Welcome

I am an Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Houston. I am leading the Data Visualization and Modeling (DaViM) Lab at the University of Houston.

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EDUCATION

• Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Oregon State University in 2009. Advisor: Prof. Eugene Zhang
• M.E. degree in Control Theory and Engineering/Computer Application from Guangxi University, China in 2002. Advisor: professor Taoshen Li
• B.E. degree in Information and Communication Engineering in 1999 from Xi'an Jiaotong University.

EXPERIENCE

• 2018-present: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Houston
• 2012-2018: Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Houston
• 2009-2012: Postdoctoral researcher, Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute, University of Utah
• 2002-2004: Assistant Lecturer, Department of Computer Science, Guangxi University, China

RESEARCH AREAS

• Data visualization, especially scientific data visualization
• Topology-based methods
• Geometric modeling and geometry processing
• Physically-based simulations

SELECTED AWARDS

• Best Paper Honorable Mention Award, "“Extract and Characterize Hairpin Vortices in Turbulent Flows," IEEE Visualization 2023
• Honorable Mention Short Paper Award, "Graph-assisted Visualization of Microvascular Networks," IEEE Visualization 2019
• Honorable Mention Poster Award, "Correlation Study of Attributes for Unsteady Flow," IEEE Visualization 2017
• Best Paper Award, "Critical Point Cancellation in 3D Vector Fields: Robustness and Discussion," IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium 2016
• Junior Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, College of Natural Science and Mathematics, UH, 2016
• NSF CAREER AWARD, 2016
• Best Paper Award, "2D Vector Field Simplification Based on Robustness," IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium 2014
• Honorable Mention Award, "Visual Analysis of Uncertainties in Ocean Forecasts for Planning and Operation of Off-Shore Structures," IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium 2013
• Best Paper Award, "Edge Maps: Representing Flow with Bounded Error," IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium 2011

You can find my latest CV here.