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yaelvink@mit.edu | yaelvi116@gmail.com
Office: 45-733D

I am a postdoctoral researcher at MIT CSAIL, working with Prof. Antonio Torralba. I completed my PhD at Tel Aviv University, advised by Prof. Daniel Cohen-Or and Prof. Ariel Shamir. My research spans computer graphics, computer vision, and machine learning (AI). I develop computational systems that model and support visual thinking, visual communication, and creative expression. A core focus of my work is leveraging the rich priors of large vision-language models to generate visuals that are abstract, expressive, structured, and editable.
I also enjoy drawing and sculpting in my free time.

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My work has been recognized with two Best Paper Awards for CLIPasso (SIGGRAPH'22) and Inspiration Tree (SIGGRAPH Asia'23), and an Honorable Mention Award for Word-as-Image (SIGGRAPH'23).
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