I am a Research Fellow in the Faculty of Information Technology at Monash University, working with Prof. Zongyuan Ge. I recently completed my PhD at the Australian National University in mid-2026 under the supervision of Prof. Hongdong Li. My research spans a broad range of topics in artificial intelligence and computer vision, including 3D vision, medical imaging, AI for Science, and robotics.
Beyond research, I am an enthusiastic photographer, especially of wildlife and landscapes. I also enjoy sports such as hiking, bouldering, fishing, and kayaking. Follow my RedNote and Instagram for beautiful photos.
🔥 News
- 2026.07: Moved to Melbourne to start my Research Fellowship at Monash University.
- 2026.06: One paper accepted to ECCV 2026.
- 2026.04: Passed my PhD oral examination and submitted my thesis.
📖 Education
- 2021.04 - Present, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University, Australia.
- 2018.07 - 2020.07, Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours), ANU-NPU joint 2+2 program, Australian National University, Australia.
- 2016.09 - 2018.07, Bachelor of Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China.
💻 Work Experience
- 2026.07 - Present, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Research Fellow.
- 2025.01 - 2025.07, International Machine Learning, Amazon, Research Intern.
- 2022.07 - 2023.04, XR Vision Labs, Tencent, Research Intern.
📝 Publications

XPos3R: Cross-Modal Transformer for Intraoperative 2D/3D Registration
Shiyan Su*, Ruyi Zha*, Hongdong Li, Xuelian Cheng, Zongyuan Ge
The 19th European Conference on Computer Vision (ECCV) 2026
- We propose a DUSt3R-like framework for intraoperative 2D/3D registration.

Towards Realistic and Consistent Orbital Video Generation via 3D Foundation Priors
Rong Wang, Ruyi Zha, Ziang Cheng, Jiayu Yang, Pulak Purkait, Hongdong Li
The IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2026
- We leverage shape priors from 3D foundation model to improve video generation.

Shiyan Su*, Ruyi Zha*, Danli Shi, Hongdong Li, Xuelian Cheng
The 40th Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 2026
- We use diffusion models to improve neural representation learning for CT reconstruction.

Tengya Peng, Ruyi Zha, Zhen Li, Xiaofeng Liu, Qing Zou
Transactions on Medical Imaging (TMI) 2026
- We extend the idea of 3DGS to MRI reconstruction.

Guofeng Zhang*, Ruyi Zha*, Hao He, Yixun Liang, Alan Yuille, Hongdong Li, Yuanhao Cai
International Conference on 3D Vision (3DV) 2026
- We propose a feedforward NeRF-like method for sparse-view CT reconstruction.

Zhentao Liu*, Ruyi Zha*, Huangxuan Zhao, Hongdong Li, Zhiming Cui
Information Processing in Medical Imaging (IPMI) 2025
- We extend R$^2$-Gaussian to digital subtraction angiography.

X$^2$-Gaussian: 4D Radiative Gaussian Splatting for Continuous-time Tomographic Reconstruction
Weihao Yu, Yuanhao Cai, Ruyi Zha, Zhiwen Fan, Chenxin Li, Yixuan Yuan
International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV) 2025
- We extend R$^2$-Gaussian to 4D CT reconstruction.

R$^2$-Gaussian: Rectifying Radiative Gaussian Splatting for Tomographic Reconstruction
Ruyi Zha, Tao Jun Lin, Yuanhao Cai, Jiwen Cao, Yanhao Zhang, Hongdong Li
The 38th Annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) 2024
- We present the first 3DGS-like framework for CT reconstruction.

EndoSurf: Neural Surface Reconstruction of Deformable Tissues with Stereo Endoscope Videos
Ruyi Zha*, Xuelian Cheng*, Hongdong Li, Mehrtash Harandi, Zongyuan Ge
International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2023 (Oral)
- We present a NeRF-based method for recovering deformable tissues from endoscopic videos.

NAF: Neural Attenuation Fields for Sparse-View CBCT Reconstruction
Ruyi Zha, Yanhao Zhang, Hongdong Li
International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2022 (Oral)
- We present a NeRF-like framework for CT reconstruction.
🎖 Honors and Awards
- 2021, Australian Government Research Training Program International Scholarship.
- 2019, ANU Summer Research Scholarship.
- 2016, China National Scholarship.
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