Seemandhar Jain

About Me

I am Seemandhar Jain, a PhD student in Computer Science at the University of California San Diego, advised by Prof. Manmohan Chandraker. I work at the intersection of large language models (LLMs) and 3D vision, with a focus on multi-agent systems that automate scientific discovery and research, alongside NeRFs, 3D Gaussian Splatting, and diffusion models for 3D-aware image/video synthesis.

My recent work includes Nerfify (CVPR 2026 Highlight), a multi-agent system that autonomously converts NeRF research papers into executable code; Splatify, its 3DGS counterpart with knowledge discovery; and Idea2Paper, a multi-agent pipeline extending these systems toward end-to-end research automation — from literature to novel method to validated paper.

Previously, I completed my MS in Computer Science at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (GPA 3.92/4), advised by Prof. David Forsyth, where I worked on single-shot 3D reconstruction, convex decomposition, intrinsic image decomposition and relighting with diffusion models, and 2D-to-3D transformations. I am a Siebel Scholar, Class of 2024.

I graduated with a B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Indore. I founded HealthAIgnite, a healthcare AI consulting company focused on computer vision. I have also worked with industry research and product teams, including Google (Student Researcher, BigML), Aireal (Research Scientist, CV), DOCOMO Innovations (Research Intern), and Salesforce (AMTS, AI).

Quick links: LinkedIn · GitHub · Website

Research Interests

• 3D Vision and Graphics: NeRFs, single-shot 3D reconstruction, convex decomposition, 3D-aware image/video generation, relighting
• Generative Models: diffusion models for image/video and 3D synthesis; accelerating sampling and improving geometric consistency
• LLMs and Agents: multi-agent LLM frameworks for 3D scene understanding, reconstruction, and tool-augmented reasoning

News

• [Apr 2026] Nerfify selected as a CVPR 2026 Highlight!
• [Mar 2026] Invited talk at Google on NERFIFY.
• [Jan 2026] Invited talk at Pixel Cafe.
• [Jun 2025] Student Researcher (BigML) at Google, New York; optimized SANA diffusion for Veo and built Gemma 2–based captioning.
• [Jul 2024] Started PhD in Computer Science at UC San Diego (advisor: Prof. Manmohan Chandraker).
• [May 2024] Joined Aireal as Research Scientist (Computer Vision) on single-image-to-3D textured mesh and AI interior design (Livvy).
• [Sep 2023] Selected as Siebel Scholar, Class of 2024
• [Aug 16, 2023] Started working as a Teaching Assistant for CS124: Intro to Computer Science (Fall 2023)
• [May 15, 2023] Joined the AI team in Docomo Innovations, Inc as a Research Intern!
• [Jan 17, 2023] Started working as a Teaching Assistant for CS128: Intro to Computer Science (Spring 2023)
• [Aug 22, 2022] Started working as a Teaching Assistant for CS225: Data Structures (Fall 2022)
• [Aug 15, 2022] Joined the MS CS program at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign!
• [Sep 3, 2021] Interviewed by Times of India for research on wildfire detection algorithm.
• [Jun 5, 2021] Joined the BI team at Salesforce as a Software Developer.
• [May 15, 2021] Graduated with B.Tech degree in Computer Science from IIT Indore.
• [May 2021] Received the Best BTP award from Computer Science Department among the graduating students.
• [Aug 2020] Secured 8th rank in IEEE Programming League hosted by IEEE Computer Society on Codingblocks.
• [Oct 2017] Secured 3rd rank in Intra IIT Tech Meet Robo Race.
• [July 2017] Achieved All India Rank 1st in IIT JEE Advanced Mathematics Section with a score of 122/122 and overall rank of 1400 among a million students.
• [May 2016] Secured AIR 43 in Technothlon hosted by IIT GUWAHATI.
• [Dec 2015] Secured State rank 2 and International rank 26 in International Mathematics Olympiad.
• [Aug 2013] Became a UCMAS degree scholar, and secured 9th rank in UCMAS global competition.

Media Coverage

Mar 2026

Naidunia

AI Tool Ka Kamaal: Research Paper Samajh Khud Taiyar Karega Computer Code

Mar 2026

Free Press Journal

UC San Diego PhD Student's Project Turns Research Papers Into Shareable Code

Mar 2026

San Diego Union-Tribune

UC San Diego PhD Student's Project Turns Research Papers Into Shareable Code

Oct 2023

Chicago Maroon

Featured in university newspaper (Siebel Scholar coverage)

Fall 2023

The Daily Illini

Featured in Housing Guide

Sep 2023

BusinessWire

Siebel Scholars Foundation Announces Class of 2024

Sep 2023

Siebel School of Computing, UIUC

Five CS Students Named 2024 Siebel Scholars

Sep 2023

@siebelschool on X

Siebel Scholars announcement

Sep 2021

Times of India

IIT Indore Using AI to Develop Network to Detect Fires in Melghat Tiger Reserve

Publications

Services

Leadership Roles

• Founded and served as CEO of HealthAIgnite, guiding strategic growth and product innovation in AI for healthcare.
• Conducted groundbreaking research and published in ACM Transactions on Computing for Healthcare.
• Managed and expanded a global team at HealthAIgnite, securing funding and partnerships, and significantly impacting the healthcare industry.
• Captained University Debate Team, achieving regional and national victories.
• Led "Fluxus" 2021 at IIT Indore amidst COVID-19, demonstrating robust leadership.
• Chaired student council at IIT Indore, managed student welfare and event coordination.

Teaching

• Graduate Teaching Assistant (UIUC): CS 225 Data Structures (Fall 2022)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (UIUC): CS 128 Introduction to Computer Science II (Spring 2023)
• Graduate Teaching Assistant (UIUC): CS 441 Applied Machine Learning
• Teaching Assistant (UIUC): CS 124 Introduction to Computer Science (Fall 2023)

Volunteering and Leadership Experience

• Coordinated the Indian Graduate Students Association’s Holi festival at UIUC for 1000+ attendees; led community-building initiatives.
• Led resource development for HOPE NGO in India, enhancing child welfare; earned MP Young Philanthropist Award.
• Active member of AVANA club for four years, organized events for community betterment during undergrad.
• Assisted Zooniverse's solar wind turbulence projects, aiding scientific research.

Affiliations

Skills

Highlights

• Nerfify (CVPR 2026 Highlight): multi-agent system that autonomously converts NeRF papers to executable code
• Accelerated large-scale video generation: 2× faster SANA diffusion sampling for Veo; Gemma 2–based captioning improved FID by 20%
• HealthAIgnite: founded and leading a healthcare CV consulting startup; partnerships across healthcare and MedTech

Honors & Awards

• Siebel Scholar, Class of 2024 (UIUC)
• Best BTP award, IIT Indore (2021)
• International Mathematics Olympiad: State Rank 2, International Rank 26 (2015)
• ACM ICPC onsite qualifier (2019); Technothlon AIR 43 (2016); UCMAS global rank 9 (2013)