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yaelvink@mit.edu | yaelvi116@gmail.com
Office: 45-733D

I am an incoming assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science and Applied Mathematics at Weizmann Institute of Science. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at MIT CSAIL, working with Prof. Antonio Torralba. I completed my PhD at Tel Aviv University, advised by Prof. Daniel Cohen-Or and Prof. Ariel Shamir.

My research lies at the intersection of AI, computer graphics, computer vision, and design. I develop computational systems that model and support visual thinking, visual communication, and creative processes. A core focus of my work is leveraging the rich priors of large vision-language models to generate visuals that are abstract, expressive, structured, and editable. I also enjoy drawing and sculpting in my free time.


My work has been recognized with two Best Paper Awards for CLIPasso (SIGGRAPH'22) and Inspiration Tree (SIGGRAPH Asia'23), and an Honorable Mention Award for Word-as-Image (SIGGRAPH'23).
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Selected Works

CLIPasso

CLIPasso: Semantically-Aware Object Sketching

🏆 Best Paper [SIGGRAPH'22]
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word-as-image

Word-as-Image for Semantic Typography

🎖️ Honorable Mention [SIGGRAPH'23]
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Inspiration Tree

Concept Decomposition for Visual Exploration and Inspiration

🏆 Best Paper [SIGGRAPH Asia'23]
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SketchAgent

SketchAgent: Language-Driven Sequential Sketch Generation

CVPR'25
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SketchAgent

Learning Non-Literal Visual Combinations for Generative Exploration

🎖️ Honorable Mention [SIGGRAPH'26]
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