Performance Analysis of 3D Mesh Simplification Algorithms: QEM vs. Vertex Clustering on CAD and Organic ModelsNEW
Ahnaf An Nafee
CS700 — Research Methodology in Computer Science, Course Project 2025
PhD StudentAI & 3D Graphics
Ahnaf An Nafee
PhD Student @ GMU DCXR Lab · Ex-CTO
I work at the intersection of AI and 3D computer graphics in the DCXR Lab with Dr. Craig Yu — building systems that change how we create and inhabit immersive digital worlds. Before grad school, I led engineering as CTO of a tech startup.
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News
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- Jun 2026📊Attended the 2026 ICSA Applied Statistics Symposium at George Mason University.
- Jun 2026🧠Attended Capitol Illumination: Shedding Light on the Working Brain with fNIRS, networking with researchers to learn about functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) and its applications.
- Jan 2026🎉Joined the DCXR Lab at George Mason University, advised by Dr. Craig Yu.
Latest Blog
Fresh thoughts on AI, graphics, and tech. Read all blogs
Aug 17, 2026
Airlock: Private File Transfer Across Your Own Devices
How I built Airlock, a self-hosted PWA for moving files between your own devices over Tailscale. Files are chunked and encrypted in the browser before upload, then resume, deduplicate, and expire after collection without the server ever receiving the key.
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Featured Research
Papers and projects at the intersection of AI and 3D computer graphics. View all research
Teaching
Courses I've helped run as a TA / GTA.
- George Mason UniversityGraduate Teaching Assistant
- Spring 2026 · Fall 2025CS 211Object-Oriented Programming
Java fundamentals: classes, inheritance, polymorphism, generics, and event-driven GUI programming.
- Drexel UniversityTeaching Assistant
- Spring 2021–22CS 503Systems Basics
C programming, the Unix environment, OS fundamentals, threads, and socket networking.
- Winter 2021–22CS 171Computer Programming I
Introduction to Python: problem decomposition, control flow, and core data structures.
- Winter 2021–22CS 172Computer Programming II
Object-oriented design and interactive graphics in Python (PyGame).
Featured Portfolio
Check out my featured portfolio. View all my works here!
software
SongMirror
A self-hosted, always-on playlist mirror for Spotify, TIDAL, Qobuz, Deezer, Amazon Music, Apple Music, and YouTube Music, with a browser app, one-off transfers, and a Jellyfin-ready local archive. A free, open-source Soundiiz alternative you run yourself.
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Rally
A mobile, gamified, crowdsourced map of 1,450,000+ courts and fields across nine sports worldwide, with live free, busy, or full status verified by the players who actually show up. Built on Expo, Supabase, and Cloudflare.
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Player 2
An AI-assisted matchmaking and social platform for gamers that I revamped, shipped across app stores, and now operate and scale.
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Upload Files to GoFile.io — GitHub Action
A GitHub Action that uploads any file from your CI/CD workflow to GoFile.io and returns a public URL plus QR code — no S3 bucket, no auth dance, one step in your YAML.
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Bookworm
📚 Bookworm is a mobile-targeted website where book lovers can search and store books they have read in their library
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PostScript Preview
💻 PostScript Preview is an extension that helps to preview EPS and PS files in Visual Studio Code
