Anka Chen
Senior Research Scientist at NVIDIA
Kirkland, Washington, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAnka Chen is a Senior Research Scientist at NVIDIA with a decade of experience specializing in GPU-parallel physics solvers, collision detection and resolution, and motion capture. Her work bridges rigorous academic research—culminating in a PhD from the University of Utah—with applied systems engineering at industry leaders including Meta and NVIDIA. She has a strong computational math background from her MS and brings practical expertise from multiple research internships and assistantships to scale physics simulations on modern hardware. Based in Kirkland, WA, Anka is known for translating complex numerical methods into performant GPU implementations that enable real-time interaction. Colleagues describe her as a solver-oriented researcher who blends deep theory with production-minded optimization.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
The University of UtahBachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Electrical and Electronics Engineering at Hunan University曲阜师范大学附属中学Master of Science - MS, Computational Mathematics, Master of Science - MS, Computational Mathematics at Dalian University of Technology
Github Skills (41)
simulation10
robotics10
python10
nvidia10
gpu10
cuda10
differentiable-programming10
gpu-acceleration10
counting10
geometry9
mesh9
machine-learning9
physics-engine9
mesh-processing9
siggraph8
Programming languages (6)
Github contributions (5)
AnkaChan/newton
May 2025 - Jul 2026
An open-source, GPU-accelerated physics simulation engine built upon NVIDIA Warp, specifically targeting roboticists and simulation researchers.
Contributions:3 PRs, 229 pushes, 50 branches in 1 year 1 month
gpunvidiasimulation
AnkaChan/Gaia
Aug 2023 - Oct 2025
Gaia Physics Engine
Contributions:78 pushes, 4 branches, 11 comments in 2 years 2 months
physics-engine
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