Towa Shixun Huang (黄诗迅)

I'm a Computer Science PhD student at the University of British Columbia, advised by Peter Yichen Chen. I received my BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Toronto, where I was fortunate to be advised by Professors Jude Kong and Eitan Grinspun. Previously, I was a member of the DGP Lab, where I worked with Yue Chang, a wonderful mentor and friend.

I work on Physics AI: integrating physical principles with learning methods to build scalable, stable, and generalizable models via data-assisted optimization of differential/integral equations that preserve physical structure.

News

Publications

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Graphics Numerical Optimization

Closing Trajectories: Equation-Free Cyclic Animation via Koopman Surrogates

Shixun Huang, Siyuan Chen, Yue Chang, Zhecheng Wang, Peter Yichen Chen

ACM SIGGRAPH / Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation (SCA), 2026

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Closing Trajectories formulates cyclic animation as a numerical optimization problem, solving for periodic controls under hard temporal constraints through a Koopman surrogate.

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Graphics Machine Learning

Odd-DC: Generalizable Neural Model Reduction via Odd Difference-of-Convex Structure

Shixun Huang, Eitan Grinspun, Yue Chang

Conditionally accepted for publication in a leading computer graphics journal, 2026

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Odd-DC uses convexity and odd symmetry to generalize neural model reduction to unseen loads, while preserving compact latent spaces and real-time performance.

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Epidemiology Machine Learning

A systematic review of mathematical and machine learning models of Avian Influenza

Shixun Huang, Nicola Luigi Bragazzi, Zahra Movahedi Nia, Murray Gillies, Emma Gardner, Doris Leung, Itlala Gizo, Jude D. Kong

One Health, 2025

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A systematic review of mathematical, statistical, and machine learning models for understanding Avian Influenza dynamics, forecasting outbreaks, and evaluating intervention strategies.

Experience

Dynamic Graphics Project Lab

Apr 2025 - Present

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Advisors: Eitan Grinspun, Yue Chang

Developing input-convex model reduction methods for physics-based simulation.

AIMMlab

Jun 2024 - Dec 2025

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Advisor: Jude Dzevela Kong

Built epidemiological models with Bayesian inference for infectious disease dynamics.