Research Statement  

My basic research interest is in computer graphics, geometric modeling and related subjects. I like to work on challenging problems, which are theoretically significant or practically valuable, in computer graphics, geometric modeling, animation, graphics software development, visualization, digital media processing, reverse engineering, etc.

Research Areas

• Computer aided geometric design and modeling

• CAD/CAM

• Computer graphics

• Computer animation and games

• Visualization and virtual reality

• Digital media techniques 

Current Research Topics 

• T-spline & NURBS geometry

• Graphics, geometry and media technology

• Visualization, games and virtual reality

Graduated students (supervised at NTU)

• Wang Yimin,    PhD,     Free-form surface representation and approximation using T-splines, SCE, NTU, 2009

• Sundar Raman, M.Eng, Efficient terrain triangulation and modification for game applications, SCE, NTU, 2009

Graduate students I am currently supervising

• Zhou Hailin,   PhD,     Vision assisted image and graphics processing and rendering

• Ma Yuewen, PhD,     Dynamic geometry processing for 3D models

• Wang Kai,    PhD,     Sketch-based interactive digital geometry processing

• Lu The Kiet, M.Eng, Fast visualization of complex 3D models using displacement mapping, thesis submitted.

• Pu Gangnan, M.Eng, Using subdivision surfaces and PN triangles for game applications, thesis submitted.

Graduate students I am currently co-supervising

• Chen Wenyu,    PhD, Bezier protein surfaces: modeling, visualization and applications

• Patricia Chiang, PhD, Simulated modeling and signal processing for interventional diagnosis and therapy

• Zhang Juyong,   PhD, Interactive mesh and image segmentation

• Duan Qi,           PhD, Graphics augmented 3D video representation