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About

I am currently a Research Professor at the State Key Lab of CAD&CG and the College of Computer Science, Zhejiang University (ZJU), after getting my Ph.D. from the University of British Columbia (UBC).

My research interests lie in identifying computational principles behind design and manufacturing processes, as well as their algorithmic implementations, to drive the paradigm shift from computer-aided design & manufacturing towards computer-automated design & manufacturing (defined as: design by the computer & manufacturing in the computer).

Current research work includes CAD/CAM with emphasis on (1) the basic research of geometric and physical modeling of surfaces, solids and microstructures, and (2) the applied research of intelligent design and manufacturing.

Pinned: Highly motivated students (both undergrads and grads) are welcome to join our group to develop next-generation software for design and manufacturing. A solid background in Mechanical Engineering and Programming is a plus. Please shoot me an email if you are interested in working with me.

News

• Oct 2026 New technical report: Assessing the CAD Capabilities of General-Purpose AI Models: A Case Study of GPT-6 Astra. Read report
• Oct 2026 Listed in the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford/Elsevier.
• Sep 2026 One paper accepted by the prestigious journal of Computer-Aided Design.
• June 2026 Founded the ZJU–Yuanhui Joint Research Center on 3D Product Data Interoperability and Intelligent Applications, 12M CNY industry funding, Serving as the Director.
• May 2026 One paper accepted by the conference of ASME IDETC/CIE 2026.
• May 2026 One paper accepted by the prestigious journal of Computer-Aided Design.
• April 2026 Received the prestigious SMI Young Investigator Award (first Asian recipient).
• March 2026 Serving as the Organizing Chair of ChinaGraph 2026.
• March 2026 One paper accepted by the prestigious conference of SIGGRAPH (journal track).