Dr. Suyeon Choi (Stanford University): “Holographic displays based on artificial intelligence”

Speaker: Dr. Suyeon Choi (Stanford University)

Title: Holographic displays based on artificial intelligence

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Abstract: Holography is a fundamental principle that enables the recording and reconstruction of 3D information within a 2D wavefront. While this principle holds great promise for advancing AR/VR display systems, encoding and decoding photorealistic 3D scenes within a compact, thin-form-factor display remains a significant challenge. In this talk, I will discuss how the integration of optics, graphics, and artificial intelligence can help overcome some of these challenges. Specifically, I will introduce an efficient holographic rendering algorithm that directly converts Gaussian splats into holograms, along with a display system architecture capable of reproducing high-quality 3D images with a large étendue.

Bio:Suyeon is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the Stanford Computational Imaging Lab, working with Prof. Gordon Wetzstein. He is broadly interested in developing new algorithms and optical systems at the intersection of graphics, optics, AI, and vision science. During his PhD, he developed holographic display systems based on AI for VR/AR applications, for which he received the ACM SIGGRAPH Outstanding Dissertation Award Honorable Mention in 2025. He earned his Ph.D. degree from Stanford University and undergraduate degree from Seoul National University. He will be joining the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Seoul National University as an Assistant Professor in March 2026