Summary
Zhanheng Gao is an Associate Professor and computational mathematician with a Ph.D. from Jilin University and nine years of professional experience bridging discrete geometry research and software development. He has led and contributed to projects ranging from Optimal Delaunay-based mesh optimization algorithms (S-ODT, B-ODT) and compact 3D shape descriptors (c-ShapeDNA) to practical visualization and reconstruction tools for geological and medical CT data. Skilled in C++, Python and Qt, he pairs deep numerical optimization and geometry-processing expertise with hands-on engineering in OpenGL/Coin3D, WebGL/Three.js, OpenCV and deep learning. His international research stays in the U.S. and Australia produced published methods and production-ready applications for marker detection in X-rays and 3D printing workflows for implants. Notably, he has translated theoretical mesh-quality advances into deployed software such as the QProbePetrel geological visualizer and clinical reconstruction toolchains.
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Mathematics, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computational Mathematics at Jilin University
Chinese, English