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I'm Rebecca, a PhD student at MIT CSAIL advised by Erik Demaine. My research interests lie in computational geometry, particularly its applications in art, design, and fabrication. I earned my B.Sc. from UBC, during which I was fortunate to work with wonderful mentors Will Evans, Craig Kaplan, and Alla Sheffer. and intern and Microsoft (2019, 2020) and Cisco (2019). If you'd like to chat about art, math, or their intersection, reach me at ryelin [at] mit [dot] edu. |
My research spans several areas, such as theoretical computer science, computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and mathematical art, with a unifying theme of geometry.
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Graph Threading (α-β) Erik D. Demaine, Yael Kirkpatrick, and Rebecca Lin |
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Learning Lens Blur Fields
Esther Y. H. Lin, Zhecheng Wang, Rebecca Lin, Daniel Miau, Florian Kainz, Jiawen Chen, Cecilia Zhang, David B. Lindell, Kiriakos N. Kutulakos graphics and vision
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Detecting Viewer-Perceived Intended Vector Sketch Connectivity
Jerry Yin*, Chenxi Liu*, Rebecca Lin, Nicholas Vining, Helge Rhodin, and Alla Sheffer ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH North America), 2022
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graphics and vision
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The Polygon Burning Problem
(α-β) William Evans and Rebecca Lin WALCOM: Algorithms and Computation, 2022 theoretical computer science
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Freeform Islamic Geometric Patterns
Rebecca Lin and Craig S. Kaplan
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mathematical art
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My current obsession is string: I am learning about string art, string figures, beadwork,
threading as a mechanism for constructing deployable structures,
friendship bracelets, etc. I also enjoy card-making and
visual storytelling
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Here are some projects created by wonderful collaborators, which I've been lucky to witness or contribute to: Metallic Kusudama, Aphid Spirals, etc.