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| State Key Laboratory of CAD&CG | |
|---|---|
| Name | State Key Laboratory of CAD&CG |
| Established | 1988 |
| Location | Zhejiang, China |
| Director | [redacted] |
| Affiliation | Zhejiang University |
| Website | [official site] |
State Key Laboratory of CAD&CG is a major research center focused on computer-aided design and computer graphics located at Zhejiang, China. It is renowned for foundational contributions to computational geometry, computer vision, computer graphics, and geometric modeling, and has played a central role in national science initiatives and international collaborations. The laboratory has influenced academic programs, industry standards, and technological deployments across software, hardware, and cultural heritage projects.
The laboratory traces its origins to initiatives at Zhejiang University and early CAD efforts influenced by developments at Tsinghua University, Peking University, and research groups linked to the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Early milestones paralleled projects such as the 863 Program and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, while its personnel engaged with international forums including the ACM SIGGRAPH, IEEE Visualization, and Eurographics conferences. During the 1990s and 2000s the lab expanded in scope alongside partnerships with institutions like University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University, and ETH Zurich, contributing to areas highlighted at the International Conference on Computer Vision and the Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.
The laboratory is administratively linked to Zhejiang University and interacts with national bodies such as the Ministry of Education (People's Republic of China), the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and programs analogous to the 973 Program. Faculty and researchers have held positions or visiting appointments at University of Toronto, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Oxford, Imperial College London, and National University of Singapore. Collaborative centers and spin-offs have connections with Microsoft Research Asia, Google Research, Alibaba Group, Tencent, and research labs such as Adobe Research and NVIDIA Research.
Research themes include computational geometry with links to advances in Delaunay triangulation, Bezier surface theory, and Bézier curve optimization; computer graphics topics present at venues like SIGGRAPH and Eurographics; and computer vision problems discussed at ICCV and CVPR. Projects have addressed mesh processing related to Subdivision surface methods, physics-based simulation akin to work from MIT CSAIL, and rendering algorithms comparable to techniques in Ray tracing and Global illumination. Application domains span CAD systems employed by Siemens PLM Software, Dassault Systèmes, and Autodesk, as well as cultural heritage digitization resonant with initiatives from the Vatican Museums and British Museum. Major funded projects referenced collaborative grants reminiscent of awards from the European Research Council, the National Science Foundation (United States), and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Laboratory infrastructure includes high-performance computing clusters similar to installations at Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Tsinghua University Computer Center, visualization labs inspired by Monash University setups, and prototyping workshops parallel to facilities at Fraunhofer Society institutes. Equipment inventories feature GPU servers comparable to NVIDIA DGX platforms, motion-capture systems like those used at MPI for Intelligent Systems, 3D scanning devices akin to Artec 3D scanners, and immersive displays similar to systems at University College London. The lab maintains software stacks interoperable with OpenCASCADE, OpenGL, VTK, TensorFlow, and PyTorch.
The laboratory contributes to undergraduate and graduate curricula within Zhejiang University and participates in joint programs with institutions such as Harvard University, Yale University, and Columbia University. Graduate students pursue degrees aligned with topics showcased at NeurIPS, ICML, and SIGGRAPH Asia. Training includes workshops modeled on summer schools like the European Summer School in Generative Adversarial Networks and exchange programs patterned after bilateral programs with KAIST, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, and Australian National University.
The lab has long-term partnerships with industrial entities including Huawei, Baidu, Lenovo, Foxconn, and Bosch. Collaborative outcomes include technology transfers echoing practices with ARM Holdings and standardization activities comparable to those involving ISO and IEEE Standards Association. Joint research centers and incubators associated with the lab mirror initiatives with Zhejiang Provincial Government economic zones and university-industry consortia modeled on collaborations with Cambridge Enterprise and Stanford Research Park.
Researchers affiliated with the laboratory have received honors comparable to ACM SIGGRAPH Awards, IEEE Fellow recognition, and national prizes akin to the State Natural Science Award (China). The laboratory's projects have been featured at flagship conferences such as SIGGRAPH, CVPR, and ICCV, and its members have been elected to academies including the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society of London.
Category:Research institutes in China Category:Zhejiang University