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About David Zeltzer

Affiliations

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Associate Professor
Fraunhofer Institute for Research in Computer Graphics (IGD)
Sarnoff Corporation

Bio

SIGGRAPH1990

Dr. David Zeltzer is Associate Professor of Computer Graphics in the Media Arts and Sciences Section at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He joined the faculty at MIT in 1984, after receiving his M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Computer and Information Science from Ohio State University in 1979 and 1984, respectively. He was awarded the B.S. in Mathematics, Magna cum Laude, from Southern Oregon State College in June 1978.

While at Ohio State, David was a research assistant at the Computer Graphics Research Group. His work there centered on modeling the kinematics of the human figure, and investigating goal directed animation of human movement, and he has produced animated sequences portraying a human skeleton walking over level and uneven terrain. Since September 1984, Dr. Zeltzer has been the director of the Computer Graphics and Animation Group at the MIT Media Laboratory. The efforts of this group are aimed at developing a graphical simulation environment which integrates robotics, artificial intelligence and computer graphics technologies to provide a visualization tool for learning, simulation and design. In addition to work in computer animation, David’s research interests include biological and artificial motor control systems, and robotics.  

SIGGRAPH 1988

David Zeltzer received M.S. and Ph.D degrees in Computer and Information Science from Ohio State University, in 1979 and 1984. He received a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Southern Oregon State College in June 1978. While at Ohio State, he was a research assistant at the Computer Graphics Research Group, where his work centered on modeling the kinematics of the human figure, and goal-directed animation of human movement. He has produced animated sequences portraying a human skeleton walking over level and uneven terrain that have been shown at numerous computer graphics conferences and widely published.

Since September 1984, he has been assistant professor of computer graphics at the Media Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he is also the director of the Computer Graphics and Animation Group. The efforts of this group are aimed at developing a knowledge-based animation system which integrates robotics, artificial intelligence and computer graphics technologies to provide a powerful visualization tool for learning, simulation and design. He is a frequent speaker at computer graphics symposia and workshops, and currently holds the NEC Career Development Professorship of Computers and Communication.  

 

SIGGRAPH Conference Organizing Committee Positions

Committee Member

SIGGRAPH 1998: Panels

Conference Contributions

Learning

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1990 08 Cover Human Figure Animation Approaches And Applicatio
Human Figure Animation Approaches And Applications
SIGGRAPH 1990
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1989 29 Cover Implementing and Interacting with Real-Time Microworlds
Implementing and Interacting with Real-Time Microworlds
SIGGRAPH 1989
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1988 04 Cover Synthetic Actors The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Animation
Synthetic Actors: The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics on Animation
SIGGRAPH 1988
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1985 09 Course Cover Introduction to Computer Animation
Introduction to Computer Animation
SIGGRAPH 1985
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Introduction to Computer Animation
SIGGRAPH 1984
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1982-12_Course-Cover-Three-Dimensional-Computer-Animation
Three-Dimensional Computer Animation
SIGGRAPH 1982
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Panels

2001 Panels 12 Designing Understanding and Operating Complex Human Machine Systems
Designing, Understanding, and Operating Complex Human-Machine Systems
SIGGRAPH 2001
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1996 Panels 01 The Future of Virtual Reality
The Future of Virtual Reality: Head-Mounted Displays Versus Spatially immersive Displays
SIGGRAPH 1996
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1989 Panel 07 Physically-Based Modeling- Past, Present, and Future
Physically-Based Modeling: Past, Present, and Future
SIGGRAPH 1989
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1988 Panel 09 Media Technology
Media Technology
SIGGRAPH 1988
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Technical Papers

1992 Technical Paper: Chen_Purnp It Up: Computer Animation of a Biomechanically Based Model of Muscle Using the Finite EleInent Method
Pump it up: computer animation of a biomechanically based model of muscle using the finite element method
SIGGRAPH 1992
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1990 Technical Paper: McKenna_Dynamic Simulation of Autonomous Legged Locomotion
Dynamic simulation of autonomous legged locomotion
SIGGRAPH 1990
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