Jorge Diaz Chao

jdiazchao@berkeley.edu
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I am a senior Physics and Computer Science student at UC Berkeley. I work with incredible mentors Konpat Preechakul, Yutong Bai and Alexei Efros at the intersection of Computer Vision and Machine Learning, fields I love for their deep connection to intelligence and their transformative potential.

I am particularly interested in models that discover structure directly from nature and building tools smart and intuitive enough to blend into everyday life as natural extensions of ourselves.

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csiClosetAn AI-powered virtual wardrobe that understands your unique style, delivering personalized, context-aware outfit suggestions and actionable wardrobe insights for smarter shopping and sustainable fashion.

Projects

Quick MAMLA lightweight PyTorch Model-Agnostic Meta-Learning (MAML) training framework enabling intuitive experimentation and quick prototyping.

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Apex FlightAdvanced model rocketry and flight simulation. Quaternion-based guidance for thrust vector control, non-pyro cargo and recovery modules, and custom avionics. A life changer.

Publications

csBridging the Physics Gap: The Necessity of Serial Computation in Video Diffusion Models

Jorge Diaz ChaoKonpat PreechakulYuxi LiuYutong Bai (2026)

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Interactive Program Synthesis for Modeling Collaborative Physical Activities from Narrated Demonstrations

Edward Kim, Daniel HeJorge Diaz Chao, Wiktor Rajca, Ruta DesaiAntti OulasvirtaSanjit SeshiaBjörn Hartmann (2025)

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Zero-Shot Reference-Based Image Editing Without Training or Guidance

Kelvin Li, Jorge Diaz Chao (2024)

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Teaching

CS 280 — Graduate Computer Vision (Angjoo Kanazawa and Alexei A. Efros)

Teaching Assistant (Spring 2026)

CS 180 — Computer Vision and Computational Photography (Angjoo Kanazawa and Alexei A. Efros)

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2025)

Photography

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Since 2004