Presenter

Changxi Zheng is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Columbia University. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University, where he earned the Best Dissertation Award, and his B.S. from Shanghai Jiaotong University. His research focuses on physics-based modeling and computational methods for graphics, design, sensing, and robotics, with several contributions adopted by industry. A recipient of the NSF CAREER Award and named to Forbes' “30 Under 30” in 2013, he has served as Conference Chair for SCA and Associate Editor of ACM TOG. He was also a Distinguished Scientist at Tencent America and co-founded several startups.