Rebecca Lin

Hi there. I'm Rebecca.

I am an artist and researcher pursuing a PhD at MIT CSAIL with Erik Demaine. I study geometrical problems arising 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.

If you'd like to chat about art, math, or their intersection, email me at ryelin@mit.edu.

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01/2024: I am presenting Graph Threading at ITCS 2024 in Berkeley, California!
12/2023: I will be interning at Adobe Research in SF this summer with Mackenzie Leake.
06/2023: I am in Tokyo this summer visiting the Origami Lab led by Tomohiro Tachi.
05/2023: I will be at SoCG23 in Dallas, Texas—my first in-person conference!
09/2022: Applying to grad school? See MIT EECS GAAP and other resources.
05/2022: I am spending my summer studying misinformation with Nick Harvey.
04/2022: I will be joining MIT EECS as a PhD student and Presidential Fellow this fall.
03/2022: I am presenting my first ever paper at WALCOM 2022.

research

My research spans several areas, such as theoretical computer science, computer graphics, human-computer interaction, and mathematical art, with a unifying theme of geometry.

	Graph Threading (α-β) Erik D. Demaine, Yael Kirkpatrick, and Rebecca Lin Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science, 2024 theoretical computer science [ doi / arXiv / X thread / slides ]
	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 [ project page / arXiv ]
	Detecting Viewer-Perceived Intended Vector Sketch Connectivity Jerry Yin, Chenxi Liu, Rebecca Lin, Nicholas Vining, Helge Rhodin, Alla Sheffer ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH North America), 2022 graphics and vision [ doi / project page ]
	The Polygon Burning Problem (α-β) William Evans and Rebecca Lin International Conference & Workshops on Algorithms & Computation, 2022 theoretical computer science [ doi / arXiv ]
	Freeform Islamic Geometric Patterns Rebecca Lin and Craig S. Kaplan mathematical art [ arXiv / X thread ]

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I love crafting cards. I hope to draw, learn about visual storytelling, and experiment with code as a medium for art creation.

Here are some projects created by wonderful collaborators, which I've been lucky to witness and contribute to: Metallic Kusudama and Aphid Spirals.

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I am so grateful for and proud of my wonderful siblings Esther, Josh, and Sam.
Here are some notes on writing a statement of purpose for graduate school applications.
I explore connections between art and computing in my teaching and outreach.

rebecca lin

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