VASC Seminar
Dr. Rong Yan
CTO
HeyGen

The New Era of Video Generation

Newell-Simon Hall 4305

Abstract: Traditional video production is slow, expensive, and requires specialized skills. Founded by CMU alumni, HeyGen is an AI-native video platform designed to revolutionize the video creation process by making visual storytelling accessible to all. We've successfully grown to more than 20M users, and tens of millions revenue in less than one year, with recognition [...]

VASC Seminar
Kaiming He
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT-Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Autoregressive Models: Foundations and Open Questions

Abstract: The success of Autoregressive (AR) models in language today is so tremendous that their scope has, in turn, been largely narrowed to specific instantiations. In this talk, we will revisit the foundations of classical AR models, discussing essential concepts that may have been overlooked in modern practice. We will then introduce our recent research [...]