Jiatao Gu
Assistant Professor · School of Engineering and Applied Science · University of Pennsylvania
Quick answer: Jiatao Gu is Assistant Professor at University of Pennsylvania. Jiatao Gu shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.
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Research interests
My research goal is to advance AI agents' ability to interact with the physical world — leveraging generative ML for world modeling, iterative reasoning, and decision-making. I build multi-modal generative models spanning language, images, video, and 3D, targeting systems that are efficient, flexible, scalable, and knowledgeable.
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2026] Normalizing Trajectory Models
[2026] STARFlow2: Bridging Language Models and Normalizing Flows for Unified Multimodal Generation
[2026] Grokking of Diffusion Models: Case Study on Modular Addition
[2026] Normalizing Flows with Iterative Denoising
[2026] Multiplex Thinking: Reasoning via Token-wise Branch-and-Merge
[2026] One Layer Is Enough: Adapting Pretrained Visual Encoders for Image Generation
[2026] STARFlow-V: End-to-End Video Generative Modeling with Normalizing Flows
[2026] The Coupling Within: Flow Matching via Distilled Normalizing Flows
[2025] STARFlow: Scaling Latent Normalizing Flows for High-resolution Image Synthesis
[2025] PhysHMR: Learning Humanoid Control Policies from Vision for Physically Plausible Human Motion Reconstruction
[2025] PhysCtrl: Generative Physics f
Frequently asked questions
Is Jiatao Gu hiring PhD students at University of Pennsylvania?
Yes. As of 2026-09-11, Jiatao Gu's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: I am actively recruiting self-motivated PhD students, visiting students, and research interns. Please fill out this interest form..
What does Jiatao Gu research?
My research goal is to advance AI agents' ability to interact with the physical world — leveraging generative ML for world modeling, iterative reasoning, and decision-making. I build multi-modal generative models spanning language, images, video, and 3D, targeting systems that are efficient, flexibl
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