Robert L. Cook
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Pixar Animation Studios, Light Source Computer Images, Inc., California Institute of Technology (CalTech), Vice President of Advanced Technology
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Lucasfilm, Computer Division
Location:
- Emeryville, California, United States of America
Experience Category: Organizing Committee Chair:
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 1986, "State of the Art in Image Synthesis"
- SIGGRAPH 1987, "Computer Graphics and the Sciences"
- SIGGRAPH 1988, "Computer Graphics in Science"
- SIGGRAPH 1985, "Image Rendering Tricks"
Experience Category: Jury Member:
Learning Category: Jury Member:
Award(s):
- SIGGRAPH 1987 Computer Graphics Achievement Award: Cook
- SIGGRAPH 2009 Steven Anson Coons Award: Cook
Artwork(s):
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
![Stochastic simplification of aggregate detail](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2007-Technical-Papers-Cook_Stochastic-Simplification-of-Aggregate-Detail-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Stochastic simplification of aggregate detail Presenter(s): [Cook] [Halstead] [Planck] [Ryu]
[SIGGRAPH 2007]
![Computer Graphics in Science](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1988-20-Cover-Computer-Graphics-in-Science-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Computer Graphics in Science Organizer(s): [Cook]
Presenter(s): [Cook] [Olson] [Nathan] [Barr] [Fangmeier] [Stephenson]
Entry No.: [20]
![Computer Graphics and the Sciences](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1987-27-Cover-Computer-Graphics-and-the-Sciences-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Computer Graphics and the Sciences Organizer(s): [Cook]
Presenter(s): [Cook] [Barr] [Blinn] [Carpenter] [Drebin] [Haber] [Olson]
Entry No.: [27]
[SIGGRAPH 1987]
![Introduction to Ray Tracing](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1987-13-Cover-Introduction-to-Ray-Tracing-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Ray Tracing Presenter(s): [Cook] [Glassner] [Haines] [Hanrahan] [Heckbert] [Speer]
Entry No.: [13]
[SIGGRAPH 1987]
![Rendering antialiased shadows with depth maps](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1987-Technical-Papers-Reeves_Rendering-Antialiased-Shadows-with-Depth-Maps-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Rendering antialiased shadows with depth maps Presenter(s): [Reeves] [Salesin] [Cook]
[SIGGRAPH 1987]
![The Reyes image rendering architecture](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1987-Technical-Papers-Cook_The-Reyes-Image-Rendering-Architecture-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
The Reyes image rendering architecture Presenter(s): [Cook] [Carpenter] [Catmull]
[SIGGRAPH 1987]
![Developments in Ray Tracing](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1986-12-Course-Cover-Developments-In-Ray-Tracing-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Developments in Ray Tracing Organizer(s): [Barr]
Presenter(s): [Barr] [Arvo] [Inakage] [Kajiya] [Blinn] [Cook] [Whitted]
Entry No.: [12]
[SIGGRAPH 1986]
![Image Rendering Tricks](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1986-16-Course-Cover-Image-Rendering-Tricks-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Image Rendering Tricks Organizer(s): [Whitted]
Presenter(s): [Whitted] [Cook] [Hall] [Blinn] [Carpenter]
Entry No.: [16]
[SIGGRAPH 1986]
![State of the Art in Image Synthesis](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1986-15-Course-Cover-State-Of-The-Art-In-Image-Synthesis-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
State of the Art in Image Synthesis Organizer(s): [Cook]
Presenter(s): [Cook] [Crow] [Duff] [Barr] [Greenberg]
Entry No.: [15]
[SIGGRAPH 1986]
![Image Rendering Tricks](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1985-12-Course-Cover-Image-Rendering-Tricks-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Image Rendering Tricks Organizer(s): [Cook]
Presenter(s): [Blinn] [Carpenter] [Chuang] [Cook] [Whitted]
Entry No.: [12]
[SIGGRAPH 1985]
![State of the Art in Image Synthesis](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1985-11-Course-Cover-State-of-the-Art-in-Image-Synthesis-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
State of the Art in Image Synthesis Organizer(s): [Stock]
Presenter(s): [Beier] [Berlin] [Cook] [Gabriel] [Kaplan] [Perlin] [Stock]
Entry No.: [11]
[SIGGRAPH 1985]
![Distributed ray tracing](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1984-Technical-Papers-Cook_Distributed-Ray-Tracing-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Distributed ray tracing Presenter(s): [Cook] [Porter] [Carpenter]
[SIGGRAPH 1984]
![State-of-the-Art in Image Synthesis](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1982-13-Course-Cover-State-of-the-Art-in-Images-Synthesis-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
State-of-the-Art in Image Synthesis Organizer(s): [Catmull]
Presenter(s): [Catmull] [Blinn] [Cook] [Carpenter] [Stock]
Entry No.: [13]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
![A reflectance model for computer graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1981-Technical-Papers-Cook_A-REFLECTANCE-MODEL-FOR-COMPUTER-GRAPHICS-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
A reflectance model for computer graphics Presenter(s): [Cook] [Torrance]
[SIGGRAPH 1981]
![Introduction to Raster Graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1981-F-Course-Cover-Intro-Raster-Graphics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Raster Graphics Organizer(s): [Greenberg]
Presenter(s): [Greenberg] [Friedberg] [Woolf] [Dill] [Meyer] [Cook]
Entry No.: [F]
[SIGGRAPH 1981]
![Synthetic texturing using digital filters](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1980-Technical-Papers-Feibush_SYNTHETIC-TEXTURING-USING-DIGITAL-FILTERS-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Synthetic texturing using digital filters Presenter(s): [Feibush] [Levoy] [Cook]
[SIGGRAPH 1980]
Learning Category: Moderator:
![Comprehensible rendering of 3D shapes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1990-Technical-Papers-Saito_Comprehensible-Rendering-of-3-D-Shapes-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Comprehensible rendering of 3D shapes Presenter(s): [Saito] [Takahashi]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
![Direct WYSIWYG painting and texturing on 3D shapes](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/1990-Technical-Papers-Hanrahan_Direct-WYSIAGG-painting-and-texture-on-3D-shapes-150x150.png)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Direct WYSIWYG painting and texturing on 3D shapes Presenter(s): [Hanrahan] [Haeberli]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
![Paint by numbers: abstract image representations](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1990-Technical-Papers-Haeberli_Paint-By-Numbers-Abstract-Image-Representations-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Paint by numbers: abstract image representations Presenter(s): [Haeberli]
[SIGGRAPH 1990]
Role(s):
- Animation Director
- Art Show Artist
- Awardee
- Computer Animation Jury Member
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Technical Paper Moderator
- Technical Paper Presenter
- Technical Papers Jury Member
- Technical Papers Organizing Committee Chair/Co-Chair
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