Michele Vidulis

I am a PhD student at the Geometric Computing Laboratory, EPFL, advised by Prof. Mark Pauly.

I am interested in physics-based simulation, optimization, computational design, and digital fabrication.

During my PhD, I was fortunate to work with Prof. Julian Panetta (UC Davis) and Prof. Eitan Grinspun (University of Toronto). I interned at Disney Research | Studios in the Rendering and Simulation group with Vinicius Da Costa De Azevedo and Jingwei Tang.

I hold a double MSc in Computational Science and Engineering from EPFL and Politecnico di Milano. I received my BSc in Mathematical Engineering at Politecnico di Milano.

github/MicheleVidulis linkedin/michele-vidulis michele.vidulis@epfl.ch CV

PUBLICATIONS

CNets: An Interactive Design Framework for Cone-Nets
Klara Mundilova, Michele Vidulis, Quentin Becker, Florin Isvoranu, Mark Pauly
Advances in Architectural Geometry, 2025
C-Tubes: Design and Optimization of Tubular Structures Composed of Developable Strips
Michele Vidulis*, Klara Mundilova*, Quentin Becker*, Florin Isvoranu, Mark Pauly (*equal contribution )
ACM Transactions on Graphics (SIGGRAPH), 2025
🏆 Best Paper (Honorable Mention)
Tencers: Tension-Constrained Elastic Rods
Liliane-Joy Dandy*, Michele Vidulis*, Yingying Ren, Mark Pauly (*equal contribution )
ACM Transactions on Graphics (SIGGRAPH Asia), 2024
Computational Exploration of Multistable Elastic Knots
Michele Vidulis, Yingying Ren, Julian Panetta, Eitan Grinspun, Mark Pauly
ACM Transactions on Graphics (SIGGRAPH), 2023