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Xiaoyuan Tu

Chinese computer scientist

Xiaoyuan Tu (born 1967) is a Chinese researcher and computer scientist specializing in machine learning, behavior modeling, physics modeling, biomechanical modeling, motion control interfaces, and intelligent virtual characters. She holds a Ph.D. in computer science from University of Toronto and currently serves as a lead scientist and software engineer at Apple Inc, researching and developing next generation motions control and recognition technology.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Xiaoyuan Tu (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 10, 1967.1

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Early life and education

  • 1984 to 1989Tsinghua University Bachelor of Engineering3
  • 1989 to 1990McMaster University Master of Engineering3
  • 1990 to 1996University of Toronto Doctor of Philosophy3

Tu attended Tsinghua University where she earned BEng in control theory and information science. She then continued her education at McMaster University earning her MSc in computer science with a focus on algorithms for parallel computation between the years 1990 and 1991. Immediately thereafter she enrolled in University of Toronto where she completed her Ph.D. in computer science in 1996 as well as the ACM Doctoral Dissertation Award for her dissertation "Artificial Animals for Computer Animation: Biomechanics, Locomotion, Perception, and Behavior". She is both the first woman and the first Canadian academic to receive this award.

From Wikipedia’s article on Xiaoyuan Tu (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: computer scientist, engineer, programmer.7

  • 1997 to 2000Worked at Intel4
  • Date not recordedWorked at University of Toronto4 5
  • Date not recordedFounded AiLive6

Personal life

  • CitizenshipPeople's Republic of China8

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