Jos Stam
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Jos Stam is a researcher in the field of computer graphics, focusing on subdivision surfaces, rendering algorithms and the simulation of natural physical phenomena.
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[edit] Education and career
Stam was born in the Netherlands. He received his MSc and PhD, both in computer science, from the University of Toronto.[1] After graduating, he held two postdoc positions, one at INRIA (in Paris, France) and one at VTT (in Helsinki, Finland.)
He then joined SGI's Alias|wavefront division (which later spun out as "Alias Systems Corporation") as a full time researcher. At Alias, Stam made significant contributions to the fluids simulation component of Alias' Maya 3D content creation software product. As a result of Alias being acquired by Autodesk in early 2006, Stam is now a "Senior Research Scientist" at Autodesk, Inc.[2]
[edit] Awards
- SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award[3] (2005) for his contributions to the field of computer graphics
- Academy Award for Technical Achievement (2005) for his work on subdivision surfaces and their resulting impact in the film industry.
- Academy Award for Technical Achievement (2008) for the design and implementation of the Maya Fluid Effects system.
[edit] References
- ^ Jos Stam homepage, University of Toronto, Canada.
- ^ Jos Stam official homepage, Autodesk Research.
- ^ Computer Graphics Achievement Award.
[edit] External links
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