RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Computer Graphics, Scientific Visualization, Geometric Modeling and Processing, Computational Topology.

EDUCATION:
AUG 1999 – JUL 2004
Computer Science, PH.D.
Georgia Institute of Technology
Thesis: Surface Topological Analysis for Image Synthesis
Advisor: Prof. Greg Turk

SEP 1994 – MAR 1995
Computer Science, M.S.
Ohio State University

JUN 1991 – AUG 1994
Mathematics, M.S.
Ohio State University

SEP 1988 – JUN 1991
Mathematics
Beijing University

PUBLICATIONS:
“Asymmetric Tensor Analysis for Flow Visualization”
Eugene Zhang, Harry Yeh, Zhongzang Lin, and Robert S. Laramee
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2009, to appear.

“Visibility-Driven Mesh Analysis and Visualization through Graph Cuts”
Kaichi Zhou, Eugene Zhang, Jiri Bittner, and Peter Wonka,
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 14(6), (IEEE Visualization 2008), to appear.

“Interactive Procedural Street Modeling”
Guoning Chen, Greg Esch, Peter Wonka, Pascal Mueller, and Eugene Zhang
ACM Transactions on Graphics, vol. 27(3), (SIGGRAPH 2008), Article 103.

“Efficient Morse Decompositions of Vector Fields”
Guoning Chen, Konstantin Mischaikow, Robert S. Laramee, and Eugene Zhang
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2008, vol. 14(4), pp. 848-862.

“Multiscale Feature Detection in Unsteady Separated Flows”
Guoning Chen, Zhongzang Lin, Daniel Morse, Stephen Snider, James Liburdy, Sourabh Apte, and Eugene Zhang
International Journal of Numerical Analysis and Modeling, Volume 5, page 17-35.

“Rotational Symmetry Field Design on Surfaces”
Jonathan Palacios and Eugene Zhang
ACM Transactions on Graphics, vol. 26(3), (SIGGRAPH 2007), Article 55.

“Vector Field Editing and Periodic Orbit Extraction Using Morse Decomposition”
Guoning Chen, Konstantin Mischaikow, Robert S. Laramee, Pawel Pilarczyk, and Eugene Zhang
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2007, vol. 13(4), pp. 769-785.

“Interactive Tensor Field Design and Visualization on Surfaces”
Eugene Zhang, James Hays, and Greg Turk
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2007, Vol 13(1), pp 94-107.

“Vector Field Design on Surfaces”
Eugene Zhang, Konstantin Mischaikow, and Greg Turk
ACM Transactions on Graphics, 2006, Vol 25(4), pp 1294-1326.

“Feature-Based Surface Parameterization and Texture Mapping”
Eugene Zhang, Konstantin Mischaikow, and Greg Turk
ACM Transactions on Graphics, 2005, Vol 24(1), pp 1-27.

“Visibility-Guided Simplification”
Eugene Zhang and Greg Turk
Proceedings of IEEE Visualization 2002, Boston, MA, October 27 – November 1, 2002, pp. 267-274.

“Focus+Context Display and Navigation Techniques
for Enhancing Radial Space-Filling Hierarchy Visualizations”
John T. Stasko and Eugene Zhang
Proceedings of IEEE Information Visualization 2000, Salt Lake City, UT, October 2000, pp. 57-65.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
Sep 2004 –
Assistant Professor
School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Oregon State University

Aug 2000 – May 2004
Graduate Research Assistant
College of Computing at Georgia Tech.
Research in 3D modeling and graphics. Investigated in surface parameterization, visibility-guided
simplification, and vector field design on surfaces.

May 2000 – August 2000
Instructor
Department of Mathematics at Greenville Tech Community College
Taught introductory Ordinary Differential Equation course for Engineering students.

Aug 1999 – May 2000
Graduate Teaching Assistant
College of Computing at Georgia Tech.
Graded papers and led problem sessions for an introductory Networking course.

Jun 1995– Aug 1999
Software Developer
Datastream Systems Inc.

Sep 1994 – Jun 1995
Graduate Teaching Associate
Department of Computer and Information Science at Ohio State University
Taught programming language courses to students who had little knowledge of computers.

Sep 1991 – Aug 1994
Graduate Teaching Associate
Department of Mathematics at Ohio State University
Taught calculus courses to Business and Engineering students.

AWARDS:
NSF CAREER Award, 2006-2011, "Vector and Tensor Field Design for Visualization and Graphics".

SERVICES:
NSF Panelist 2005, 2006, 2008.

Program Committees: IEEE Visualization Conference 2007 and 2008, IEEE Shape Modeling International 2007 and 2008, SIGGRAPH Sketches and Posters 2007, Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering 2008, Symposium on Geometry Processing 2008, Pacific Graphics 2008, International Confernece on Computer Animation and Social Agents 2008, Siggraph Asia Sketches and Posters 2008.

Reviewer for Siggraph, IEEE Visualization Conference, ACM TOG, IEEE TVCG, IEEE CG&A, Pacific Graphics, Eurographics, EuroVis, Symposium on Computer Animation, International Journal of Human Computer Interaction.