b'Alan H. Cheng\nDepartment of Computer Science\nDuke University\nBox 90129, Durham, NC-27708-0129\n(919) 660-4009\nhcheng@uiuc.edu\nHttp://www.cs.duke.edu/~hcheng\nObjectives\n\nDevelop applications in computer graphics and computational geometry\nin order to provide solutions for engineering, biology and other problems.\n\nResearch &\nTeaching\nInterests\n\nAdaptive Surface Meshing, Computer Graphics, Automatic Geometric\nMorphing, Geometric Modeling, Discrete and Computational Geometry,\nComputational Biology, Topology Optimization.\n\nEducation\n\n1996 - Summer 2001\nPh.D. Candidate, Computer Science, University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign (UIUC), USA\nResearch Supervisor: Prof. H. Edelsbrunner\nDissertation Title: Construction and Deformation of Smooth Surface in R3.\n1994 -1996\nM. Phil., Computer Science, Hong Kong University of Science and\nTechnology (HKUST), Hong Kong\nThesis Title: The Construction and Display of a Smooth Surface Defined\nby Weighted Points in R3.\nResearch Supervisors: Prof. H. Edelsbrunner and Dr. S. Cheng\n1990-1994\nB. Sc., Computer Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong\nFinal year project: 3D Dungeon and Dragon Network Game (SUN/OS)\n\nEmployment\n\n1999\xe2\x80\x93present UIUC & Duke University\nVisiting Scholar and Research Assistant\n\nDurham, NC\n\nProjects include:\n\xef\x82\xa7 Dynamic Skin Construction\n\xef\x82\xa7 Mesh Generation\n\xef\x82\xa7 Molecular Modeling And Docking Problem\n\xef\x82\xa7 Bezier Patches For Quadratic Surfaces.\n\xef\x82\xa7 Weighted Delunay Triangulation And Weighted Alpha Shape\n\xef\x82\xa7 Variable-Topology Optimization\n\xef\x82\xa7 Clipping Algorithm For Curved Polygon (Enhanced Weiler Algorithm)\n\n1997\xe2\x80\x932000\n\nRaindrop Geomagic Inc. Research Triangle Park, NC\n\nSoftware Development and Engineering Intern\n\nFormatted\n\nFormatted\n\n\x0cProjects include:\n\xef\x82\xa7 Geometric application development and research\n\xef\x82\xa7 \'Points To Points\' & \'Points-To-Surface\' Alignment In 3D (Points\nRegistration)\n\xef\x82\xa7 Incremental WRAP Algorithm\n\xef\x82\xa7 Kd-Tree For Nearest Point Query\n\xef\x82\xa7 Triangle Date Structure Builder\n\xef\x82\xa7 Graphics Optimizer\n\xef\x82\xa7 Shortest Pather On 3D Surface, 3D File Format Parser (VRML, DXF,\nIGES, Etc.)\n\xef\x82\xa7 Web Reference: http://www.geomagic.com\n1994\xe2\x80\x931996\n\nHKUST\n\nHong Kong\n\nTeaching Assistant\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nComputer Graphics\nData structures and algorithms\n\n1995\n\nCreature House Ltd.\n\nHong Kong\n\nSenior Software Engineer\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nSoftware development of Expression (Graphics Design Software with\nthe Skeletal Stroke Technology)\nWeb Reference: http://www.creaturehouse.com\n\n1994\n\nDepartment of Institute of Technology\nHong Kong Government\n\nHong Kong\n\nTeacher\nProviding a training course for Microsoft Windows for employees of Hong\nKong Government\n1993\n\nKwun Tong Technical Institute\n\nHong Kong\n\nTeacher\nProviding training courses for summer classes\n\nPublications\n\nJournals:\nH. Cheng, Tamal Dey, H. Edelsbrunner, J. Sullivan, Dynamic Skin\nTriangulation, Discrete Computational Geometry (Special issue for Shasir\'s\n50th Birthday)\nH. Cheng, H. Edelsbrunner and P. Fu, Shape Space from Deformation,\nComputational Geometry Theory and Applications (Special issue on surface\nconstruction)\nConferences:\nH. Cheng, Tamal Dey, H. Edelsbrunner, J. Sullivan, Dynamic Skin\nTriangulation, SIAM/ACM Symposium on Discrete Algorithm (SODA), 2001.\nH. Cheng, H. Edelsbrunner and P. Fu, Shape Space from Deformation, Proc.\n\n\x0c6th Pacific Conf. Comput. Graphics Appl., 1998, Singapore, 104-113\nM.P. Bendsoe, R.B. Haber and H. Cheng, Skin-Based Topology Design.\n\nAssociation\n\nComputational Geometry for Structural Biology and\nBioinformatics (http://biogeometry.cs.duke.edu/)\n\nComputer\nRelated Skill\n\nLanguages\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nC/C++ (Unix/Visual), Visual Basic, LISP, COBOL, Ada, Pascal,\nProlog, 6502 & 80x86 assembly\n\nSoftware/Tools\n\nAward\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nMicrosoft Foundation Class, OpenGL/GL, XForms, Motif\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nAlias/Wavefront; participated modeling and animation in a CG movie\n"No. 9" in National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA),\n1996.\n\n\xef\x82\xa7\n\nGeomagic Studio/Shape: 3D Photography application for reverse\nengineering, 3D modeling and medical application.\n\n1996 Best Teaching Assistant (HKUST)'