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About Wan-Chun Alex Ma

Affiliations
Google LLC
Wētā FX
ByteDance Inc.
USC Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT)
Bio

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2015

Wan-Chun Alex Ma is a Computer Graphics Researcher at Weta Digital. He was a postdoctoral research associate at USC Institute for Creative Technologies from 2009 to 2011. His Ph.D. work on using polarized spherical gradient illumination is one of the state-of-the-art systems for capturing highly-detailed facial geometry and texture. It has been used in many feature films since then, including James Cameron’s Avatar. The technology was also transferred to Lightstage LLC, which provides professional facial scanning service. His research interests include performance capture, facial animation, image-based modeling, machine learning, and geometry processing.

SIGGRAPH Conference Organizing Committee Positions

Committee Member
SIGGRAPH Asia 2015: Courses

Conference Contributions

Presentations
2020 SA Technical Papers_Meka_Deep relightable textures: volumetric performance capture with neural rendering
Deep relightable textures: volumetric performance capture with neural rendering
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020
[Technical Papers]
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2015-SA-Ma_Making Digital Characters: Creation, Deformation, and Animation
Making Digital Characters: Creation, Deformation, and Animation
SIGGRAPH Asia 2015
[Courses]
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2008 SA Technical Paper: Ma_Facial Performance Synthesis using Deformation-Driven Polynomial Displacement Maps
Facial performance synthesis using deformation-driven polynomial displacement maps
SIGGRAPH Asia 2008
[Technical Papers]
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2023 Image Not Available
Frontiers Workshop: XR and AI - Opportunities and Challenges
SIGGRAPH 2023
[Frontiers]
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2021 Technical Paper: SONG_AgileGAN: Stylizing Portraits by Inversion-Consistent Transfer Learning
AgileGAN: stylizing portraits by inversion-consistent transfer learning
SIGGRAPH 2021
[Technical Papers]
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2020 6 Understanding AR Inside and Out --- Part One A Solid Grounding
Understanding AR Inside and Out --- Part One: A Solid Grounding
SIGGRAPH 2020
[Courses]
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Entry #: 06
2019 Talks: LeGendre_DeepLight: Learning Illumination for Unconstrained Mobile Mixed Reality
DeepLight: Learning Illumination for Unconstrained Mobile Mixed Reality
SIGGRAPH 2019
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Entry #: 46
2016 Technical Paper: Glauser_Rig Animation with a Tangible and Modular Input Device
Rig animation with a tangible and modular input device
SIGGRAPH 2016
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2013 Poster: Yang_Deformation Transfer based on Stretchiness Ratio
Deformation Transfer based on Stretchiness Ratio
SIGGRAPH 2013
[Posters]
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Entry #: 41
2012 Talks: Ma_A Guided Synthesizer for Blendshape Characters
A guided synthesizer for blendshape characters
SIGGRAPH 2012
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2011 Talks: Ma_Optimized Local Blendshape Mapping for Facial Motion Retargeting
Optimized local blendshape mapping for facial motion retargeting
SIGGRAPH 2011
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2010 Talks: Jones_Head-mounted Photometric Stereo for Performance Capture
Head-mounted photometric stereo for performance capture
SIGGRAPH 2010
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2008 Talks: Ma_A High-Resolution Geometry Capture System for Facial Performance
A high-resolution geometry capture system for facial performance
SIGGRAPH 2008
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2007 Talks: Ma_A system for High-Resolution Face Scanning Based on Polarized Spherical Illumination
A system for high-resolution face scanning based on polarized spherical illumination
SIGGRAPH 2007
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2007 Poster Chabert Fast Rendering of Realistic Faces with Wavelength Dependent Normal Maps 01
Fast rendering of realistic faces with wavelength dependent normal maps
SIGGRAPH 2007
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2006 Talks: Ma_Real-Time All-Frequency Relighting in Local Frame
Real-time all-frequency relighting in local frame
SIGGRAPH 2006
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2006 Talks: Chabert_Relighting Human Locomotion with Flowed Reflectance Fields
Relighting human locomotion with flowed reflectance fields
SIGGRAPH 2006
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