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CS Colloquium: David Levin (Disney Research Boston) - Physically-Based Simulation for Animation and Fabrication

Speaker: David Levin, Disney Research Boston

Talk Title: Physically-Based Simulation for Animation and Fabrication

Series: CS Colloquium

Abstract: This lecture satisfies requirements for CSCI 591: Computer Science Research Colloquium

Physics-based simulation has become a transformative tool for solving problems in computer animation and computational fabrication. In this talk I will discuss how leveraging unique abstractions, new discretizations and data-driven techniques can allow us to animate and fabricate a wide-range of phenomena with improved performance, robustness and accuracy. I'll show how layered discretizations can enable photoshop like editing of physically-based animations, how Eulerian methods can be used to robustly simulate deforming objects in close contact, how 3D printing and simulation can produce new musical instruments, and more. I'll conclude by discussing the important challenges facing physics-based animation and fabrication now and in the future.

Host: CS Department

Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) - 136

Audiences: Everyone Is Invited

Contact: Assistant to CS chair