Alec Jacobson
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- University of Toronto, ETH Zürich, Geometry Processing, Assistant Professor and Canada Research Chair
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Adobe Research
Location:
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Course Organizer:
Learning Category: Jury Member:
Award(s):
Experience(s):
![Learning Smooth Neural Functions via Lipschitz Regularization](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/2022-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Studio (SIGGRAPH Labs)]
Learning Smooth Neural Functions via Lipschitz Regularization
Organizer(s): [Liu] [Williams] [Jacobson] [Fidler] [Litany]
[SIGGRAPH 2022]
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
![Data-Free Learning of Reduced-Order Kinematics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-Tech-Papers-Sharp_Data-Free-Learning-of-Reduced-Order-Kinematics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Data-Free Learning of Reduced-Order Kinematics Presenter(s): [Sharp] [Romero] [Jacobson] [Vouga] [Kry] [Levin] [Solomon]
[SIGGRAPH 2023]
![Differentiable Heightfield Path Tracing With Accelerated Discontinuities](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-Tech-Papers-Tong_Differentiable-Heightfield-Path-Tracing-with-Accelerated-Discontinuities-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Differentiable Heightfield Path Tracing With Accelerated Discontinuities Presenter(s): [Tong] [Liu] [Gingold] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2023]
![Fast Complementary Dynamics via Skinning Eigenmodes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-Tech-Papers-Benchekroun_Fast-Complementary-Dynamics-via-Skinning-Eigenmodes-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Fast Complementary Dynamics via Skinning Eigenmodes Presenter(s): [Benchekroun] [Zhang] [Chaudhuri] [Grinspun] [Zhou] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2023]
![Neural Progressive Meshes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-Tech-Papers-Chen_Neural-Progressive-Meshes-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Neural Progressive Meshes Presenter(s): [Chen] [Kim] [Aigerman] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2023]
![Surface Simplification Using Intrinsic Error Metrics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2023-Tech-Papers-Liu_Surface-Simplification-using-Intrinsic-Error-Metrics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Surface Simplification Using Intrinsic Error Metrics Presenter(s): [Liu] [Gillespie] [Chislett] [Sharp] [Jacobson] [Crane]
[SIGGRAPH 2023]
![Spelunking the deep: guaranteed queries on general neural implicit surfaces via range analysis](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2022-Technical-Papers-Sharp_-Spelunking-the-Deep-Guaranteed-Queries-on-General-Neural-Implicit-Surfaces-via-Range-Analysis-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Spelunking the deep: guaranteed queries on general neural implicit surfaces via range analysis Presenter(s): [Sharp] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2022]
![Interactive modelling of volumetric musculoskeletal anatomy](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-Technical-Papers-Bang_Interactive-Modelling-of-Volumetric-Musculoskeletal-Anatomy-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Interactive modelling of volumetric musculoskeletal anatomy Presenter(s): [Abdrashitov] [Bang] [Levin] [Singh] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2021]
![Surface multigrid via intrinsic prolongation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-Technical-Papers-Liu_Surface-Multigrid-via-Intrinsic-Prolongation-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Surface multigrid via intrinsic prolongation Presenter(s): [Liu] [Zhang] [Ben-Chen] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2021]
![Swept volumes via spacetime numerical continuation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/2021-Technical-Papers-Sallan_Swept-Volumes-via-Spacetime-Numerical-Continuation-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Swept volumes via spacetime numerical continuation Presenter(s): [Sellán] [Aigerman] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2021]
![A Smoothness Energy Without Boundary Distortion for Curved Surfaces](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-Technical-Papers-Stein_A-Smoothness-Energy-Without-Boundary-Distortion-for-Curved-Surfaces-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
A Smoothness Energy Without Boundary Distortion for Curved Surfaces Presenter(s): [Stein] [Jacobson] [Wardetzky] [Grinspun]
[SIGGRAPH 2020]
![A System for Efficient 3D Printed Stop-motion Face Animation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2020-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
A System for Efficient 3D Printed Stop-motion Face Animation Presenter(s): [Abdrashitov] [Jacobson] [Singh]
[SIGGRAPH 2020]
![Developability of Heightfields via Rank Minimization](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-Technical-Papers-Sellan_Developability-of-Heightfields-via-Rank-Minimization-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Developability of Heightfields via Rank Minimization Presenter(s): [Sellán] [Aigerman] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2020]
![Neural subdivision](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2020-Posters-Liu_Neural-Subdivision-05-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Posters]
Neural subdivision Presenter(s): [Liu] [Kim] [Chaudhuri] [Aigerman] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2020]
![Neural Subdivision](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2020-Technical-Papers-Liu_Neural-Subdivision-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Neural Subdivision Presenter(s): [Liu] [Kim] [Chaudhuri] [Aigerman] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2020]
![Spectral coarsening of geometric operators](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2019-Technical-Papers-Liu_Spectral-Coarsening-of-Geometric-Operators-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Spectral coarsening of geometric operators Presenter(s): [Liu] [Jacobson] [Ovsjanikov]
[SIGGRAPH 2019]
![TriWild: robust triangulation with curve constraints](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/2019-Technical-Papers-Hu_TriWild-Robust-Triangulation-with-Curve-Constraints-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
