[PostDoc]
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PostDoc at UH: 3/2016 -3/2018
- First employment: Research Scientist, NetEase Inc., China.
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[Ph.D.]
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Ph.D., 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 ==> Assistant Professor, Florida State University, USA.
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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 ==> Senior Research Scientist, Electronic Arts (EA) SEED Research Lab, USA.
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Ph.D., University of Houston, 2013. (co-advised by Z. Deng and N. Tsekos)
- 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 ==> Academic Research Scientist, Hamad Medical, Qatar.
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Ph.D., 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 ==> Co-Founder/CEO, Accelo.ai, USA.
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Ph.D., 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., USA
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Ph.D., 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) ==> Senior Software Engineer, NVidia, USA
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Ph.D., University of Houston, 2009
- PhD Thesis: Improving Gaming Experience Using Real-Time, Adaptive Game Difficulty Adjustments by Utilizing Physiological Feedback
- First employment: Instructional Assistant Professor, University of Houston ==> Instructional Associate Professor, University of Houston, USA.
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[M.Sc]
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M.Sc, University of Houston, 2018
- First employment: Software Engineer, Expedia.com, USA.
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M.Sc, University of Houston, 2018
- First employment: IT Engineer, Zhengzhou University, China.
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M.Sc, University of Houston, 2016
- MS Thesis: Academia Arcana: A Gamified and Game-based Review Tool.
- First employment: Software Engineer, Cerner Company, USA.
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M.Sc., University of Houston, 2016
- MS Thesis: Nightmare Runner: A Personalized Avatar and Physical Activity Game.
- First employment: Software Engineer, Cerner Company, USA.
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M.Sc, University of Houston, 2015
- First employment: Software Engineer, Amazon, USA.
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M.Sc, University of Houston, 2014
- MSc Thesis: Avatar Creation and Customization for Health Games.
- First employment: Game Design Engineer, Midnight Game Studio ==> Software Engineer, Google, USA.
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M.Sc, University of Houston, 2013
- MSc Thesis: GPU-accelerated Crowd Simulation with User-Guidance and Multi-level Uncertainty.
- First employment: Software Engineer, CGGVeritas ==> Software Engineer, Schlumberger, USA.
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Harsha Nyshadham
M.Sc, University of Houston, 2013
- MSc Thesis: Visual Comparison Models for Transportation Data of the Great Britain.
- First employment: Software Engineer, Ford Motor Company, USA.
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M.Sc, 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 ==> Senior Software Engineer, TripAdvisor, USA.
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M.Sc, 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, Germany.
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M.Sc, University of Houston, 2011
- MSc Thesis: Realtime Human Animation Control Using Tri-Axis Accelerometers
- First employment: Software Engineer, TimeGate Game Studios ==> Software Engineer, Terrific Studios, USA
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[Visiting PhD Stu.]
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Visiting PhD Student (from Chinese Academy of Sciences/China)
- China CSC Scholarship (2016-2018).
- 12/16 – 12/18, visiting PhD study at UH.
- 10/15 – 4/16, visiting study at UH.
- First employment: Assistant Professor, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
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Visiting PhD Student (from Bournemouth University/UK)
- Visiting study at UH from 5/2015 to 6/2015.
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Yunyun Wei
Visiting PhD student (from China Communication University/China)
- Visiting study at UH from 10/2012 to 9/2013.
- China Government CSC Fellowship (2012-2013)
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Visiting PhD student (from Nanjing University of Science and Technology/China)
- Visiting study at UH from 2010 to 2012.
- China Government CSC Fellowship (2010-2012)
- Recent employment: VP Technology, Peak AI Solutions, USA.
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[Visiting Scholars]
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Dandan Dai
Visitng Assistant Professor (from East China Jiaotong University/China)
- Visiting study at UH, 12/2017 – 12/2018.
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Tijian Cai
Visiting Associate Professor (from East China Jiaotong University/China)
- Visiting study at UH, 6/2017 – 6/2018.
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Fengping Yang
Visiting Professor (from East China Jiaotong University/China)
- Visiting study at UH, 8/2017 – 8/2018.
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Meihua Xiao
Visiting Professor (from East China Jiaotong University/China)
- Visiting study at UH, 6/2016 – 12/2016.
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Cheng Hu
Visiting associate professor (from Wuhan University/China)
- 12/14 – 3/2016, visiting study at UH.
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Xuemei Li
Visiting Associate Professor (from Shandong University/China)
- China Government CSC Fellowship (9/2013 – 9/2014)
- Visiting study at UH, 9/2013 – 9/2014.
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Zhan Wen
Visiting Associate Professor (from Chengdu University of Information Technology/China)
- 9/2013 – 3/2014, visiting study at UH.
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Tian Yang
Visiting Associate Professor (from Central South University of Forestry and Technology/China)
- 1/2013 – 1/2014, visiting study at UH.
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Bingfeng Li
Visiting MSc student (from Northwestern Polytechnic University/China)
- Visiting study at UH from 4/2012 to 9/2012.
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PhD student at UH (2016 -2018)
- Current employment: Assistant Professor, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
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[Undergraduates]
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Irec Tabios
- B.Sc(Computer Science), University of Houston, 2017 – .
- B.Sc(Engineering), Texas A&M University, 2016.
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Duy Lai
- B.Sc(Computer Science), University of Houston, 2015 – .
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Xin Zhou
- B.Sc(Computer Science), University of Houston, 2017.
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Xiaoya Wang
- B.Sc(Computer Science), University of Houston, 2017.
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Xiaojian Huang
Visiting undergraduate student (from Zhejiang University/China)
- Visiting study at UH from 3/2013 to 7/2013.
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[High School Stu.]
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Jordan M. Mitchell
ARL Summer Internship High School student (summer 2017)
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Noah S. McCollum
ARL Summer Internship High School student (summer 2017)
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Leah Lewis
ARL Summer Internship High School student (summer 2017)
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Lethan A. Hampton
ARL Summer Internship High School student (summer 2017)
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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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