This talk will provide a systematic overview on developing computational models of the next generation of narrative-driven, interactive virtual worlds. To this end, we will identify and address several key limitations in the representation,
control, locomotion, authoring, and analysis of autonomous virtual
humans to pave the way for an exciting new era of virtual human
research.
Bio:
Mubbasir Kapadia is an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Rutgers University. He is the Director of the Graphics Lab.
Previously, he was an Associate Research Scientist at Disney Research Zurich. He was an Assistant Director at the Center for Human Modeling and Simulation at University of Pennsylvania, under the directorship of Prof. Norman I. Badler. He received his PhD in Computer Science at University of California, Los Angeles under the advisement of Professor Petros Faloutsos. His research broadly focuses on developing computational models of human behaviors with applications in visual effects, games, crowd management, urban planning, and digital storytelling,
Lab website: http://graphics.cs.rutgers.edu/