Publications

Introducing ManyViews: an AI-assisted tool to support citizens' engagement in the design of urban spaces

Rong Huang, Yihan Hou, Mela Bettega, Kang Zhang, Wei Zeng*

International Journal of Human - Computer Studies, 2026.

DaVinci: Reinforcing Visual-Structural Syntax in MLLMs for Generalized Scientific Diagram Parsing

Xingchen Zeng, Zhewei Su, Hengming Zhang, Juyong Jiang, Jiazhi Xia, Wei Zeng*

The Fourteenth International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2026.

2025

Latent Space Map for Visual Utilization of Generated Data

Yang Zhang, Jie Li*, Wei Zeng

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2025.

C2Views: Knowledge-based Colormap Design for Multiple-View Consistency

Yihan Hou, Yilin Ye, Liangwei Wang, Huamin Qu, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of Pacific Graphics 2025, 2025.

DKMap: Interactive Exploration of Vision-Language Alignment in Multimodal Embeddings via Dynamic Kernel Enhanced Projection

Yilin Ye, Chenxi Ruan, Yu Zhang, Zikun Deng, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE VIS 2025) , 32(1): 440 - 450, 2026.

Embodied Heritage by Integrating Digital and Physical Visualization of Eaves Tiles to Display Cultural Heritage Kinship

Jian Yu, Yilin Ye, Chen Tang, Yuanbang Liu, Chenxi Ruan, Jingxue Feng, Kaihao Zhang, Wei Zeng*

npj Heritage Science, Article No.: 354, Pages 1 - 17, 2025.

AKRMap: Adaptive Kernel Regression for Trustworthy Visualization of Cross-Modal Embeddings

Yilin Ye, Junchao Huang, Xingchen Zeng, Jiazhi Xia, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML'25), 2025.

VizTA: Enhancing Comprehension of Distributional Visualization with Visual-Lexical Fused Conversational Interface

Liangwei Wang, Zhan Wang, Shishi Xiao, Le Liu, Fugee Tsung, Wei Zeng*

Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. EuroVis'25) , 44(3): e70110, 2025.

Unified Visual Comparison Framework for Human and AI Paintings using Neural Embeddings and Computational Aesthetics

Yilin Ye, Rong Huang, Kang Zhang, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Special Issue on Generative AI for Computer Graphics) , 45(2): 19-30, 2025.

DOI

GenColor: Generative Color-Concept Association in Visual Design

Yihan Hou, Xingchen Zeng, Yusong Wang, Manling Yang, Xiaojiao Chen, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2025. Article No.: 544, Pages 1 - 19.

SketchFlex: Facilitating Spatial-Semantic Coherence in Text-to-Image Generation with Region-Based Sketches

Haichuan Lin, Yilin Ye*, Jiazhi Xia, Wei Zeng

Proceedings of ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2025. Article No.: 546, Pages 1 - 19.

Dashboard Vision: Using Eye-Tracking to Understand and Predict Dashboard Viewing Behaviors

Manling Yang, Yihan Hou, Ling Li, Remco Chang, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 31(10): 6930 - 6945, 2025.

Homepage·DOI

FinFlier: Automating Graphical Overlays for Financial Visualizations with Knowledge-Grounding Large Language Model

Jianing Hao, Manling Yang, Qing Shi, Yuzhe Jiang, Guang Zhang, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 31(9): 6353 - 6369, 2025.

Centennial Drama Reimagined: An Immersive Experience of Intangible Cultural Heritage through Contextual Storytelling in Virtual Reality

Jian Yu, Zhan Wang, Yifan Cao, Hao Cui, Wei Zeng*

ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 2025, 18(1), Article No.: 11, Pages 1 - 22.

DOI

2024

AI-rays: Exploring Bias in the Gaze of AI Through a Multimodal Interactive Installation

Ziyao Gao, Yiwen Zhang, Ling Li, Theodoros Papatheodorou, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of Siggraph Asia 2024 Art Paper, 2024, Article 1, 1 - 7.

Advancing Multimodal Large Language Models in Chart Question Answering with Visualization-Referenced Instruction Tuning

Xingchen Zeng, Haichuan Lin, Yilin Ye, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE VIS 2024), 31(1): 525 - 535, 2025.

