Johannes Hanika
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- W?t? FX
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 2020
Johannes was introduced to the secrets of computer graphics in Ulm University, working on low level ray tracing optimisation, quasi-Monte Carlo point sets, light transport simulation, and image denoising. The following ten years he worked as a researcher for Weta Digital, first? in Wellington, New Zealand, later remotely from Germany. He is co- architect of Manuka, Weta Digital?s physically based spectral renderer.? Since 2013, Johannes works as a post-doctoral fellow at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. In 2009, Johannes founded the darktable open source project, a workflow tool for RAW photography. Johannes has a movie credit for “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”.??
SIGGRAPH 2014
Johannes Hanika received his PhD in media informatics from Ulm University in 2011. After that he worked as a researcher for Weta digital? in Wellington, New Zealand. There he was part of Luca Fascione?s group who brought Manuka to life, Weta digital?s physically-based spectral renderer. Since 2013 he is back in Germany and works as a post-doctoral fellow at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology with emphasis on light transport simulation, continuing research for Weta digital part-time.??
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 2018, "Path tracing in Production"
- SIGGRAPH 2019, "Path Guiding in Production"
- SIGGRAPH 2019, "Path Tracing in Production Part 1"
- SIGGRAPH 2019, "PathTracing in Production Part 2"
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Role(s):
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Poster Presenter
- Talk (Sketch) Presenter
- Technical Paper Presenter
- Technical Papers Organizing Committee Member
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