Lingqi Yan is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UC Santa Barbara, a co-director of the MIRAGE Lab, and affiliated faculty in the Four Eyes Lab. Lingqi strives to achieve photo-realistic rendering. His research focuses on physically-based rendering in both micro and macro ends, encompassing areas such as appearance modeling and representation, physical light transport theory, and real-time ray tracing practices. Lingqi's outstanding contributions have been recognized through various accolades, including the SIGGRAPH 2019 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, a SIGGRAPH 2022 Best Paper Honorable Mention and an EGSR 2023 Best Paper Award.