Yongkang Xiao

Yongkang Xiao

he/him

Ph.D. candidate in AI & NLP @ University of Minnesota

Beyond the Lab

Outside research, I enjoy picking up a few small side quests along the way…

Cooking

I run a small experimental program in cooking, where most results are reproducible and mostly positive.

Homemade dish
Roasted Leg of Lamb 烤羊腿
Homemade dish
Braised Beef and Potatoes 土豆烧牛肉
Homemade dish
Mala Spicy Hot Pot 麻辣香锅
Homemade dish
Beer-Braised Duck 啤酒鸭
Homemade dish
Cumin Lamb Stir-Fry 孜然羊肉
Homemade dish
Lamb Chop Pilaf 羊排抓饭
Homemade dish
Grilled Fish 烤鱼
Homemade dish
Grilled Lamb Skewers 羊肉串
Homemade dish
Hunan-Style Beef Stir-Fry 湖南小炒牛肉
Homemade dish
Beef Noodle Soup 牛肉面
Homemade dish
Crispy Duck Leg over Rice 香酥鸭腿饭

The (Long) Road to Computer Graphics Mastery

For a while, one of my dream career paths was to create CG environments for games or animation. With artistic talent that is, let us say, limited, I decided to turn to the more technical side of graphics.

So, amid the usual chaos of Ph.D. life, I took the first step on the road to mastery by taking CSCI 5607 - Fundamentals of Computer Graphics to build a theoretical foundation! Hopefully, the world will eventually have one more graphics master (possibly in about twenty years).

Computer graphics coursework
Rendering I
Computer graphics coursework
Rendering II (The Dormitory at Nightfall)

To Be Continued…

More side quests will be added here when they are unlocked.