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Dr. Lai Chi Fu William

Department of Creative Arts People Faculty Dr. Lai Chi Fu William

Dr. LAI Chi Fu William

PhD (NTU Singapore), BEng (Hons) CS (HKUST)

MIEEE, MBCS, MACM

Assistant Professor Programme Leader, BA (Hons) in Computing and Interactive Entertainment
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Biography

Dr. William Lai, Chi-Fu is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Creative Arts under the School of Arts and Social Science in the Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU). Before joining the HKMU, he was the Chief Scientist in CHAIN Technology Development Co. Ltd. leading research projects on Computer Graphics and Vision applications on Geographic Information System and Building Information Modeling. He was a visiting scientist at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He received his B.Eng. in Computer Science (Minor in Mathematics) from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph.D. from the School of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His Ph.D. thesis is titled “Tile-based Modeling and Its Applications in Computer Graphics” (pdf).

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

Computer Graphics and applications
Architectural geometry modelling
Computer-aided/Computational Design and Optimization
VR/AR/Perceptual user interface and applications
3D scene/object understanding and analysis
Human-computer interaction and Gamification

Academic & Professional Experience

Reviewer, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction 2017

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Lai, C., Yeung, S., Yan, X., Fu, C., & Tang, C. (2016). 3D Navigation on Impossible Figures via Dynamically Reconfigurable Maze. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics,22(10), 2275-2288. doi:10.1109/tvcg.2015.2507584
Yan, X., Lai, C., & Fu, C. (2014). Visual Signature of High-Dimensional Geometry in Parallel Coordinates. 2014 IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium,65-72. doi:10.1109/pacificvis.2014.41
Xin, S., Lai, C., Fu, C., Wong, T., He, Y., & Cohen-Or, D. (2011). Making burr puzzles from 3D models. ACM Transactions on Graphics,30(4), 74. doi:10.1145/2010324.1964992
Fu, C., Lai, C., He, Y., & Cohen-Or, D. (2010). K-set tilable surfaces. ACM Transactions on Graphics,29(4), 44. doi:10.1145/1833351.1778781

Patent & Design Registration

Chain Technology Development Co., Ltd., (2019). COLLABORATIVE IMMERSIVE CAVE NETWORK. US 62/855,660.

Honours, Awards & Prizes

Finalist, B4B Challenge – Big Data for Business, Hong Kong, 2017

Professional Community Services

Member, Information Technology Subsector, HKSAR Chief Executive Election Committee, 2017
Vice-President, The Computer Science and Engineering Alumni Association, HKUST, 2016-Present

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