Alan H. Barr
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Computer Science, _Professor
Location:
- Pasadena, California, United States of America
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1993
Alan Barr is a Professor of Computer Science and faculty member in the Computation and Neural Systems department at the California Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1983, joining the Caltech faculty shortly thereafter. In 1988, he received the SIGGRAPH Achievement award for his work in computer graphics modeling, particularly for physically based and teleological modeling.
SIGGRAPH 1992
Alan Barr is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and faculty member in the Computation and Neural Systems department at the California Institute of Technology. He received his PhD in Mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1983, joining the Caltech faculty shortly thereafter. In 1988, he received the SIGGRAPH Achievement award for his work in computer graphics modeling, particularly for physically based and teleological modeling.
SIGGRAPH 1984
Alan H. Barr is an assistant professor in the Computer Science Department at the California Institute of Technology. He received his doctorate in mathematics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and has been a senior research scientist at Raster Technologies, Inc. His primary research interests are modeling techniques and the generic mathematical and computational machinery involved in both simulation of 3-D dynamic response and graphic appearance of natural phenomenon.
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 1986, "Developments in Ray Tracing"
- SIGGRAPH 1987, "Topics in Physically Based Modeling"
- SIGGRAPH 1988, "Developments in Physically-Based Modeling"
- SIGGRAPH 1984, "The Mathematics of Computer Graphics"
Learning Category: Jury Member:
Award(s) and Recognition:
- SIGGRAPH 1988 Computer Graphics Achievement Award: Barr
- ACM SIGGRAPH Academy Member, inducted in 2018
Artwork(s):
Artwork Collaboration(s):
Animation/Video(s):
Experience(s):
- Andrew Glassner
- David H. Salesin
- Scott Lang
- Ken Perlin
- Carl Machover
- Peter Shirley
- Peter-Pike Sloan
- Robert McDermott
- Nancy S. Pollard
- David H. Laidlaw
- John Hughes
- F. Kenton Musgrave
- F. David Fracchia
- Shawn Neely
- Peter Schröder
- Alan H. Barr
- David E. Breen
- Paul S. Heckbert
- Steven M. Seitz
- Michael Garland
- Joshua Pines
- Daniel (Dan) B. Goldman
- Rod G. Bogart
- Douglas B. Smythe
- Paul Lalonde
- Bob Lewis
- Dave Martindale
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
Role(s):
- ACM SIGGRAPH Academy Member
- Art Show Artist
- Art Show Collaborator
- Awardee
- Computer Animation Director
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Panel Presenter
- Technical Paper Presenter
- Technical Papers Jury Member
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