Zirui Zhang

Masters student in Computer Science
Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Last Updated: October 2026


Zirui Zhang

Hello! I am a masters student studying computer science at Purdue University.

I was fortunate enough to work with wonderful advisors and colleagues and contributed to multiple research projects,

Publications

(* denotes equal contribution)

  1. Instructor Monitoring of Student Engagement Using Extended Reality
    Zirui Zhang, Sruti Karumanchi, Tabitha C. Peck, Voicu Popescu
    Under Review
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  2. Influence of Virtual Reality Avatar Hand Representation on Task Performance
    Zirui Zhang, Kathleen Degnan, Tony Mallen-Ntiador, Tabitha C. Peck, Voicu Popescu
    IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2026
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  3. Towards Maximum Independent Set Inspired Dataset Reductions with Neutral Atom Quantum Computers
    Zirui Zhang, Pravin Mahendran, Kevin Zhang, David E. Bernal Neira
    2026 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), 2026
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  4. Boundary-Conditioned Inpainting for Constraint-Consistent Procedural Generation Completion
    Zirui Zhang, Kevin Zhang
    SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Technical Communications, 2025
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  5. Towards Hybrid Spatial Structure Rendering Models Using Quantum Orthographic Ray Casting
    Zirui Zhang
    2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), 2025
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  6. XRXL: A System for Immersive Visualization in Large Lectures
    Kabir Batra, Zirui Zhang, Shuwen Yang, Anima Agrawal, Yiyin Gu, Bedrich Benes, Alejandra Magana, Voicu Popescu
    2025 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), 2025
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  7. Complex VEs on All-In-One VR Headsets Through Continuous From-Segment Visibility Computation
    Voicu Popescu, Elisha Sacks, Zirui Zhang, Jorge Vazquez
    2025 IEEE Conference Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (VR), 2025
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  8. Towards Wave Function Collapse using Optimization with Quantum Algorithms
    Zirui Zhang, Shannon Cheng, Kevin Xiao, Priyam Gupta, Sean Ruda
    SIGGRAPH Asia 2024 Technical Communications, 2024
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  9. Quantum Game Club: Engaging with Quantum Computing Through Interactive Learning
    Dongyang Li, Priyam Gupta, Yi Lin Yang, Eric Christopher Broyles, Lakshay Goel, Zirui Zhang, C. Robert Kenley
    2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), 2024
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  10. Quantum Game Club: Engaging with Quantum Computing Through Interactive Learning
    Dongyang Li*, Zirui Zhang*, Xinzhe Xu*, Mahdi Hosseini
    2024 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Computing and Engineering (QCE), 2024
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