Donald P. Greenberg
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Cornell University, Professor of Computer Graphics
Location:
- New York, United States of America
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1992
Donald Greenberg is the Jacob Gould Schurman Professor of Computer Graphics at Cornell University and director of the Program in Computer Graphics. Since 1966, he has been researching and teaching in the field of computer graphics. He is currently also director of the new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center for Computer Graphics and Scientific Visualization. Dr. Greenberg won the 1987 Steven A. Coons award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to Computer Graphics as well as the 1989 NCGA Academic Award. He was also recently appointed to the National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Greenberg has published widely, including two articles in Scientific American and many articles appearing in the SIGGRAPH proceedings. He has lectured extensively both nationally and internationally on the development and use of computer graphics techniques. His primary interests are in hidden surface algorithms, geometric modeling, color science, and realistic image synthesis.
SIGGRAPH 1984
Donald P. Greenberg is the director of the Program of Computer Graphics and the Computer-Aided Design Instructional Facility at Cornell University. He has been teaching and conducting research in the field of computer graphics since 1966. He is concerned primarily with research advancing the state-of-the-art in computer graphics and with utilizing these techniques in a variety of disciplines. His specialties include hidden surface algorithms, geometric modeling, color science and synthetic image generation. He currently teaches computer graphics in the Department of Computer Science and serves on the faculty of the Departments of Architecture and Structural Engineering at Cornell University.
SIGGRAPH 1982
Donald Greenberg is the Director of the Program of Computer Graphics and the Computer-Aided Design Instructional Facility at Cornell University. Since 1966, Dr. Greenberg has been researching and teaching in the field of computer graphics. He is primarily concerned with research advancing the state-of-the-art in computer graphics and with utilizing these techniques as they may be applied to a variety of disciplines. His specialties include hidden surface algorithms, geometric model ling, color science, and synthetic image generation. He currently teaches the new computer graphics and computer-aided design sequence in the Department of Computer Science, and he also serves on the faculty of the Departments of Architecture and Structural Engineering at Cornell University.
Learning Category: Organizing Committee Chair:
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 1981, "Introduction to Raster Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 1983, "Introduction to Raster Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 1986, "Introduction to Color Raster Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 1989, "Radiosity"
- SIGGRAPH 1990, "Radiosity"
- SIGGRAPH 1982, "Introduction to Raster Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 1984, "Introduction to Raster Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 1985, "Introduction to Color Raster Graphics"
- SIGGRAPH 1991, "Radiosity"
Learning Category: Jury Member:
Award(s):
- SIGGRAPH 2020 Distinguished Educator Award: Greenberg
- SIGGRAPH 1987 Steven Anson Coons Award: Greenberg
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
Type: [Retrospective]
50 Years of Changes — How to Brace Yourself! Presenter(s): [Blinn] [Foley] [van Dam] [Whitted] [Greenberg] [Smith]
[SIGGRAPH 2023]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Predicting Appearance From Measured Microgeometry of Metal Surfaces Presenter(s): [Dong] [Walter] [Marschner] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2016]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Completed Luminaires: Illumination and Appearance Rendering Presenter(s): [Velázquez-Armendáriz] [Dong] [Walter] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2015]
Type: [Panels]
Future Directions in Graphics Research Presenter(s): [Hodgins] [Foley] [Hanrahan] [Greenberg]
Entry No.: [01]
[SIGGRAPH 2010]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Multidimensional lightcuts Presenter(s): [Walter] [Arbree] [Bala] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2006]
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Implementing Lightcuts Presenter(s): [Walter] [Fernandez] [Arbree] [Bala] [Donikian] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2005]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Lightcuts: a scalable approach to illumination Presenter(s): [Walter] [Fernandez] [Arbree] [Bala] [Donikian] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2005]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Perceptual illumination components: a new approach to efficient, high quality global illumination rendering Presenter(s): [Stokes] [Ferwerda] [Walter] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2004]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Combining edges and points for interactive high-quality rendering Presenter(s): [Bala] [Walter] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2003]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A user interface for interactive cinematic shadow design Presenter(s): [Pellacini] [Tole] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Interactive