Shu Liang

Transferred to an EM role. Working on Codec Avatar related projects.

Joined Meta (Facebook) in 2018 as a return intern, worked on the following projects:

VR Face Tracking

• Worked on the early prototype of the face tracking technology for Quest Pro.

Avatar Autogen

• Autogen is a technology which automatically generates a recommended avatar for users based on a selfie they uploaded.
• Designed and implemented the model facial attribute prediction and avatar asset matching.
• The project was launched in 07/2021 in FBIOS apps.
• Filed the patent US11217036: Avatar Fidelity and Personalization.

AR Expression Tracking, Tech Lead

• This technology supports several AR effects in FB Messenger and Instagram.
• Filed the patent US11113859: System and Method for Rendering Three Dimensional Face Model Based on Audio Stream and Image Data.
• Further improved the tracking accuracy by switching to the deep expression model.
• The new model that supports the AR Avatar Chat in Messenger currently is in public test stage.