Xiaoting Zhang

Xiaoting Zhang is a Senior Software Engineer at Roblox, with experience in computational design and digital fabrication. Previously, Xiaoting served as a Postdoctoral Researcher at Boston University, where a comprehensive design framework for fabric formwork was developed. This included inverse modeling and optimization techniques informed by the Gaussian Mixture Model. Prior to that, Xiaoting was a Visiting Student/Postdoctoral Researcher at Dartmouth College, focusing on thermal-comfort designs for personalized casts. Xiaoting held a Research Assistant position at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and worked as a Research Associate at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where expertise in 3D reconstruction was acquired. Educational qualifications include a PhD in Computational Geometry and Digital Manufacturing from The Chinese University of Hong Kong, a Master's degree in Mechanical and Computer Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southwest Jiaotong University.