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Michele Vidulis

I am currently interning at Adobe Research, Paris.

I completed my PhD advised by Prof. Mark Pauly in May 2026 at the Geometric Computing Laboratory, EPFL. In the fall, I am rejoining the lab as a postdoctoral researcher.

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

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

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

NEWS

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

AWARDS

  • Best Paper Award (Honorable Mention) – SIGGRAPH 2025
  • Teaching Assistant Award – EPFL, 2024
  • EDIC Fellowship – EPFL, 2021
  • Excellence Fellowship – EPFL, 2019–2020
  • Alta Scuola Politecnica admission (honours programme; declined) – Politecnico di Milano, 2018
  • High Merit Scholarship (GPA > 29/30) – Politecnico di Milano, 2015–2019
  • Best Freshmen Award – Politecnico di Milano, 2015