global illumination in dynamic scenes Presenter(s): [Tole] [Pellacini] [Walter] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Adaptive shadow maps Presenter(s): [Fernando] [Fernandez] [Bala] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Time-dependent visual adaptation for fast realistic image display Presenter(s): [Pattanaik] [Tumblin] [Yee] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2000]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Toward a psychophysically-based light reflection model for image synthesis Presenter(s): [Pellacini] [Ferwerda] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 2000]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A perceptually based physical error metric for realistic image synthesis Presenter(s): [Ramasubramanian] [Pattanaik] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Direct illumination with lazy visibility evaluation Presenter(s): [Hart] [Dutré] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A multiscale model of adaptation and spatial vision for realistic image display Presenter(s): [Pattanaik] [Ferwerda] [Fairchild] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1998]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A framework for realistic image synthesis Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Torrance] [Shirley] [Arvo] [Lafortune] [Ferwerda] [Walter] [Trumbore] [Pattanaik] [Foo]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A model of visual masking for computer graphics Presenter(s): [Ferwerda] [Shirley] [Pattanaik] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Fitting virtual lights for non-diffuse walkthroughs Presenter(s): [Walter] [Alppay] [Lafortune] [Fernandez] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Non-linear approximation of reflectance functions Presenter(s): [Lafortune] [Foo] [Torrance] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Rendering with streamlines Presenter(s): [Coutts] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A model of visual adaptation for realistic image synthesis Presenter(s): [Ferwerda] [Pattanaik] [Shirley] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1996]
Type: [Panels]
How Can SIGGRAPH Be More Effective in Promoting Computer Graphics? Presenter(s): [Encarnação] [Ellis] [Chesnais] [Greenberg] [Ferren]
Entry No.: [07]
[SIGGRAPH 1996]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Physically-based glare effects for digital images Presenter(s): [Spencer] [Shirley] [Zimmerman] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1995]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Time-dependent three-dimensional intravascular ultrasound Presenter(s): [Lengyel] [Greenberg] [Popp]
[SIGGRAPH 1995]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A clustering algorithm for radiosity in complex environments Presenter(s): [Smits] [Arvo] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Bounds and error estimates for radiosity Presenter(s): [Lischinski] [Smits] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Combining hierarchical radiosity and discontinuity meshing Presenter(s): [Lischinski] [Tampieri] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1993]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Painting with light Presenter(s): [Schoeneman] [Dorsey] [Smits] [Arvo] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1993]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A fast and accurate light reflection model Presenter(s): [He] [Heynen] [Phillips] [Torrance] [Salesin] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1992]
Type: [Courses]
Radiosity Organizer(s): [Cohen]
Presenter(s): [Cohen] [Campbell] [Greenberg] [Hanrahan] [Rushmeier] [Sillion] [Wallace]
Entry No.: [11]
[SIGGRAPH 1992]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A comprehensive physical model for light reflection Presenter(s): [He] [Torrance] [Sillion] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1991]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A global illumination solution for general reflectance distributions Presenter(s): [Sillion] [Arvo] [Westin] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1991]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Design and simulation of opera lighting and projection effects Presenter(s): [Dorsey] [Sillion] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1991]
Type: [Courses]
Radiosity Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Cohen] [Hall] [Rushmeier] [Wallace] [Ward]
Entry No.: [21]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Real-time robot motion planning using rasterizing computer graphics hardware Presenter(s): [Lengyel] [Reichert] [Donald] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Computer graphics visualization for acoustic simulation Presenter(s): [Stettner] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1989]
Type: [Panels]
Distributed Graphics: Where to Draw the Lines? Presenter(s): [Phillips] [Pique] [Moler] [Torborg] [Greenberg]
Entry No.: [14]
[SIGGRAPH 1989]
Type: [Courses]
Radiosity Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Cohen] [Hall] [Rushmeier] [Wallace]
Entry No.: [18]
[SIGGRAPH 1989]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A progressive refinement approach to fast radiosity image generation Presenter(s): [Cohen] [Chen] [Wallace] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1988]
Type: [Panels]
Designing Effective Pictures: Is Photographic Realism the Only Answer? Presenter(s): [Blinn] [Greenberg] [Hagen]
Entry No.: [12]
[SIGGRAPH 1988]
Type: [Courses]
