Dr Zhidong Xiao

Biography

Dr. Xiao has over ten years leadership experience from Programme Leadership, Head of Education to Deputy Head of Department at National Centre for Computer Animation, Faculty of Media and Communication. Dr. Xiao's research interests are in the areas of Computer Graphics, Motion Capture, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Continuous Sign Language Recognition, Motion Synthesis, Physics-based Simulation, 3D Reconstruction, Virtual Reality and Robotics. Dr. Xiao is the Fellow of British Computer Society and the member of EPSRC and ESRC Peer Review College. Dr. Xiao has supervised seven PhD students to successful completion. Working as principal investigator, Dr. Xiao had successfully secured and completed a few commercial projects for industry partners from China and in the UK. Working as co-investigator, Dr. Xiao has helped the team to secure and complete various research council funded projects.

Favourites

Day, S., Xiao, Z., Chaudhry, E., Hooker, M., Zhu, X., Chang, J., Iglesias, A., You, L. and Zhang, J., 2024. Improving Realism of Facial Interpolation and Blendshapes with Analytical Partial Differential Equation-Represented Physics. AXIOMS, 13 (3).
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Zhu, Y., Zhang, F. and Xiao, Z., 2022. Attention-Based Recurrent Autoencoder for Motion Capture Denoising. Journal of Internet Technology, 23 (6), 1325-1333.
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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person's work contributes towards the following SDGs:

Quality education

"Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all"

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Decent work and economic growth

"Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all"

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Industry, innovation and infrastructure

"Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation"

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Partnership for the Goals

"Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the Global Partnership for Sustainable Development"

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Journal Articles

Meng, J., Peng, J., Xiao, Z., Guo, L., Jin, K. and Zheng, T., 2024. Review of Modular Continuous Sign Language Recognition Methods and Techniques. Journal of Chinese Computer Systems.
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Fang, J., Xiao, Z., Zhu, X., You, L., Wang, X. and Zhang, J., 2024. Fast and Compact Partial Differential Equation (PDE)-Based Dynamic Reconstruction of Extended Position-Based Dynamics (XPBD) Deformation Simulation. Mathematics, 12 (20).
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Zhang, X., Cheng, B., Yang, X., Xiao, Z., Zhang, J. and You, L., 2024. Improving Single-Image Super-Resolution with Dilated Attention. Electronics (Switzerland), 13 (12).
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Day, S., Xiao, Z., Chaudhry, E., Hooker, M., Zhu, X., Chang, J., Iglesias, A., You, L. and Zhang, J., 2024. Improving Realism of Facial Interpolation and Blendshapes with Analytical Partial Differential Equation-Represented Physics. AXIOMS, 13 (3).
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Zhu, Y., Zhang, F. and Xiao, Z., 2022. Attention-Based Recurrent Autoencoder for Motion Capture Denoising. Journal of Internet Technology, 23 (6), 1325-1333.
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Bian, S., Deng, Z., Chaudhry, E., You, L., Yang, X., Guo, L., Ugail, H., Jin, X., Xiao, Z. and Zhang, J.J., 2019. Efficient and realistic character animation through analytical physics-based skin deformation. Graphical Models, 104.
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Gouvatsos, A., Xiao, Z. and Gouvatsos, G., 2018. Digital Media in 3D Animation Pre-Production. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media.
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Gouvatsos, A., Xiao, Z., Marsden, N. and Zhang, J., 2017. Posing 3D Models from Drawing. ACM Computers in Entertainment (CIE) - Theoretical and Practical Computer Application in Entertainment, 15 (2).
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Liu, S., Yang, X., Wang, Z., Xiao, Z. and Zhang, J., 2016. Real-time facial expression transfer with single video camera. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 27 (3-4), 301-310.
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Zhang, M., Ge, X., Huo, J., Xiao, Z., You, L. and Zhang, J., 2016. Facial expression cloning optimization method based Laplace operator. (In Chinese). Computer Engineering and Application, 52 (6), 178-181.
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Tang, Z., Xiao, J., Feng, Y. and Xiao, Z., 2015. Sketch-based Human Motion Retrieval via Selected 2D Geometric Posture Descriptor. Signal Processing, 113, 1-8.
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Zhang, M., Ge, X., Liu, S., Xiao, Z., You, L. and Zhang, J.J., 2014. Fast individual Facial Animation Framework Based on Motion Capture Data. Journal of Donghua University, 31 (3), 256-261.
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Gingrich, O., Renaud, A., Emets, E. and Xiao, Z., 2014. Transmission: A Telepresence Interface for Neural and Kinetic Interaction. Leonardo, MIT Press Journals,, 47 (4), 375-385.
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Xiao, Z., Nait-Cherif, H. and Zhang, J.J., 2009. Incomplete motion data reconstruction for character animation. Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference Computer Graphics, Visualization, Computer Vision and Image Processing 2009, CGVCVIP 2009. Part of the IADIS MCCSIS 2009, 89-98.
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Xiao, Z., Nait-Charif, H. and Zhang, J.J., 2009. Real time automatic skeleton and motion estimation for character animation. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 20, 523-531.
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Xiao, Z., Yang, X. and Zhang, J.J., 2005. Motion data correction and extrapolation using physical constraints. Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation, 2005, 571-576.
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Chapters

