Shunyu Yao

I'm an M.Phil. student in Mathematics at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, advised by Prof. Gary P. T. Choi. Prior to that, I received my B.Sc. in Mathematics with First Class Honours from The Chinese University of Hong Kong. My research interests include Computational Geometry and Science for AI.

Monochrome line portrait of Shunyu Yao

M.Phil. in MathematicsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong

B.Sc. in MathematicsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong

Research Intern

Jun. 2026 — Present

Wave Intelligence Lab

The Chinese University of Hong Kong · CSE

Investigating memorization in generative models across frequency components.

May 2026 — Present

Mattia Serra’s Group

University of California San Diego · PHYS

Working on Inverse design of long-term attraction strips in incompressible Stokes flow.

Sep. 2024 — Jul. 2025

Choi Group

The Chinese University of Hong Kong · MATH

Developed computational methods for toroidal density-equalizing maps on genus-1 surfaces.

May 2024 — Aug. 2024

REU Program

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville · EECS

Designed a graph-structured search heuristic for solving Rubik’s Cube.

Examples of toroidal density-equalizing maps on genus-one surfaces
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Toroidal Density-Equalizing Maps

Shunyu Yao · Gary P. T. Choi

A new algorithm for computing density-equalizing maps and controllable parameterizations of genus-one surfaces.

JCAM 472 · 2026
A lion-shaped input surface mapped to tube coordinates and toroidal bending targets
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Conformal Tubular Parameterization

Shunyu Yao · Gary P. T. Choi

Conformal parameterization and toroidal bending for tube-like surfaces.

arXiv:2605.16305 · 2026