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Jiahao Wen | 文嘉豪

Ph.D. in Computer Graphics
University of Southern California
wenplus08@gmail.com


Zhejiang University The University of Tokyo University of Southern California Adobe Research

About Me

I obtained my Ph.D. in Computer Graphics from the University of Southern California, under the supervision of Prof. Jernej Barbič. Before joining USC, I earned my B.E. in Computer Science and Technology from the mixed class at the Chu Kochen Honors College, Zhejiang University. I was very fortunate to work with Prof. Jin Huang and Prof. Nobuyuki Umetani during my undergraduate studies. I also had four successive internships at Adobe Research, collaborating with Dr. Danny M. Kaufman.

Research Interests

My research lies at the intersection of physically based simulation, geometry processing, and numerical optimization. During my Ph.D., I developed adaptive simulation methods for contact-rich and co-dimensional elastic systems, centered on incremental potential contact (IPC), finite element methods, and differential-geometric formulations of thin shells and solids. I am now bringing this geometric and physical grounding to generative world models, aiming to build dynamic, interactive environments with accurate 3D spatial structure and physical consistency at their core.

After graduation (finally!), I’m looking forward to connecting more openly with researchers across simulation, geometry, computer graphics, embodied AI, and world models. Please feel free to reach out — I’m always happy to chat.


Publications

  1. Optimal r-Adaptive In-Timestep Remeshing for Elastodynamics
    Jiahao Wen, Jernej Barbič, Danny M. Kaufman
    Siggraph 2025 (Journal Track)
    ACM Transactions on Graphics 44(4), 2025
    PDF Video

  2. ANIME-Rod: Adjustable Nonlinear Isotropic Materials for Elastic Rods
    Huanyu Chen, Jiahao Wen, Jernej Barbič
    Siggraph 2025 (Journal Track)
    ACM Transactions on Graphics 44(4), 2025
    PDF Video

  3. Kirchhoff-Love Shells with Arbitrary Hyperelastic Materials
    Jiahao Wen, Jernej Barbič
    Siggraph Asia 2023 (Journal Track)
    ACM Transactions on Graphics 42(6), 2023
    PDF Video Talk

  4. Large-Strain Surface Modeling using Plasticity
    Jiahao Wen, Bohan Wang, Jernej Barbič
    IEEE Trans. on Visualization and Computer Graphics 2023
    PDF Video Talk

  5. Cosserat Rod with rh-Adaptive Discretization
    Jiahao Wen, Jiong Chen, Nobuyuki Umetani, Hujun Bao, Jin Huang
    Pacific Graphics 2020
    Computer Graphics Forum, 39(7), 143-154, 2020
    PDF Video (Undergraduate Thesis)

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