Barbieri, S., Cawthorne, B., Xiao, Z. and Yang, X., 2017. Repurpose 2D character animations for a VR environment using BDH shape interpolation. 69-85.
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Matko, T., Chang, J. and Xiao, Z., 2017. Recent progress of computational fluid dynamics modeling of animal and human swimming for computer animation. 3-17.
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Gouvatsos, A. and Xiao, Z., 2015. Sketch-Based Posing for 3D Animation. Encyclopedia of Computer Graphics and Games. Springer International Publishing.
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Xiao, Z., Nait-Charif, H. and Zhang, J.J., 2008. Automatic Estimation of Skeletal Motion from Optical Motion Capture Data. Motion in Games - First International Workshop, MIG 2008, Revised Papers. Springer, 144-153.
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Conferences

Zhang, M., Liu, Y., Cheng, S., Pang, Y., Shi, J. and Xiao, Z., 2024. Retinal-NeRF: Real-time Rendering of Neural Point fields Across Platform. In: International Conference on Virtual Reality and Visualisation 27 December 2024-29 January 2025 Macau.
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Jingyao, C., Cheng, B., He, Y., Xiao, Z., Zhang, J.J. and Yang, X., 2024. Pop-up World: Synthesis of 2.5D Models Based on Monocular Images. In: The 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality (ICVR 2024) 24-26 July 2024 Bournemouth, UK.
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Cai, J., Cheng, B., He, Y., Xiao, Z., Zhang, J.J. and Yang, X., 2024. Pop-up World: Synthesis of 2.5D Models Based on Monocular Images. In: The 10th International Conference on Virtual Reality (ICVR 2024) 24-26 July 2024 Bournemouth, UK.
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Fang, J., Xiao, Z., Zhu, X., You, L. and Zhang, J.J., 2023. Efficient dynamic deformation simulation by integrating PDE-based reconstruction and XPBD. In: CASA 2023 AniNex Workshop - The 5th Workshop on Next Generation Computer Animation Techniques 29-31 May 2023 Cyprus.
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Shi, J., Guo, Z., Cheng, S., Liu, Y., Zhang, M. and Xiao, Z., 2023. 3D Object Recognition Based on Point Cloud Geometry Construction and Embeddable Attention. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 14357 LNCS, 235-246.
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Shi, Z., Quan, Z., Shi, J., Guo, Z., Zhang, M. and Xiao, Z., 2022. 3D Model Retrieval Algorithm Based on Attention and Multi-view Fusion. ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 474-480.
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Zhang, M., Ma, Y., Wang, X., Wei, W. and Xiao, Z., 2019. 3D Model Retrieval Based on Vision Feature Fusion. Proceedings of 2018 5th IEEE International Conference on Cloud Computing and Intelligence Systems, CCIS 2018, 905-909.
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Wu, M. and Xiao, Z., 2018. Character animation reconstruction from content based motion retrieval. In: Computer Graphics & Visual; Computing (CGVC) 2018 13-14 September 2018 Swansea, Wales.
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Matko, T., Chang, J. and Xiao, Z., 2017. Recent Progress of Computational Fluid Dynamics Modeling of Animal and Human Swimming for Computer Animation. In: The 11th International conference on E-learning and Games 22-28 November 2017 United Kingdom.
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Weaver, T. and Xiao, Z., 2016. Fluid simulation by the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method: A survey. VISIGRAPP 2016 - Proceedings of the 11th Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, 215-225.
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Gouvatsos, A., Xiao, Z., Marsden, N. and Zhang, J., 2014. Automatic 3D posing from 2D hand-drawn sketches. In: The 22nd Pacific Conference on Computer Graphics and Application (Pacific Graphics 2014) 8-10 October 2014 Seoul.
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Gingrich, O., Renaud, A., Emets, E. and Xiao, Z., 2014. Transmission: A Telepresence Interface for Neural and Kinetic Interaction. In: SIGGRAPH 2014 10-14 August 2014 Vancouver. , 390-401.
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Posters

