Michael Kass
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Pixar Animation Studios, Principal Research Scientist
Other Affiliation(s):
- Apple Inc., Senior Scientist
Location:
- Cupertino, California, United States of America
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1999
Michael Kass is a Senior Scientist at Pixar Animation Studios where he developed the tools for physically-based clothing animation that were used on Pixar’s Academy Award winning short film “Geri’s game.” He received his B.A. from Princeton in 1982, his M.S. from M.I.T in 1984, and his Ph.D. from Stanford in 1988. Dr. Kass has received numerous awards for his research on physically-based methods in computer graphics and computer vision including several conference best paper awards, the Prix Ars Electronica for the image “Reaction Diffusion Texture Buttons” and the Imagina Grand Prix for the animation “Splash Dance.” Before joining Pixar in 1995, Dr. Kass held research positions at Schlumberger Palo Alto Research, Apple Computer, and was Director of Technology at Live Picture Inc.
SIGGRAPH 1993
Michael Kass is a Principal Research Scientist with the Advanced Technology Group of Apple Computer. He received a BA in Artificial Intelligence from Princeton University, an MS in Computer Science from MIT , and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Before joining Apple Computer in 1988, he worked at Schlumberger Palo Alto Research in the field of computer graphics and computer vision. His research focus is on the use of physical simulation for computer graphics.
SIGGRAPH 1992
Michael Kass is a Staff Research Scientist with the Advanced Technology Group of Apple Computer. He received a B A in Artificial Intelligence from Princeton University, an M S in Computer Science from M I T , and a Ph D in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University. Before joining Apple Computer in 1988, he worked at Schlumberger Palo Alto Research in the field of computer graphics and computer vision. His research focus is on the use of physical simulation for computer graphics.
SIGGRAPH 1991
Michael Kass is known for his work in computer vision and dynamics simulations (and for juggling clubs with his feet).
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 1992, "An Introduction to Physically Based Modeling"
- SIGGRAPH 1993, "RES An Introduction to Physically Based Modeling"
Experience Jury Member:
Award(s):
Animation/Video(s):
Learning Presentation(s):
Type: [Courses]
Physically Based Modeling Organizer(s): [Baraff] [Witkin]
Presenter(s): [Baraff] [Witkin] [Anderson] [Kass]
Entry No.: [12]
Type: [Courses]
Physically Based Modeling Organizer(s): [Witkin]
Presenter(s): [Witkin] [Baraff] [Kass]
Entry No.: [25]
[SIGGRAPH 2001]
Type: [Courses]
Physically Based Modeling Organizer(s): [Baraff]
Presenter(s): [Baraff] [Kass] [Witkin]
Entry No.: [36]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
Type: [Panels]
Can We Get There From Here?: Current Challenges in Cloth Modeling, Design, and Animation Presenter(s): [Eischen] [Kass] [Magnenat-Thalmann] [Vecchione]
Entry No.: [03]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
Type: [Courses]
An Introduction to Physically-Based Modeling Organizer(s): [Witkin]
Presenter(s): [Witkin] [Baraff] [Kass]
Entry No.: [32]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
Type: [Courses]
RES An Introduction to Physically Based Modeling Organizer(s): [Kass] [Witkin]
Presenter(s): [Kass] [Witkin] [Baraff] [Barr]
Entry No.: [60]
[SIGGRAPH 1993]