TriWild: robust triangulation with curve constraints Presenter(s): [Hu] [Schneider] [Gao] [Zhou] [Jacobson] [Zorin] [Panozzo]
[SIGGRAPH 2019]
![Fast winding numbers for soups and clouds](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2018-Technical-Papers-Barill_Fast-Winding-Numbers-for-Soups-and-Clouds-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Fast winding numbers for soups and clouds Presenter(s): [Barill] [Dickson] [Schmidt] [Levin] [Jacobson]
Entry No.: [43]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
![Natural Boundary Conditions for Smoothing in Geometry Processing](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2018-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Natural Boundary Conditions for Smoothing in Geometry Processing Presenter(s): [Stein] [Grinspun] [Wardetzky] [Jacobson]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
![Tetrahedral meshing in the wild](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2018-Technical-Papers-Hu_Tetrahedral-Meshing-in-the-Wild-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Tetrahedral meshing in the wild Presenter(s): [Hu] [Zhou] [Gao] [Jacobson] [Zorin] [Panozzo]
Entry No.: [60]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
![Computational design of reconfigurables](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2016-Technical-Papers-Garg_Computational-Design-of-Reconfigurables-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Computational design of reconfigurables Presenter(s): [Garg] [Jacobson] [Grinspun]
[SIGGRAPH 2016]
![Rig animation with a tangible and modular input device](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2016-Technical-Papers-Glauser_Rig-Animation-with-a-Tangible-and-Modular-Input-Device-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Rig animation with a tangible and modular input device Presenter(s): [Glauser] [Ma] [Panozzo] [Jacobson] [Hilliges] [Sorkine-Hornung]
[SIGGRAPH 2016]
![Linear subspace design for real-time shape deformation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2015-Technical-Papers-Wang_Linear-Subspace-Design-for-Real-Time-Shape-Deformation-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Linear subspace design for real-time shape deformation Presenter(s): [Wang] [Jacobson] [Barbic] [Kavan]
[SIGGRAPH 2015]
![Ink-and-Ray: Bas-Relief Meshes for Adding Global Illumination Effects to Hand-Drawn Characters](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2014-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Ink-and-Ray: Bas-Relief Meshes for Adding Global Illumination Effects to Hand-Drawn Characters Presenter(s): [Sýkora] [Kavan] [Čadík] [Jamriška] [Jacobson] [Whited] [Simmons] [Sorkine-Hornung]
[SIGGRAPH 2014]
![Skinning: Real-Time Shape Deformation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2014-24-Skinning-Real-Time-Shape-Deformation-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Skinning: Real-Time Shape Deformation Organizer(s): [Jacobson]
Presenter(s): [Jacobson] [Deng] [Kavan] [Lewis]
Entry No.: [24]
[SIGGRAPH 2014]
![Tangible and modular input device for character articulation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2014-Technical-Papers-Jacobson_Tangible-and-Modular-Input-Device-for-Character-Articulation-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Tangible and modular input device for character articulation Presenter(s): [Jacobson] [Panozzo] [Glauser] [Pradalier] [Hilliges] [Sorkine-Hornung]
[SIGGRAPH 2014]
![Robust inside-outside segmentation using generalized winding numbers](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2013-Technical-Papers-Jacobson_Robust-Inside-Outside-Segmentation-using-Generalized-Winding-Numbers-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Robust inside-outside segmentation using generalized winding numbers Presenter(s): [Jacobson] [Kavan] [Sorkine-Hornung]
[SIGGRAPH 2013]
![Fast automatic skinning transformations](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2012-Technical-Papers-Jacobson_Fast-Automatic-Skinning-Transformations-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Fast automatic skinning transformations Presenter(s): [Jacobson] [Baran] [Kavan] [Popović] [Sorkine-Hornung]
[SIGGRAPH 2012]
Learning Category: Moderator:
![Fast and deep deformation approximations](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2018-Technical-Papers-Bailey_Fast-and-Deep-Deformation-Approximations-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Fast and deep deformation approximations Presenter(s): [Bailey] [Otte] [DiLorenzo]
Entry No.: [119]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
![Magnetization dynamics for magnetic object interactions](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2018-Technical-Papers-Kim_Magnetization-Dynamics-for-Magnetic-Object-Interactions-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Magnetization dynamics for magnetic object interactions Presenter(s): [Kim] [Park] [Han]
Entry No.: [121]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
![Numerical coarsening using discontinuous shape functions](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2018-Technical-Papers-Chen_Numerical-Coarsening-using-Discontinuous-Shape-Functions-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Numerical coarsening using discontinuous shape functions Presenter(s): [Chen] [Bao] [Wang] [Desbrun] [Huang]
Entry No.: [120]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
![Stable Neo-Hookean Flesh Simulation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2018-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Stable Neo-Hookean Flesh Simulation Presenter(s): [Smith] [Goes] [Kim]
[SIGGRAPH 2018]
![Bounding proxies for shape approximation](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2017-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Bounding proxies for shape approximation Presenter(s): [Calderon] [Boubekeur]
[SIGGRAPH 2017]
![FlowRep: descriptive curve networks for free-form design shapes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/2017-Technical-Papers-Gori_FlowRep_-Descriptive-Curve-Networks-for-Free-Form-Design-Shapes-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
FlowRep: descriptive curve networks for free-form design shapes Presenter(s): [Gori] [Sheffer] [Carr] [Ju] [Vining] [Rosales]
[SIGGRAPH 2017]
Role(s):
- Awardee
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Emerging Technologies Presenter
- Poster Presenter
- Studio (SIGGRAPH Lab) Presenter
- Technical Paper Moderator
- Technical Paper Presenter
- Technical Papers Jury Member
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