
Qilmeg Doudatcz
Designer, developer and researcher working on 3D neural scene representations, using how people move through digitized spaces to build more human-centred computer vision.
S.M. EECS and SMArchS Computation at MIT. Previously M.Arch at the University of Michigan Taubman College and B.Eng. in Civil Engineering at Southeast University, Nanjing. Most recently a perception software intern at Glydways, reconstructing driving scenes with 3D Gaussian Splatting.
Education
exp. 2027S.M. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S.M. Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
S.M. Architecture Studies, Computation
Massachusetts Institute of Technology— 2024
Master of Architecture
University of Michigan, Taubman College— 2021
B.Eng. Civil Engineering
Southeast University, NanjingSkills
- Languages & systems
- PythonC++BashJavaScript/NodeHTML/CSSLinux (Ubuntu)WSL2Git
- Computer vision & 3D
- COLMAP structure-from-motion3D Gaussian Splattingcamera models (pinhole, fisheye, equirectangular)camera–LiDAR registrationterrestrial LiDARSAM 2
- ML & imaging
- PyTorchCNNsvision transformers (ViT, VideoMAE)fine-tuningHDR processingvision-language modelsOpenCVNumPyFFmpeg
- Real-time & web
- UnityUnreal Engine 5OpenXRThree.jsWebXRReactNode
Research
Jan 2026 –
Graduate Research Assistant
MIT Architecture Representation & Computation GroupAug 2025 –
Graduate Research Assistant
Livable Space Lab, MIT2024 – 2025
Research Assistant & Game Designer
Simulated Assemblies Lab, UMich2023 – 2024
Visualization Specialist, FARO LiDAR capture
Empathy in Point Clouds Scan Lab, UMich2023 – 2024
Research Assistant
DESIGN EARTH, UMich2022 – 2023
Research Assistant
More Room at the Table, UMichIndustry
Jun – Sep 2026
Software Engineer Intern, Perception
GlydwaysJan – May 2024
3D Artist Fellow
University of Michigan Center for Academic InnovationAwards & honours
2026
HCI International 2026, Best Poster Award
2026
NASA SUITS Challenge, Winner (Team PR Lead)
2026
MIT Web Lab Competition, Most Unique Concept Award
2025
MIT School of Architecture and Planning Department Fellowship
2024
Burton L. Kampner Memorial Award (Taubman College best thesis)
2024
RIBA President’s Medals, Silver Medal category, nominee
2023
UMich Arts Initiative Graduate Student Arts Funding Grant
2023
Arts Integrative Interdisciplinary Research (AiiR) Grant, Arts Engine
2023
UMich XR Student Showcase, Best Use of XR for Research
2021
Southeast University Distinguished Bachelor’s Thesis Award
Teaching & service
2026
Teaching Assistant, MIT 6.9020 How to Make Almost Anything
2023 – 2024
Teaching Assistant, ARCH 314/324 Structures I–II, UMich
2023 – 2024
Workshop Instructor, ARCH 509 Point Clouds and Unreal Worlds; ARCH 662 Blender Workshop
2023 – 2024
Invited Reviewer, UMich design studios (ARCH 432, 442, 662, 672)
Publications
7 papers and preprints, 2025–2026. Read them on the research page →