Wu, M., Xiao, Z. and Nait-Charif, H., 2021. Graph Representation Learning on Trajectory Encoded Volumetric Heatmaps for Human Motion Generation. In: 16th Women in Machine Learning Workshop (WiML 2021).
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Barbieri, S., Jiang, T., Cawthorne, B., Xiao, Z. and Yang, X., 2018. 3D content creation exploiting 2D character animation.
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Barbieri, S., Garau, N., Hu, W., Xiao, Z. and Yang, X., 2016. Enhancing character posing by a sketch-based interaction.
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Gouvatsos, A., Xiao, Z., Pang, K., Marsden, N., van der Ark, D., Hibbert, J. and Zhang, J.J., 2016. Efficient Storyboarding in 3D Game Engines.
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Gouvatsos, A., Xiao, Z., Marsden, N. and Zhang, J., 2014. Automatic 3D Posing from 2D Hand-Drawn Sketches. In: Pacific Graphics 2014 (PG 2014). Won Best Poster Award.
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PhD Students

Alexandra Sergeeva Alexdottir. Phantom Touch phenomenon as a manifestation of the Visual-Auditory-Tactile Synaesthesia, (In progress)
Alexandros Gouvatsos, 2017. 3D storyboarding for modern animation
Michelle Wu. Human character motion reconstruction through machine learning
Simone Barbieri. Character Posing by Sketch-based Interaction
Tom Matko. Fluid Simulation

Profile of Teaching PG

Computer Animation and Effects Common
Master Class - MSc Artificial Intelligence for Media
Master Project - MSc Artificial Intelligence for Media

Profile of Teaching UG

L6 - Final Major Project and Dissertation
L5 - Technical Effects
L5 - Advanced Animation Techniques
L5 - Personal Inquiry
L6 - Research & Development Project

Invited Lectures

Computer Animation Education at NCCA, Wuhan University of Technology, 17 May 2017 more

Computer Animation at NCCA
Visual Effect Techniques in Computer Animation, Wuhan Business University, 15 May 2017 more

Visual Effect Techniques in Computer Animation
Computer Animaiton Education and Research at NCCA, Hangzhou, China, 26 Apr 2017 more

I was invited by the conferenced commitee to act as a panel member to evaluate animation submissions and award the winner project. at the same time, I was invited to eeliver a key notes to the audence about the computer animation education and research at NCCA.
Computer Animation and Visual Effects, British Council Beijing, 23 Oct 2015 more

Computer Animation and Visual Effects
Data Visualisation, Communication University of China, 21 Oct 2015 more

Data Visualisation for Big Data Analysis

Grants

Grants

Capturing and representing the sign language for better communication (British Council, 17 Jan 2025). Awarded
VE communication programme (Erasmus+ Staff Mobility Fund, 01 Apr 2020). Awarded
Understanding visual strategies for Neuro-feedback analysis (Bournemouth University Fusion Investment Fund and Centre of Digital Entertainment research Fund, 01 Aug 2014). Completed
Rehabilitation Enhancement by Image Guided medical intervention and Motion Capture (Bournemouth University Fusion Investment Fund, 01 Aug 2013). Completed
Cross-Channel Film Lab (Interreg, 01 Mar 2012). Completed
Digital Beijing Opera Project (Beijing New Media College, 10 Apr 2010). Completed
Behavioural Fidelity of Visual Humans and Applications to Social Pstchology of Street Violence (EPSRC, 01 Aug 2008). Completed

External Responsibilities

AHRC, Peer reviewer (2018-)
EPSRC, Peer Review College (2016-)

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

The Visual Computer, 04 Apr 2023
ACM SIGGRAPH European Conference on Visual Media Production, Anonymous peer review, 01 Jun 2018
IEEE transactions on multimedia, 19 Jun 2017
International Journal of Light and Electron Optics, 01 Aug 2016
International Journal for Light and Electron Optics, Anonymous peer review, 02 May 2016
International Journal of Computer Games Technology, 03 Jun 2014
Proceedings of Computer Graphics International Conference, CGI, 01 Jun 2014

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

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Qualifications
Memberships

Qualifications

PGCE in Research Degree Supervision (Bournemouth University, 2011)
PGCE in Education Practice (Bournemouth University, 2010)
PhD in Computer Graphics (Bournemouth University, 2010)
BEng (Hons) in Thermodynamics (Taiyuan University of Technology, China, 1994)

Memberships

BCS, The Charted Institute for IT, Fellow (2023-),
ACM SIGGRAPH, Member (2012-),
Higher Education Academy, Fellow (2011-),
Centre for Digital Entertainment, PRG Supervisor (2010-),
Computer Graphics and Visualisation Research Group, Member,

Social Media Links
Website Links

LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhidong-xiao-67b10b2b?trk=hp-identity-name

Website Links

Mocap Producer at AccessMocap Studio, https://www.accessmocap.co.uk/
http://mocap.bournemouth.ac.uk/

Staff Profile Pages

Biography

Favourites

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality education

Decent work and economic growth

Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Partnership for the Goals

Journal Articles

Chapters

Conferences

Posters

PhD Students

Profile of Teaching PG

Profile of Teaching UG

Invited Lectures

Grants

External Responsibilities

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

Qualifications

Memberships

Social Media Links

Website Links