Kai Zhang

Kai Zhang

About

I'm currently a 3rd year student at the University of British Columbia studying computer science. I am mainly interested in both real-time and offline computer graphics, using technologies like Vulkan, OpenGL, CUDA, and more.

Projects

Inferno Renderer

Inferno Renderer

A realtime Vulkan renderer. Supports gltf 2.0 PBR. Runs on Windows and Linux.

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Raytracing Playground Screenshot

Raytracing Playground

A CUDA path tracer with analytic BSSRDFs and much more.

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Koopa Engine preview

Koopa Engine

A OpenGL Forward+ PBR renderer.

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Advanced Soft Shadows

Advanced Soft Shadows

An interactive web-based demonstration of advanced soft shadow mapping algorithms.

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AR-A-SOP

AR-A-SOP

An educational tool using Apple Vision Pro AR to help users repair the Martin T75 sliding table saw.

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Virtual Soils

Virtual Soils

View gaussian splats on the web.

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Mining

Immersive Education in Mining

An AR/VR educational tool for engineering students to explore mining concepts, operations, and safety protocols.

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Work Experience

Vancouver, BC

Software Engineer Intern

Arista Networks

May 2026 - Current

Software Developer

UBC Emerging Media Lab

September 2024 - May 2026

Cashier

McDonald's

May 2021 - June 2022