I’m a postdoctoral researcher in the Dynamic Graphics Project (DGP) Lab at University of Toronto, supervised by Alec Jacobson. My research objective is to better understand and assist visual creation. I’m currently working on projects about vector graphics, sketch processing, and image-generator-related topics.

I received my PhD from the University of British Columbia, supervised by by Alla Sheffer. During my PhD, I conducted research to bridge raw freehand line drawings with precise digital representations and also to robustly generate line drawings based on 3D models. Before that, I completed my MS at Carnegie Mellon University and my BEng at Beihang University in China. I have previously interned at Adobe Research and Disney Research.

Teaching

Fundamentals and Applications of Sketch Processing

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Mikhail Bessmeltsev*, Chenxi Liu*

Computer Graphics: Text-to-Image Generation

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David I.W. Levin, Chenxi Liu

Publications

Bézier Spline Simplification Using Locally Integrated Error

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Siqi Wang, Chenxi Liu, Daniele Panozzo, Denis Zorin, Alec Jacobson

StripMaker: Perception-driven Learned Vector Sketch Consolidation

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Chenxi Liu, Toshiki Aoki, Mikhail Bessmeltsev, Alla Sheffer

ConTesse: Accurate Occluding Contours for Subdivision Surfaces

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Chenxi Liu, Pierre Bénard, Aaron Hertzmann, Shayan Hoshyari

Detecting Viewer-Perceived Intended Vector Sketch Connectivity

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Jerry Yin*, Chenxi Liu*, Rebecca Lin, Nicholas Vining, Helge Rhodin, Alla Sheffer

StrokeStrip: Joint Parameterization and Fitting of Stroke Clusters

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Dave Pagurek van Mossel, Chenxi Liu, Nicholas Vining, Mikhail Bessmeltsev, Alla Sheffer

Lifting Freehand Concept Sketches into 3D

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Yulia Gryaditskaya, Felix Hähnlein, Chenxi Liu, Alla Sheffer, Adrien Bousseau

StrokeAggregator: Consolidating Raw Sketches into Artist-Intended Curve Drawings

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Chenxi Liu, Enrique Rosales, Alla Sheffer

Whole-cloth Quilting Patterns from Photographs

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Chenxi Liu, Jessica Hodgins, Jim McCann

Threadsteading: Playful Interaction for Textile Fabrication Devices

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Jim McCann,, April Grow, Chenxi Liu, Lea Albaugh, Gillian Smith, Jen Mankoff