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Sadman Rakib Pinon

PhD student, AI researcher
Issued by Concordia Concordia University
Montreal, Canada

PhD student working on image world models and generative AI for video/3D, from novel view synthesis to pose-driven human video generation.

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Work

Research roles

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Student Researcher, PhD

Mila - Quebec AI Institute

Oct. 2025 - Present
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Associate Researcher Intern

Noah's Ark Lab, Huawei Toronto

June 2025 - December 2025

Education

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Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science

Department of Computer Science and Software EngineeringConcordia University

Sep. 2024 - Present
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Bachelor of Science in Computing

Department of ComputingThe Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Sep. 2020 - Jun. 2024
Publications

Research at a glance

Observability-constrained LiDAR adaptation method diagram
IROS 2026 LiDAR TTA

No Adaptation Without Observation: Observability-Constrained Test-Time Prompt Tuning for LiDAR Semantic Segmentation

Linlian Jiang, Wentao Ju, Sadman Rakib Pinon, Jianwei Xian, Zhixiang Chi, Xinxin Zuo, Yang Wang

Geometry-aware observability guides prompt-based test-time adaptation for LiDAR semantic segmentation.

One Image Is Enough method overview diagram
Under review Human video diffusion

One Image Is Enough: Self-Generated Supervision for Personalizing Human Video Diffusion at Test Time

Sadman Rakib Pinon, Adamo Orsini, Yanis Falaki, Linlian Jiang, Jacob Kingi, Yang Wang, Xinxin Zuo

Single-reference test-time personalization for pose-guided human video diffusion via self-generated pseudo-supervision.

TRACE-GS on-policy trajectory distillation diagram
Under review 3DGS restoration

TRACE-GS: On-Policy Trajectory Distillation with Privileged Geometric Conditioning for Sparse-View 3DGS Restoration

Linlian Jiang, Yuchen Xi, Sadman Rakib Pinon, Ruigang Yang, Yang Wang, Xinxin Zuo

On-policy trajectory distillation transfers training-time dense-view geometry to sparse-view 3D Gaussian restoration.

LUPI-GCD privileged multimodal learning overview
Under review Category discovery

LUPI-GCD: Generalized Category Discovery with Privileged Multimodal Information

Jacob Kingi, Hareesh Vardhan Shanmugam, Zhixiang Chi, Sadman Rakib Pinon, Adamo Orsini, Yuqing Wu, Yang Wang, Xinxin Zuo

Structure-preserving multimodal supervision improves category discovery while keeping inference unimodal.

TAG-Nav mobile GUI navigation framework diagram
Under review GUI agents

Not All Graphs Are Maps: A Task-Agnostic Exploration Framework for Mobile GUI Navigation

Adamo Orsini, Seyed Mohammad Ayyoubzadeh, Sadman Rakib Pinon, Hang Zhang, Khashayar G. Baradari, Yue Yu, Xinxin Zuo, Yang Wang

Task-agnostic app exploration builds reusable destination memory for mobile GUI agents.

Count to Five AdaptAnyone overview diagram
In preparation Human video diffusion

Count to Five! Efficient Test-Time Personalization for Pose-Guided Human Video Synthesis

Sadman Rakib Pinon, et al.

Efficient few-frame test-time personalization for pose-guided human video generation through learned adaptation.

Traffic pattern visualization
CICTP 2024 Traffic modeling

Detecting Non-Recurrent Congestion in Urban Networks: A Comparative Analysis of Computational Models and Traffic Pattern Visualization

Sadman Rakib Pinon, XieXin Zou, Edward Chung

Computational models and visual analysis for urban traffic patterns.

Scholarships

Scholarships & awards

Funding and recognitions from Concordia, PolyU, HKSAR, and industry partners.

Split Concordia University Doctoral Fellowship

Concordia University 2024

EDPS Innovative Scholarship

EDPS Systems Limited 2024

Syndicate Lab and Alliances Scholarship

Syndicate Lab and Alliances 2024

Commercial Radio 50th Anniversary Scholarship

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2023

HKSAR Reaching Out Award

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government 2022

Wong Tit-Shing Exchange Scholarship

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University 2021

HKSAR Belt & Road Scholarship

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government 2020
Collaborators

Some of thePeople I work with

Xinxin Zuo

Xinxin Zuo

Computer vision, 3D vision, computer graphics Academic
Yang Wang

Yang Wang

Applied machine learning, computer vision, deep learning Academic
Jacob Kingi

Jacob Kingi

Computer vision, generative models, graph neural networks LinkedIn
Zhixiang Chi

Zhixiang Chi

Computer vision, domain adaptation, machine learning LinkedIn
Hang Zhou

Hang Zhou

3D vision, generative AI, graphics LinkedIn
Adamo Orsini

Adamo Orsini

AI agents, mobile GUI agents, human avatar generation Website
Linlian Jiang

Linlian Jiang

Spatial AI, embodied AI, 3D vision Website
Life

Outside the lab

Photos

Montreal sunset near the Olympic Stadium
Mountain view through trees
Ski slope
Hockey game
Concert stage
Contact

Let's talk

For research ideas, collaborations, language exchange, or anime recommendations.

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