In November 2009, golfer Tiger Woods’ life changed forever. So did TV news in Taiwan. Woods was involved in a traffic altercation that resulted in a wrecked Cadillac Escalade, minor cuts on his face ...

The gig: Animator Hao Li, 34, is an assistant professor of computer science at USC, running a small, newly renovated lab with five graduate students at the university’s school of engineering. His team ...