jiachen Fu, Haotian Fan, Tao Li, Junhui Cui, Chongyi Li
arXiv preprint, 2025
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Experience

slai

2026/06 - Present
Shenzhen, China

Research Intern

Worked closely with Zhihui Wang.

dji

2025/10 - 2026/06
Shenzhen, China

Research Intern

Worked with Ruixing Wang in the Rendering Foundation Model Group on image retouching and color transfer, leading to the EyeControl method.

Education

2025/09 - Present, I am a Ph.D. student at College of Elite Engineers, Nankai University, advised by Prof. Chongyi Li and Prof. Chunle Guo.

2021/09 - 2025/07, I was an undergraduate student at School of Computer Science and Technology, Hainan University, advised by Prof. Hua Li.

Competitions and Awards

Contact

You are welcome to contact me regarding my research! I usually respond within a few days.
My email is zilongzhang831 [at] gmail.com