Our research is in Computer Graphics. Generally, we are interested in creating immersive interactive digital worlds through technologies such as geometric modeling, physical simulation, and realistic rendering. These advancements support a variety of exciting applications, including Video Games, Animations, Virtual Reality, Embodied AI, World Models, etc. We particularly emphasize developing fundamental theories and algorithms that enable fast, high-fidelity physical simulations. Our previous work has primarily involved the visual simulation of natural phenomena—such as fire, smoke, wind and water—as well as the modeling and simulation of architecture and urban environments .
Students:
Haoxing Zhang, Master student (with Prof. Jingrun Chen), 2024-now, USTC.
Xinle Xiao, PhD student (with Prof. Ligang Liu), 2024-now, USTC
Zimu Chen, Master student (with Prof. Jingrun Chen), 2025-now, USTC
Ziqiang Yang, Master student, 2026-now, USTC
Guilong Li, Master student (with Prof. Jingrun Chen), 2026-now, USTC
Ke Ren, Master student (with Prof. Jingrun Chen), 2026-now, USTC
Jiarui Zhu, Undergraduate, 2023-now, USTC
Chihao Shi, Undergraduate, 2023-now, USTC
Jingshuo Wang, Undergraduate, 2023-now, USTC
Xulang Jiang, Undergraduate, 2023-now, USTC
Peilin Wu, Undergraduate, 2024-now, USTC
Shaokai Yang, Undergraduate, 2024-now, USTC
QuadShell: Discrete Shear-Deformable Cosserat Shells on Quadrilateral Meshes
D. L. Michel, A. Aikyn, J. Klein, F. Rist, Daoming Liu
Under review, 2026
Modeling of a Heavy Gas Turbulent Dispersion in Simplified and Real-scale Urban Environments
Daoming Liu, S. Kenjeres.
International Symposium on Turbulence, Heat and Mass Transfer (Oral), 2025.
International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow (Invited paper), 2026
FlameForge: Combustion Simulation of Wooden Structures.
Daoming Liu, J. Klein, F. Rist, W. Palubicki, S. Pirk, D. L. Michels.
ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation (SCA), 2025.
Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, 2025.
A Flexible Mold for Facade Panel Fabrication.
F. Rist, Z. Wang, D. Pellis, M. Palma, Daoming Liu, E. Grinspun, D. L. Micchels.
Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH Asia, 2024
ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), 2024
Scintilla: Simulating Combustible Vegetation for Wildfires.
A. Kokosza, H. Wrede, D. G. Esparza, M. Makowski, Daoming Liu, D. L. Michels, S. Pirk, W. Palubicki.
Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH, 2024
ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), 2024
Technical Papers Trailer !
Cyclogenesis: Simulating Hurricanes and Tornadoes.
J. A. Herrera, J. Klein, Daoming Liu, W. Pałubicki, S. Pirk, D. L. Michels.
Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH, 2024
ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), 2024
Deployable Strip Structures.
Daoming Liu, D. Pellis, Y. Chiang, F. Rist, J. Wallner, H. Pottmann.
Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH, 2023
ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), 2023
Best Paper Honorable Mention Award !
Kinetic-based Multiphase Flow Simulation.
W. Li, Daoming Liu, M. Desbrun, J. Huang, X. Liu.
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2021.
Vectorizing Quantum Turbulence Vortex-Core Lines for Real-Time Visualization.
Daoming Liu, C. Xiong, X. Liu.
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), 2021.