3D Human Mesh Modeling and Recovery from RGB and LiDAR

Understanding human pose and shape through parametric body models is a key enabler of applications from AR/VR and sports analysis to human-robot interaction. This tutorial provides an in-depth overview of parametric body models and their role in Human Mesh Recovery. We cover fundamental principles and recent developments, guiding practitioners through major models (e.g., SMPL, Anny, MHR, SOMA) and their trade-offs. We then present state-of-the-art Human Mesh Recovery methods, with a focus on challenging in-the-wild settings across different input modalities, including single- and multi-view RGB, video, depth and LiDAR.