Paper·DOI·Data & Code

ModalChorus: Visual Probing and Alignment of Multi-modal Embeddings via Modal Fusion Map

Yilin Ye, Shishi Xiao, Xingchen Zeng, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE VIS 2024), 31(1): 294 - 304, 2025.

Paper·DOI·Data & Code

GeoReasoner: Geo-localization with Reasoning in Street Views using a Large Vision-Language Model

Ling Li, Yu Ye, Binchuan Jiang*, Wei Zeng

Proceedings of The International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML'24), Pages 29222-29233, 2024.

Paper·Data & Code

Generative AI for Visualization: State of the Art and Future Directions

Yilin Ye, Jianing Hao, Yihan Hou, Zhan Wang, Shishi Xiao, Yuyu Luo, Wei Zeng*

Visual Informatics, 8(2): 43-66, 2024.

VirtuWander: Enhancing Multi-modal Interaction for Virtual Tour Guidance through Large Language Models

Zhan Wang, Linping Yuan, Liangwei Wang, Bingchuan Jiang, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024, Article 612, 1–20.

Homepage·Paper

C2Ideas: Supporting Creative Interior Color Design Ideation with Large Language Model

Yihan Hou, Manling Yang, Hao Cui, Lei Wang, Jie Xu, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024, Article 172, 1–18.

IntentTuner: An Interactive Framework for Integrating Human Intentions in Fine-tuning Text-to-Image Generative Models

Xingchen Zeng, Ziyao Gao, Yilin Ye, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024, Article 182, 1–18.

TypeDance: Creating Semantic Typographic Logos from Image through Personalized Generation

Shishi Xiao, Liangwei Wang, Xiaojuan Ma, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024, Article 175, 1–18.

PlantoGraphy: Incoporating Iterative Design Process into Generative Artificial Intelligence for Landscape Rendering

Rong Huang, Haichuan Lin, Chuanzhang Chen, Kang Zhang, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024, Article 168, 1–19.

“Make Interaction Situated”: Designing User Acceptable Interaction for Situated Visualization in Public Environments

Qian Zhu, Zhuo Wang, Wei Zeng*, Wai Tong, Weiyue Lin, Xiaojuan Ma

Proceedings of The ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2024, Article 196, 1–21.

Generating Virtual Reality Stroke Gesture Data from Out-of-Distribution Desktop Stroke Gesture Data

Linping Yuan, Boyu Li, Jindong Wang, Huamin Qu, Wei Zeng*

Proceedings of The IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, 2024, pp. 732-742.

DOI·Code

The Contemporary Art of Image Search: Iterative User Intent Expansion via Vision-Language Model

Yilin Ye, Qian Zhu, Shishi Xiao, Kang Zhang, Wei Zeng*

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact., vol. 8, no. CSCW1, Article 180:1-31, 2024.

MetroBUX: A Topology-based Visual Analytics for Bus Operational Uncertainty EXploration

Shishi Xiao, Qing Shi, Lingdan Shao, Bo Du, Yang Wang, Qiaomu Shen, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, vol. 25, no. 6, pp. 5525-5538, 2024.

DOI

Semi-Automatic Layout Adaptation for Responsive Multiple-View Visualization Design

Wei Zeng*, Xi Chen, Yihan Hou, Lingdan Shao, Zhe Chu, Remco Chang

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 3798 - 3812, 2024.

Homepage·Paper

VISAtlas: An Image-based Exploration and Query System for Large Visualization Collections via Neural Image Embedding

Yilin Ye, Rong Huang, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 3224 - 3240, 2024.

Homepage·Paper

2023

Let the Chart Spark: Embedding Semantic Context into Chart with Text-to-Image Generative Model

Shishi Xiao, Suizi Huang, Yue Lin, Yilin Ye, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE VIS 2023), 30(1): 284 - 294, 2024.

TimeTuner: Diagnosing Time Representations for Time-Series Forecasting with Counterfactual Explanations

Jianing Hao, Qing Shi, Yilin Ye, Wei Zeng*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE VIS 2023), 30(1): 1183 - 1193, 2024.

WYTIWYR: A User Intent-Aware Framework with Multi-modal Inputs for Visualization Retrieval

Shishi Xiao, Yihan Hou, Cheng Jin, Wei Zeng*

Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. EuroVis 2023), 42(3): 311-322, 2023.

ActFloor-GAN: Activity-Guided Adversarial Networks for Human-Centric Floorplan Design

Shidong Wang, Wei Zeng*, Xi Chen, Yu Ye, Yu Qiao, Chi-Wing Fu

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 29(3): 1610-1624, 2023.

