Our People
Faculty
Julie Dorsey is the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Computer Science at Yale University, where she teaches computer graphics. She came to Yale in 2002 from MIT, where she held tenured appointments in both the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the School of Architecture. She received undergraduate degrees in architecture and graduate degrees in computer science from Cornell University.
Theodore Kim is a Professor of Computer Science at Yale University. He researches topics in physics-based animation, which include the simulation of fire, water, muscles, skin, and virtual humans. He joined Yale from Pixar Animation Studios in 2019, and received Scientific and Technical Academy Awards in both 2012 and 2022. He holds a PhD and MS from UNC Chapel Hill, and a BS from Cornell University.
Holly Rushmeier is the John C. Malone Professor of Computer Science at Yale University. Her research interests include shape and appearance capture, applications of perception in computer graphics, modeling material appearance and developing computational tools for cultural heritage.
Mike Shah is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Computer Science at Yale University. His current research topics include geometry, real-time game engines, and computer graphics education. Mike joined Yale from Northeastern University serving as an Associate Teaching Professor. Mike occassionally consults as a Senior 3D Graphics Engineers, and previously has worked at a range of companies including PlayStation and Intel. Mike received his PhD and MS at Tufts University, and his BS from The Ohio State University.
Graduate Students
Sherry is a PhD student in computer science. Her interests include interactive 3D sketching, augmented reality (AR), 3D modeling, and biomedical visualization.
Prior to Yale, she received her B.S. in Computer Engineering from Columbia University in 2017.
Alvin Shi is doing work with fluids and deformable meshes. He began the program in 2021.
He also has a BS in Mathematics, a minor in physics, and a minor in Media Arts and Design from the University of Chicago (2021).
Alvin's Website: Alvin.pizza
Haomiao is a PhD student in Computer Science at Yale University since 2021. Her interested areas include physics-based simulation of fluids and deformable solids.
Before coming to Yale, she received her B.S. in mathematics and physics from the physics department, Tsinghua University in 2021.
Zhaoyang is a Ph.D. student at Yale Graphics Group, starting from 2022. His research mainly focuses on generative models in computer graphics.
Prior to joining Yale, he obtained his B.Eng. (summa cum laude) in Computer Science and Technology from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) in June 2022.
Postdoctoral Associates
Yoehan Oh (he/him) is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Computer Graphics Group, at the Department of Computer Science, Yale University. His interdisciplinary research relies on Science and Technology Studies (STS), history of computing, critical platform studies, Asia and Asian diasproa studies, and anti-racist graphics. He also a member of the Asian Americans and STEM initiative at Yale. He previously has worked at LG Electronics. He holds a PhD from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, and M.S, M.S.Eng., and B.S.Eng.
Mengqi (Mandy) Xia is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Computer Graphics Group at Yale University. Her research focuses on physically-based rendering, material modeling, and inverse rendering. She earned her Ph.D. from Cornell University in 2022.
Website: https://mandyxmq.github.io/
Jun is a Postdoc at the Yale Graphics Group, beginning her position in 2024. Her research primarily focuses on the virtual try-on system for jewelry using machine learning methods.
Before joining Yale, she earned her PhD in Computer Science from the University of Groningen in 2023.
Website: https://junzhoupro.github.io/