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Xiaoya Wang
Area: Computer Graphics and Animation
- B.Sc(Computer Science), University of Houston, 2014 – .
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Meihua Xiao
Prof/Vice Dean of Software School, East China Jiaotong University, China
- Visiting study at UH, 6/2016 – 12/2016.
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Ph.D. (Computer Science), University of Houston, 2016. (co-advised by Z. Deng and G. Chen)
- PhD Dissertation: Towards High Quality Hexahedral Meshes: Generation, Optimization, and Evaluation.
- Best PhD Student Award (UH CS Department), May 2015
- Best Junior PhD Student Award (UH CS Department), April 2013
- First employment: PostDoc Researcher, New York University.
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Mayur Rajendran
M.Sc (Computer Science), University of Houston, 2016
- MS Thesis: Academia Arcana: A Gamified and Game-based Review Tool.
- First employment: Software Engineer, Cerner Company.
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Madhur Rajendran
M.Sc (Computer Science), University of Houston, 2016
- MS Thesis: Nightmare Runner: A Personalized Avatar and Physical Activity Game.
- First employment: Software Engineer, Cerner Company.
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Huikun Bi
(visiting PhD Student from Chinese Academy of Science)
- 10/15 – 4/16, visiting study at UH.
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Cheng Hu
(visiting professor from Wuhan University)
- 12/14 – 3/2016, visiting study at UH.
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Jure Demsar
Visiting PhD student (from Slovenia)
- 8/2015 -9/2015 visiting study at UH.
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Ashley Balkum
NSF REU student (summer 2015)
- Computer Science undergraduate student, Rice University.
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Erinn Gentry
ARL Summer Internship student (summer 2015)
- Junior, St. Agnes Academy.
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Harold Owens
ARL Summer Internship student (summer 2015)
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Shaojun Bian
Visiting PhD Student (from UK)
Area: computer graphics, computer animation, geometric modeling
- PhD Candidate (2013 – ), Bournemouth University, UK.
- M.Sc. (GIS) Ocean University of China, 2012
- B.Sc. (GIS) China University of Petroleum, 2009
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Tanay Bhargava
M.Sc (Computer Science), University of Houston, 2015
- First employment: Software Engineer, Amazon.
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Xuemei Li
Visiting Associate Professor (from SDU/China)
- China Government CSC Fellowship (9/2013 – 9/2014)
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Ph.D., University of Houston, 2014
- PhD Thesis: Example-based Rigging and Real-time Animation of Characters with Linear Skinning Models.
- Summer Research Intern (2013), Nokia Research
- Friends of NSM Fellowship (2013), University of Houston
- Best PhD Student Award (UH CS Department), April 2013
- Vietnam Education Foundation Fellowship (2008-2010)
- First employment: PostDoc Researcher, Disney Research at Pittsburgh.
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Cheng Chen
M.S., University of Houston, 2014
- MSc Thesis: Avatar Creation and Customization for Health Games.
- First employment: Game Design Engineer, Midnight Game Studio.
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Zhan Wen
Visiting Associate Professor (from CUIT/China)
- 9/2013 – 3/2014, visiting study at UH.
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Tian Yang
Visiting Associate Professor (from CSUFT/China)
- 1/2013 – 1/2014, visiting study at UH.
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Xiao Cheng
M.S., University of Houston, 2013
- MSc Thesis: GPU-accelerated Crowd Simulation with User-Guidance and Multi-level Uncertainty.
- First employment: Software Engineer, CGGVeritas.
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Yunyun Wei
Visiting PhD student (from CUC/China)
- China Government CSC Fellowship (2012-2013)
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Xiaojian Huang
Visting undergraduate student (from ZJU/China)
- Visiting study at UH from 3/2013 to 7/2013.
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Harsha Nyshadham
M.S., University of Houston, 2013
- MSc Thesis: Visual Comparison Models for Transportation Data of the Great Britain.
- First employment: Software Engineer, Ford Motor Company.
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M.S., University of Houston, 2013.
- Best MSc Thesis Student Award (UH CS Department), April 2013
- MSc Thesis: Stereo Calibration of Depth Sensors with 3D Correspondences and Smooth Interpolants
- First employment: Software Engineer, Catalina Marketing.
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Ph.D., University of Houston, 2013
- PhD Thesis: Visual Force-Feedback Interfacing for Image-Guided Telemanipulated Robotic Surgical System
- Friends of NSM Fellowship (2012), University of Houston
- “Outstanding PhD Student” Award (2012), UH CS Department
- Finalist of Best Medical Robotics Paper Award, ICRA 2012
- First employment: R&D Executive, Qatar Robotic Surgery Center
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Bingfeng Li
Visiting MSc student (from NWPU/China)
- Visiting study at UH from 4/2012 to 9/2012.
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Mingyang Zhu
Visiting PHD student (from NUST/China)
- Visiting study at UH from 2010 to 2012.
- China Government CSC Fellowship (2010-2012)
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Mario Rincon
M.S., University of Houston, 2012
- MS Thesis: Cost-based Workload Balancing for Ray Tracing on a Heterogeneous Platform
- Summer Research Intern (2012), AMD Research
- First employment: Senior Software Engineer, Nokia
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Xiaohan Ma
PhD, University of Houston, 2012
- PhD Thesis: Perceptual Analysis and Modeling of Facial Animation
- Research Intern (2010 & 2011 Summers), NVidia Research
- “Outstanding PhD Student” Award (2012), UH CS Department
- “PhD Student of the Year” Award (2010), UH CS Department
- First employment: Member of Technical Staff, AMD Research
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Qing Li
PhD, University of Houston, 2011
- PhD Thesis: Algorithms for Dendritic Spine Detection and Tracking in Time-Lapse Microscopy Neuron Images
- Summer Research Intern (2011), Nokia Research Center at Palo Alto
- “Excellence in Doctoral Studies” Award (2011, UH CS department)
- First employment: R&D Engineer, Xignite Inc
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PhD, University of Houston, 2011
- PhD Thesis: Agent based Approaches for Stylizing Motion Variations and Formations in Crowd Simulation
- Summer Research Intern (2010), Rhythm & Hues Studio
- First employment: R&D Engineer, Industrial & Light Magic (ILM)
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Michael R. Jahn
MSc, University of Houston, 2011
- MSc Thesis: Realtime Human Animation Control Using Tri-Axis Accelerometers
- First employment: Software Engineer, TimeGate Game Studios
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Chang Yun
PhD, University of Houston, 2009
- PhD Thesis: Improving Gaming Experience Using Real-Time, Adaptive Game Difficulty Adjustments by Utilizing Physiological Feedback
- First employment: Instructional/Research Assistant Professor, University of Houston
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