Dr. Chenfanfu Jiang

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Biography

Chenfanfu Jiang is a Professor of Mathematics and the director of the Artificial Intelligence Visual Computing (AIVC) Lab at UCLA. His research primarily focuses on 3D visual computing, physical AI, and 3D generative AI. He has developed well-known physics simulators such as APIC, MLS-MPM, and IPC. His research has received support from prestigious organizations including the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Toyota, Amazon, Style3D, Sony, Adobe, and Snap. He has been recognized with several awards including the Ph.D. dissertation award from UCLA and the CAREER award from NSF, along with faculty awards from Amazon, Style3D, and Sony, as well as various paper awards and honorable mentions at conferences such as SIGGRAPH, SCA, MIG, ICRA, and IROS. He completed his Ph.D. at UCLA in 2015 under the co-advisement of Demetri Terzopoulos and Joseph Teran and previously served as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania from 2017 to 2021.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.