Jiayi (Eris)'s research focuses on physics-based animation, geometry processing, and numerical optimization. Currently, her work is primarily centered on developing intelligent algorithms, models, and tools to enhance creativity and productivity in design, animation, and simulation, with a particular focus on level-of-detail simulation techniques. Her ultimate research goal is to balance speed, fidelity, and controllability, making simulation more efficient, scalable, and accessible for real-world production pipelines.
Jiayi (Eris) Zhang is a fourth-year PhD candidate at Stanford University, advised by Prof. Doug James. She earned her undergraduate degree in Computer Science and Mathematics from the University of Toronto, where she conducted research under the supervision of Prof. Alec Jacobson. She is a Stanford Reed-Hodgson Fellow, a Young Researcher at the Heidelberg Laureate Forum, an MIT EECS Rising Star, and a recipient of the Adobe Women in Technology Scholarship and the Roblox Graduate Fellowship. She has also interned at Adobe over multiple summers, collaborating closely with Dr. Danny Kaufman.