Brian E. Smits
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- 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.
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
![Practical Physically-Based Shading in Film and Game Production](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2012-15-Practical-Physically-Based-Shading-in-Film-and-Game-Production-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Practical Physically-Based Shading in Film and Game Production Organizer(s): [Hill] [McAuley]
Presenter(s): [Hill] [McAuley] [Burley] [Gotanda] [Smits]
Entry No.: [15]
[SIGGRAPH 2012]
![A practical analytic model for daylight](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1999-Technical-Papers-Preetham_A-Practical-Analytic-Model-for-Daylight-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
A practical analytic model for daylight Presenter(s): [Preetham] [Shirley] [Smits]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
![A clustering algorithm for radiosity in complex environments](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1994-Technical-Papers-Smits_A-Clustering-Algorithm-for-Radiosity-in-Complex-Environments-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
A clustering algorithm for radiosity in complex environments Presenter(s): [Smits] [Arvo] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
![A framework for the analysis of error in global illumination algorithms](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1994-Technical-Papers-Arvo_A-Framework-for-the-Analysis-of-Error-in-Global-Illumination-Algorithms-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
A framework for the analysis of error in global illumination algorithms Presenter(s): [Arvo] [Torrance] [Smits]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
![Bounds and error estimates for radiosity](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1994-Technical-Papers-Lischinski_Bounds-and-Error-Estimates-for-Radiosity-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Bounds and error estimates for radiosity Presenter(s): [Lischinski] [Smits] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
![Painting with light](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/1993-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Painting with light Presenter(s): [Schoeneman] [Dorsey] [Smits] [Arvo] [Greenberg]
[SIGGRAPH 1993]
![An importance-driven radiosity algorithm](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1992-Technical-Papers-Smits_An-Importance-Driven-Radiosity-Algorithm-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
An importance-driven radiosity algorithm Presenter(s): [Smits] [Salesin] [Arvo]
[SIGGRAPH 1992]
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