https://www.geneatcg.com/Recent content on GENEATCGhttps://www.geneatcg.com/images/cover.jpghttps://www.geneatcg.com/images/cover.jpgHugoen-USThu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/cra/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/cra/Stability-aware design of complex discrete-element assemblieshttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/pca-faces/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/pca-faces/3D face morphing using PCA on high-dimensional point cloud datahttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/robotic-force-printing/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/robotic-force-printing/MIT Design-Build Workshop exploring robotic additive manufacture of shell structureshttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/strabag-clash/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/strabag-clash/Multi-project BIM issue management system with commenting and model reviewhttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/script-based-product-description/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/script-based-product-description/Using modern programming languages as a file format for 3D product informationhttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/assembly-aware-shell/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/assembly-aware-shell/Computational workflow for assembly-aware design of masonry shell structureshttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/leopard/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/leopard/Open source mesh processing plugin for Grasshopper with subdivision schemeshttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/physxgh/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/physxgh/Rigid body simulation tool for Grasshopper using NVIDIA PhysXhttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/icd-itke-pavilion/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/icd-itke-pavilion/Computational design tools for a bending-active research pavilion at University of Stuttgarthttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/robotic-light-sculpture/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/robotic-light-sculpture/Light sculpture created by an industrial robot using Kinect V2 point cloud scanninghttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/fish/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/fish/3D swarm simulation with GUI written in Processinghttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/swarm-bridge/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/swarm-bridge/Swarm behaviour simulation in Rhino.Python generating bridge geometryhttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/digital-lamp-gui/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/digital-lamp-gui/Undergraduate architectural thesis GUI for a generative church prototype, written in Processing/Javahttps://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/butterfly-effect-pavilion/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/butterfly-effect-pavilion/Parametric pavilion design for Ilan Green Expo 2014https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/lego-tool/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/portfolio/lego-tool/Python script for Rhino to design and 3D print customised LEGO componentshttps://www.geneatcg.com/blog/barycentric-coordinates/Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/barycentric-coordinates/Deriving barycentric coordinates from dot products — a fundamental tool for point-in-triangle tests, mesh interpolation, and more.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/open-sourcing-geneatcg/Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/open-sourcing-geneatcg/The source code behind this website is now public. Here's how it's built and why I decided to open it up.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/ansys-joins-synopsys/Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/ansys-joins-synopsys/A new chapter as the Ansys team becomes part of Synopsys, continuing work in computational geometry, meshing, and geometric algorithms.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/made-in-science-podcast/Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/made-in-science-podcast/Featured on the University of Stuttgart's Made in Science podcast, discussing 3D computational geometry, architecture, and the journey as a designer, engineer, and scientist.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/remembering-genie/Fri, 22 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/remembering-genie/One year ago, we lost our beloved Genie. A tribute to a free and beautiful soul.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/phd-dissertation/Sat, 05 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/phd-dissertation/My PhD dissertation 'Stability Assessment of Discrete Shell Structures during Assembly' is now available online.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/phd-defense/Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/phd-defense/After 4.5 wonderful years at ETH Zürich, I successfully defended my PhD dissertation on the stability assessment of discrete shell structures.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/joining-ansys/Mon, 23 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/joining-ansys/Starting a new chapter as R&D Engineer II at Ansys, working on 3D Geometry Processing and Computational Geometry.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/compas-cra-open-source/Fri, 02 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/compas-cra-open-source/Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis (CRA) for the COMPAS framework is now open source.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/adopting-genie/Sun, 17 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/adopting-genie/Our story of adopting Genie from Taiwan to Switzerland, featured on the 浪浪別哭 (Lang Lang Don't Cry) podcast.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/coupled-rigid-block-analysis/Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/coupled-rigid-block-analysis/Our latest research on Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis (CRA) is published in the SCI journal Computer-Aided Design.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/emacs-org-mode-export-to-pdf/Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/emacs-org-mode-export-to-pdf/How to use Emacs Org Mode with LaTeX templates to write and export research documents to PDF.