Gene Ting-Chun Kao

Senior Research & Development Engineer working on computational geometry, geometry processing, and meshing algorithms for simulation and CAD software at Synopsys (formerly Ansys). PhD from ETH Zurich. Interdisciplinary background across engineering, computer science, architecture, and design, with work and life experience in Sweden, Switzerland, Germany, and Taiwan.

Experience

2026–
Senior R&D Engineer
Synopsys, Sweden Remote
2023–26
R&D Engineer II
Ansys, Sweden Remote
2018–22
PhD Researcher
ETH Zurich, Block Research Group / NCCR Digital Fabrication, Switzerland
2021–22
Research Intern
Autodesk Research, Simulation, Optimization & Systems (SOS) Group, Remote
2016–18
Software Developer / Project Engineer
Strabag / Ed. Züblin, Germany
2013–14
Research and Teaching Assistant
Tamkang University, Taiwan

Education

2018–23
Doctor of Sciences
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2019–20
Certificate of Advanced Studies ETH in Computer Science, Major in Visual Computing
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
2014–16
Master of Science in Integrated Technologies and Architectural Design Research
Stuttgart University, Germany
2008–13
Bachelor of Architecture
Tamkang University, Taiwan