Charles Xie
Founder, President, CEO, & Chief Scientist at Institute for Future Intelligence
Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCharles Xie is a founder and research-driven CEO with 25+ years at the intersection of science, computation, engineering, and education, leading teams to build widely used simulation and mixed-reality tools. He has authored 40+ papers, led $15M+ in funded research, and created four simulation platforms adopted by over a million users, while inventing numerical methods for integral and fluid equations and pioneering thermographic chemical imaging. His current work focuses on AI-powered CAD for renewable energy, an infrared "street view" thermographic information system, generative CAD blending human and AI creativity, and no-code IoT and remote lab platforms. Combining deep academic training (PhD in Materials Science) with hands-on product development, he bridges fundamental research and practical software that supports learning, citizen science, and industry-grade solar design. An often-overlooked strength is his long track record of translating niche computational physics innovations into accessible educational tools that scale to large, diverse audiences.
13 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering, Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Materials Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Materials Science at University of Science and Technology BeijingMaster’s Degree Physics, Master’s Degree Physics at Xiamen University
Github Skills (37)
simulation10
energy10
creator9
physics9
science9
computational-fluid-dynamics9
multiphysics8
snl-applications8
jar7
plot7
python7
g2plot6
menu6
react5
quantum-computing5
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
charxie/quantumexplorer
Dec 2014 - Jun 2021
Getting Ready for a Quantum Leap
Contributions:20 commits, 2 PRs, 13 pushes in 6 years 7 months
quantumquantum-computing
concord-consortium/energy3d
May 2013 - Jan 2020
Contributions:1891 commits, 1443 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 9 months
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