Zhen Chen

Zhen Chen

Ph.D Candidate of Computer Science

The Univerisity of Texas at Austin

Biography

I am the final-year Ph.D. candicate in Department of Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin, supervised by Prof. Etienne Vouga. I will join Adobe Research this summer (May 2024), working with Dr. Danny M. Kaufman as a Research Engineer. My current research focuses on investigating the physical characteristics and geometric properties of thin shell models. I aim to develop efficient and precise models for simulating cloth behavior. Additionally, I have a keen interest in the realm of real-time gaming mesh processing, encompassing tasks such as remeshing, repairing, and simplification. Furthermore, I find the prospect of enhancing results through the integration of mesh processing, physical simulations, and deep neural networks to be particularly intriguing.

Prior to joining in UT Austin, I recieved my bachelor degree in Mathematics from the University of Science and Technology of China, in July 2018, where I worked with Prof. Ligang Liu.

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Interests
  • Physical Simulation
  • Geometry Processing
  • Deep Learning
Education
  • Ph.D in Computer Science, 2018 - current

    The Univerisity of Texas at Austin

  • BSc in Mathematics, 2018

    Univerisity of Science and Technology of China

Publications

Experience

 
 
 
 
 
Research Intern
May 2023 – August 2023 Bellevue
Develop a convex primitive generation algorithm for efficient collision detection
 
 
 
 
 
Research Intern
May 2022 – August 2022 Bellevue
Develop robust low-poly mesh generation algorithm for real world data.
 
 
 
 
 
Research Intern
June 2021 – August 2021 Seattle (Remote in Austin)
Designed a stable time integration for Incremental Potential Contact(IPC), which preserves the high frequency information.