James ThorntonResearch Scientist · Google DeepMindResearcher↗3 shared research fields
Both at Google DeepMind
Researcher
Google DeepMindResearch Scientist
Xu develops diffusion and flow-based generative models that can be steered with greater precision. His work spans fast image synthesis, inverse problems and methods that compose or guide generation without retraining, helping turn probabilistic models into controllable tools for visual creation.
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