HELLO, I'M
Xiao Zhai, Ph.D.
Simulation Researcher
Weta Digital
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About Me
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I'm currently working for Weta Digital as a simulation researcher.
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I got my Ph.D. degree in computer science at the end of 2019 from Beihang University, Beijing. Before that, I received my B.S. degree in computer science and engineering from Beihang University in 2013. My research interests include physics-based simulation, data-driven animation and all other relevant topics in computer graphics.
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Recent News
I presented our talk Simulating Cloth Using Bilinear Elements at SIGGRAPH! (Virtual, Aug 2021)
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I joined Weta Digital as a simulation researcher. (Wellington, May 2020)
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I got my Ph.D. degree! (Beijing, Jan 2020)
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I joined Weta Digital as a simulation intern researcher. (Wellington, Oct 2019)
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I presented our paper Fluid Simulation with Adaptive Staggered Power Particles on GPUs at Symposium on Computer Animation. (Los Angeles, July 2019)
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I joined NetEase Games as a simulation intern. (Canton, June 2019)
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Our paper Vectorized Painting with Temporal Diffusion Curves is accepted by TVCG. (Beijing, June 2019)
Publications
Simulating Cloth Using Bilinear Elements
Eston Schweickart and Xiao Zhai
SIGGRAPH 2021 talks
Vectorized Painting with Temporal Diffusion Curves
Yingjia Li*, Xiao Zhai*, Fei Hou, Yawen Liu, Aimin Hao and Hong Qin
* co-first authors
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2019
![[2019][TVCG][Vectorized Painting with Te](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0eccc_944d43843d85481e8ca76e607aa90069~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_761,h_311,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/%5B2019%5D%5BTVCG%5D%5BVectorized%20Painting%20with%20Te.jpg)
Multi-Task Learning on Monocular Water Images: Surface Reconstruction and Image Synthesis
Xueguang Xie*, Xiao Zhai*, Fei Hou, Aimin Hao and Hong Qin
* co-first authors
Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds (CAVW), 2019
Fluid Simulation with Adaptive Staggered Power Particles on GPUs
Xiao Zhai, Fei Hou, Hong Qin and Aimin Hao
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2018
![[2018][TVCG][Fluid Simulation with Adapt](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0eccc_e3b8be7f25b44ee6a4e0c0eda5d70fbf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_700,h_230,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/%5B2018%5D%5BTVCG%5D%5BFluid%20Simulation%20with%20Adapt.jpg)
Inverse Modelling of Incompressible Gas Flow in Subspace
Xiao Zhai, Fei Hou, Hong Qin and Aimin Hao
Computer Graphics Forum (CGF), 2016
![[2016][CGF][Inverse Modelling of Incompr](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b0eccc_06e1f86b83a2488cab4894d1f3b67900~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_761,h_250,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/%5B2016%5D%5BCGF%5D%5BInverse%20Modelling%20of%20Incompr.jpg)
Experiences and Services
2019
Research Intern @ Netease Games
Responsible for PBD animation development
- Design and implement realistic material models
- Adapt the latest research results into practical, production quality code
- Improve existing code towards better quality, efficiency and maintainability
2020 - Now
Simulation Researcher @ Weta Digital
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2019
Simulation Intern @ Weta Digital
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2017 - 2018
Teaching Assistant @ Beihang University
Virtual Reality Technology for graduate students
2013 - 2014
Teaching Assistant @ Beihang University
Algorithm and Data Structure for undergraduates
Awards and Scholarships
Outstanding Science and Technology Innovation Teams, 2018
Outstanding Research Paper Award for Graduate Students, 2018
"GUANGHUA" Scholarship, 2016
Outstanding Graduate Award, 2013
National Scholarship, 2012
Excellent Student Award, 2012
Outstanding Student Leader Award, 2012
"GUANGHUA" Scholarship, 2011
Outstanding Student Leader Award, 2010
Participated Projects
Data Modeling and Interactive Virtual Surgery of Digital Human Organs
supported by the Major Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Principal investigator: Prof. Qinping Zhao
Visual Model and Environment Construction and Its Dynamic Simulation
supported by the Key Program of the National Natural Science Foundation of China
Principal investigator: Prof. Hong Qin