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/oh-my-phd/Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/oh-my-phd/A reflection on 4.5 years of doctoral research at ETH Zürich — the highs, the lows, and everything in between.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/rhino-mac-pycharm-autocomplete/Fri, 06 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/rhino-mac-pycharm-autocomplete/Setting up PyCharm for Rhino Python scripting on Mac with full autocomplete support.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/using-git-like-a-pro/Wed, 01 Apr 2020 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/using-git-like-a-pro/A comprehensive Git tutorial covering branching, rebasing, stashing, and workflows for professional software development.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/humans-offshore-podcast/Sun, 24 Nov 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/humans-offshore-podcast/Featured on 離島人 | Humans Offshore Podcast, sharing my interdisciplinary journey across architecture, digital fabrication, and computer science at ETH Zürich.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/robotic-force-printing-mit-design-build-workshop-2019/Fri, 01 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/robotic-force-printing-mit-design-build-workshop-2019/Exploring robotic fabrication and force-based 3D printing at the MIT Design-Build Workshop 2019 in Shanghai.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/physxgh/Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/physxgh/PhysX.GH - a rigid body simulation tool for Grasshopper.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/assembly-aware-design-of-masonry-shell-structures-a-computational-approach/Tue, 03 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/assembly-aware-design-of-masonry-shell-structures-a-computational-approach/My master thesis work published in IASS Hamburg 2017.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/leopard/Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/leopard/Leopard - A new way to process mesh in Grasshopper.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/icditke-research-pavilion-2015-16-development-and-implementation-demo/Sun, 30 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/icditke-research-pavilion-2015-16-development-and-implementation-demo/Computational tool development for the ICD/ITKE Research Pavilion 2015-16 — from mesh input to robotically fabricated plate geometry.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/emacs-settings/Mon, 23 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/emacs-settings/My Emacs configuration for academic writing and programming, including org-mode, LaTeX export, and development setup.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/swarm-3d-gui-with-a-tail/Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/swarm-3d-gui-with-a-tail/3D swarm simulation with interactive GUI built in Processing, exploring emergent behavior in computational design.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/master-thesis-reading/Tue, 15 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/master-thesis-reading/Reading list from my master thesis research at Stuttgart University, covering steering behaviors for autonomous characters and the construction of Gothic cathedrals.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/digitallampthesisgui_v0a01/Mon, 07 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/digitallampthesisgui_v0a01/GUI development for the Digital Lamp of Architecture — bachelor thesis coding project at Tamkang University.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/writing-a-thesis-with-latex/Sun, 08 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/writing-a-thesis-with-latex/Scientific writing using LaTex of my master thesis.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/rhinopython/Sun, 30 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/rhinopython/Computational design experiments in Rhino.Python: parametric structures, swarm bridge, tessellation, and Boy Surface subdivision.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/computation-and-aesthetics/Thu, 18 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/computation-and-aesthetics/Undergraduate portfolio exploring the intersection of computation and aesthetics, developed at Tamkang University.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/processing-101/Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/processing-101/Creative coding experiments in Processing 101 — parametric shapes, animations, and interactive sketches.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/butterfly-effect-pavilion-in-i-lan-green-expo-2014/Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/butterfly-effect-pavilion-in-i-lan-green-expo-2014/Parametric design and construction of the Butterfly Effect Pavilion for the I-Lan Green Expo 2014 in Taiwan.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/swarm-python-component/Wed, 25 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/swarm-python-component/Implementing swarm intelligence algorithms as a Grasshopper GH_Python component for computational design.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/lego-component-for-3d-printing/Sat, 14 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/lego-component-for-3d-printing/Design and 3D print your own customised LEGO components using a Python script in Rhino 3D.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/clock-design/Thu, 12 Dec 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/clock-design/Two minimalist clock designs built with Processing — a basic geometric clock and a Mondaine-inspired Swiss railway clock.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/thesis-design-process/Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/thesis-design-process/Design process documentation for my bachelor thesis — the Digital Lamp of Architecture — at Tamkang University.https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/the-digital-lamp-of-architecture-a-new-church-prototype/Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/blog/the-digital-lamp-of-architecture-a-new-church-prototype/Bachelor thesis project at Tamkang University — a new church prototype concept exploring digital fabrication and architectural lighting.https://www.geneatcg.com/publications/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/publications/https://www.geneatcg.com/resume/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/resume/https://www.geneatcg.com/talks/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000https://www.geneatcg.com/talks/