Tao LIU

Tao LIU

Ph.D student

Tao Liu - Ph.D. Student in Neural-Based Design and Manufacturing

I am Tao Liu, a Ph.D. student at the University of Manchester, supervised by Professor Charlie C.L. Wang, working in the field of neural-based design and manufacturing optimization. My research focuses on computational geometry, additive manufacturing, and robotics.

Education

Before my Ph.D., I received my B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computational Mathematics, supervised by Professor Shengjun LIU from Central South University, ChangSha, China.

Publications, Service & Collaborative Projects

Selected (Co-)First-Author Publications

I have published in journals and conferences such as ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, and Composites Part B. Selected (co-)first-author publications include:

Co-optimization of structure and manufacturable semi-continuous layers for laminated composites teaser

Co-optimization of structure and manufacturable semi-continuous layers for laminated composites

Tao LIU, Aoran Lyu, Yongxue Chen, Yu Jiang, Michael Petty, Charlie C.L. Wang

ACM TOG / SIGGRAPH, 2026

Neural co-optimization of structural topology, manufacturable layers, and path orientations for fiber-reinforced composites teaser

Neural co-optimization of structural topology, manufacturable layers, and path orientations for fiber-reinforced composites

Tao LIU*, Tianyu Zhang*, Yongxue Chen, Weiming Wang, Yu Jiang, Yuming Huang, Charlie Wang

ACM TOG, 2025

* Co-first authors

Monthly Paper Award, School of Engineering, University of Manchester

Neural Slicer for Multi-Axis 3D Printing teaser

Neural Slicer for Multi-Axis 3D Printing

Tao LIU, Tianyu Zhang, Yongxue Chen, Yuming Huang, Charlie Wang

ACM TOG, 2024

Curve-Based Slicer for Multi-Axis DLP 3D Printing teaser

Curve-Based Slicer for Multi-Axis DLP 3D Printing

Chengkai Dai*, Tao LIU*, Dezhao Guo, Binzhi Sun, Guoxin Fang, Yeung Yam, Charlie C. L. Wang

ACM TOG, 2025

* Co-first authors

Best Paper Award, SIGGRAPH Asia

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Collaborative Projects

I have also been involved in industry collaborative projects, including:

  • Broetje-Automation GmbH & Airbus – Vector-field guided tool-path planning for 3D printing with continuous carbon fiber (CCF) (Completed)
  • NCC (National Composites Centre) – Nonplanar Continuous Fibre AM (CFAM) design tool evaluation (Completed)

Academic Service

I also serve as a reviewer for journals and conferences, including:

  • ACM SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia
  • ACM Symposium on Computational Fabrication (SCF)
  • Additive Manufacturing Process (AMP)
  • Computer Aided Design (CAD)
  • Computer Aided Geometry Design (CAGD)
  • IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)
  • Eurographics (EG)
  • Graphical Models (GMod)
  • Computers & Graphics (CG)

Courses

Open Source Software

Neural Slicer

Multi-axis 3D printing slicer using neural networks

Neural Topology and Manufacturing Optimization

Neural co-optimization framework for structural topology and manufacturing

Implicit Function DLP Slicer

DLP slicer for implicit function representations