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Brian E. Smits

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About Brian E. Smits

Affiliations (Current and Past)

Pixar Animation Studios

Bio

SIGGRAPH 2012

Brian Smits has worked at Pixar Animation Studios since 2000. He developed the reflection model used for WALL-E and Up. He currently works in the RenderMan group. Before Pixar, he was a research professor at the University of Utah working on rendering. He received his PhD in computer science from Cornell University.  

Conference Contributions

Learning

Courses

2012 15 Practical Physically-Based Shading in Film and Game Production
Practical Physically-Based Shading in Film and Game Production
SIGGRAPH 2012
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Technical Papers

1999 Technical Paper: Preetham_A Practical Analytic Model for Daylight
A practical analytic model for daylight
SIGGRAPH 1999
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1994 Technical Paper: Smits_A Clustering Algorithm for Radiosity in Complex Environments
A clustering algorithm for radiosity in complex environments
SIGGRAPH 1994
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1994 Technical Paper: Arvo_A Framework for the Analysis of Error in Global Illumination Algorithms
A framework for the analysis of error in global illumination algorithms
SIGGRAPH 1994
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1994 Technical Paper: Lischinski_Bounds and Error Estimates for Radiosity
Bounds and error estimates for radiosity
SIGGRAPH 1994
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1993 SIGGRAPH Image Not Available
Painting with light
SIGGRAPH 1993
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1992 Technical Paper: Snlits_An Importance-Driven Radiosity Algorithm
An importance-driven radiosity algorithm
SIGGRAPH 1992
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