Modeling Spatial Nonstationarity via Deformable Convolutions for Deep Traffic Flow Prediction

Wei Zeng, Chengqiao Lin, Kang Liu, Juncong Lin*, Anthony K. H. Tung

IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, 35(3): 2796 - 2808, 2023.

2022

Effects of View Layout on Situated Analytics for Multiple Representations in Immersive Visualization

Zhen Wen, Wei Zeng*, Luoxuan Weng, Yihan Liu, Mingliang Xu, Wei Chen*

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE VIS 2022), 29(1): 440 - 450, 2023.

Deep Colormap Extraction from Visualizations

Lin-Ping Yuan, Wei Zeng*, Siwei Fu, Zhiliang Zeng, Haotian Li, Chi-Wing Fu, Huamin Qu

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 28(12): 4048 - 4060, 2022.

Code & Data·Paper·DOI

2021 and Before

FloorLevel-Net: Recognizing Floor-Level Lines with Height-Attention-Guided Multi-task Learning

Mengyang Wu, Wei Zeng*, Chi-Wing Fu*

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 30: 6686-6699, 2021.

Code & Data·Paper·DOI

Composition and Configuration Patterns in Multiple-View Visualizations

Xi Chen, Wei Zeng*, Yanna Lin, H. M. Al-maneea, J. C. Roberts, R. Chang

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE InfoVis 2020), 27(2): 1514-1524, 2021.

Homepage·Paper·Video·Data·DOI

Revisiting the Modifiable Areal Unit Problem in Deep Traffic Prediction with Visual Analytics

Wei Zeng, Chengqiao Lin, Juncong Lin*, Jincheng Jiang, Jiazhi Xia, C. Turkay, Wei Chen

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE VAST 2020), 27(2): 839-848, 2021.

Topology Density Map for Urban Data Visualization and Analysis

Zezheng Feng, Haotian Li, Wei Zeng*, Shuang-Hua Yang, Huamin Qu

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proc. IEEE VAST 2020), 27(2): 828-838, 2021.

Deep Recognition of Vanishing-Point-Constrained Building Planes in Urban Street Views

Zhiliang Zeng, Mengyang Wu, Wei Zeng*, and Chi-Wing Fu

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, 29: 5912-5923, 2020.

Route-Aware Edge Bundling for Visualizing Origin-Destination Trails in Urban Traffic

Wei Zeng, Qiaomu Shen, Yuzhe Jiang, Alex Telea

Computer Graphics Forum (Proc. EuroVis 2019), 38(3): 581-593, 2019.

Paper·Presentation·Video·DOI

VitalVizor: A Visual Analytics System for Studying Urban Vitality

Wei Zeng*, Yu Ye

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Special Issue on Visualization for Smart City Application), 38(5): 38-53, 2018.

StreetVizor: Visual Exploration of Human-Scale Urban Forms Based on Street Views

Qiaomu Shen, Wei Zeng*, Yu Ye, Stefan Müller Arisona, Simon Schubiger, Remo Burkhard and Huamin Qu

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE SciVis'17), 24(1): 1004 - 1013, 2018.

Visualizing the Relationship between Human Mobility and Points-of-Interest

Wei Zeng, Chi-Wing Fu, Stefan Müller Arisona, Simon Schubiger, Remo Burkhard and Kwan-Liu Ma

IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (Special Issue on Visual Analysis for ITS), 18(8): 2271-2284, 2017.

Visualizing Waypoints-Constrained Origin-Destination Patterns for Massive Transportation Data

Wei Zeng, Chi-Wing Fu, Stefan Müller Arisona, Alexander Erath, Huamin Qu

Computer Graphics Forum (Proceedings of EuroVis'16), 35(8): 95-107, 2016.

Visualizing Mobility of Public Transportation System

Wei Zeng, Chi-Wing Fu, Stefan Müller Arisona, Alexander Erath, Huamin Qu

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of IEEE VAST'14), 20(12): 1833-1842, 2014.

Visualizing Interchange Patterns in Massive Movement Data

Wei Zeng, Chi-Wing Fu, Stefan Müller Arisona and Huamin Qu

Computer Graphics Forum (Proceedings of EuroVis'13), 32(3pt3): 271-280, 2013.