Junhao Hou

侯钧皓

I am a PhD student at Zhejiang University, supervised by Prof. Yusheng Liu. I also work closely with Prof. Shuming Gao and Prof. Kun Zhou.

I am currently visiting Endless AI Lab at Westlake University, where I am fortunate to work with Prof. Yuliang Xiu. I received my M.S. from ITMO University, advised by Prof. Feiwei Qin, and my B.S. from Hangzhou Dianzi University. I co-founded Yuanzheng Tech and served as CTO. I also co-founded Zenlix AI, heading up computer vision.

My research focuses on computer-aided design and physical intelligence.

Research

理明则简，用以验真。

I want to build intelligent systems that see structure beneath appearance, act through it, and learn through interaction at the limits of their understanding. Ultimately, my goal is to move from understanding the physical world to creating within it—modeling what exists, designing what could exist, and bringing those designs into reality.

Model. Modeling the physical world by capturing its geometry, topology, motion, and physical properties, so agents can perceive, understand, reason, and act within it. I currently focus on scalable real-to-sim pipelines that turn images, videos, and interaction into structured data for physical intelligence.

原天地之美，而达万物之理。—《庄子·知北游》

Design. Moving beyond shape generation toward design generation by integrating geometry with parameters, constraints, dependencies, and design intent. I approach this through intelligent CAD, creating editable and verifiable designs that reflect human intent and engineering requirements.

依乎天理，因其固然。—《庄子·养生主》

Make. Closing the gap between digital design and physical realization by reasoning about whether and how a design can actually be made. I aim to bring manufacturability into the design loop by accounting for materials, processes, tolerances, tooling, and production constraints.