Dan Ruta, PhD

2025 • ICCVW

Leveraging Diffusion Models for Stylization using Multiple Style Images

Scaling diffusion models for state-of-the-art stylization with multiple style references.

Generative AIDiffusion

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2023 • ECCV VisArt

DIFF-NST

Diffusion Interleaving For deFormable Neural Style Transfer. Strong form deformation via attention manipulation.

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2023 • ECCV VisArt

NeAT

Neural Artistic Tracing. Style transfer for high resolution images via novel optimization strategies.

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2022 • ECCV

StyleBabel

Artistic Style Tagging and Captioning. Multi-modal vision/language representation learning on a massive dataset.

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2022 • ICCV

ALADIN

All layer adaptive instance normalization for fine-grained style similarity. Representation learning of artworks.

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3M+ downloads, 100k+ Users

xVASynth

Neural speech synthesis tool. Generates high-quality voice acting lines with fine-grained pitch/emotion control.

MLText-to-speechElectron

Steam Nexus Code

High Performance

jsNet (2017)

Deep Learning library for Web/Node.js. Achieved 15x performance boost via custom C++ WebAssembly backend.

MLWebAssemblyC++JavaScript

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Assistive Tech

WebSight

Real-time VR video augmentation via WebGL shaders (edge detection) to aid the visually impaired.

WebGLThree.jsShaders

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Productivity, Privacy

Tools

A collection of free, privacy-preserving web tools with no accounts required, no limits, and no sending of any data to the server from the browser. Fast and to-the-point, with modern browser tech and UI.

JavaScript

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Personal fun

Food

An ad-free, life-story free, highly searchable database of well-labelled recipes from around the world with macros, step-wise timing, and tablet-friendly UI.

JavaScript

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Personal fun

VR Scribble (2016)

An experimental browser based 2D 360 multiplayer virtual reality painting app, using 2 phones, WebSockets and WebVR.

Three.jsPug (Jade)Node.jsJavaScript

Website