Developments in Physically-Based Modeling Organizer(s): [Barr]
Presenter(s): [Barr] [Abel] [Barzel] [Greenberg] [Platt] [Reynolds]
Entry No.: [27]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A two-pass solution to the rendering equation: A synthesis of ray tracing and radiosity methods Presenter(s): [Wallace] [Cohen] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1987]
Type: [Panels]
Supercomputer Graphics Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Keeler] [Max] [Upson] [Yaeger]
Entry No.: [05]
[SIGGRAPH 1987]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A radiosity method for non-diffuse environments Presenter(s): [Immel] [Cohen] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1986]
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Color Raster Graphics Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Cohen] [Crane] [Kochevar] [Dykes]
Entry No.: [03]
[SIGGRAPH 1986]
Type: [Courses]
State of the Art in Image Synthesis Organizer(s): [Cook]
Presenter(s): [Cook] [Crow] [Duff] [Barr] [Greenberg]
Entry No.: [15]
[SIGGRAPH 1986]
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Color Raster Graphics Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Crane] [Greenberg] [Kochevar] [Meyer] [Verbeck]
Entry No.: [02]
[SIGGRAPH 1985]
Type: [Technical Papers]
The hemi-cube: a radiosity solution for complex environments Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Cohen]
[SIGGRAPH 1985]
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Raster Graphics Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Crane] [Dill] [Greenberg] [Verbeck]
Entry No.: [03]
[SIGGRAPH 1984]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Modeling the interaction of light between diffuse surfaces Presenter(s): [Goral] [Torrance] [Greenberg] [Battaile]
[SIGGRAPH 1984]
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Raster Graphics Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Crane] [Dill] [Meyer] [Hall]
Entry No.: [03]
[SIGGRAPH 1983]
Type: [Technical Papers]
An interactive graphics environment for architectural energy simulation Presenter(s): [Pittman] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Raster Graphics Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Greenberg]
Entry No.: [05]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Path specification and path coherence Presenter(s): [Shelley] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
Type: [Technical Papers]
The challenge of CAD/CAM education Presenter(s): [Melkanoff] [Puhl] [Langer] [Greenberg] [Shepard] [Voelcker]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
Type: [Panels]
The Challenge of CAD/CAM Education Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Langer] [Puhl] [Shepard] [Voelcker]
Entry No.: [07]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A visible polygon reconstruction algorithm Presenter(s): [Sechrest] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1981]
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Raster Graphics Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Friedberg] [Woolf] [Dill] [Meyer] [Cook]
Entry No.: [F]
[SIGGRAPH 1981]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Perceptual color spaces for computer graphics Presenter(s): [Meyer] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1980]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Parallel processing techniques for hidden surface removal Presenter(s): [Kaplan] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1979]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Transparency for computer synthesized images Presenter(s): [Kay] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1979]
Type: [Technical Papers]
A generalized graphic preprocessor for two-dimensional finite element analysis Presenter(s): [Haber] [Shephard] [Abel] [Gallagher] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1978]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Color spaces for computer graphics Presenter(s): [Joblove] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1978]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Computer generated images for medical applications Presenter(s): [Sunguroff] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1978]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Polygon shadow generation Presenter(s): [Atherton] [Weiler] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1978]
Type: [Technical Papers]
An interactive computer graphics approach to surface representation Presenter(s): [Wu] [Abel] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1977]
Type: [Posters]
An interdisciplinary laboratory for graphics research and applications Presenter(s): [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1977]
Learning Category: Moderator:
Type: [Technical Papers]
Adaptive mesh generation for global diffuse illumination Presenter(s): [Campbell] [Fussell]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
Type: [Technical Papers]
Adaptive radiosity textures for bidirectional ray tracing Presenter(s): [Heckbert]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
Type: [Technical Papers]
An efficient radiosity solution for bump texture generation Presenter(s): [Chen] [Wu]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
Role(s):
- Awardee
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Emerging Technologies Presenter
- Panel Presenter
- Panels Organizing Committee Chair/Co-Chair
- Poster Presenter
- Retrospective Presenter
- Talk (Sketch) Presenter
- Technical Paper Moderator
- Technical Paper Presenter
- Technical Papers Jury Member