Jos Stam

Jos Stam

Jos Stam is a leading researcher in the field of computer graphics, focusing on subdivision surfaces, rendering algorithms and the simulation of natural physical phenomena.

Education and Career

Stam was born in the Netherlands. He received his MSc and PhD, both in computer science, from the University of Toronto. After graduating he did two postdocs, one at INRIA (in Paris, France) and one at VTT (in Helsinki, Finland.) He then joined SGI's Alias|wavefront division (which later spun out as "Alias Systems Corporation") as a full time researcher. At Alias, Stam made significant contributions to the fluids simulation component of Alias' Maya 3D content creation software product. As a result of Alias being acquired by Autodesk in early 2006, Stam is now a "Senior Research Scientist" at Autodesk, Inc.

Awards

* SIGGRAPH [http://www.siggraph.org/programs/awards/index_html#achievement Computer Graphics Achievement Award] (2005) for his contributions to the field of computer graphics
* Academy Award for Technical Achievement (2005) for his work on subdivision surfaces and their resulting impact in the film industry.
* Academy Award for Technical Achievement (2008) for the design and implementation of the Maya Fluid Effects system.

ee also

*Computer graphics
*SIGGRAPH

External links

* [http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/~stam Jos Stam: Toronto Home Page] , U of T homepage, infrequently updated
* [http://www.siggraph.org/conferences/reports/s2002/interview/stam.html SIGGRAPH Interview of Jos Stam] , 2002
* [http://www.wired.com/entertainment/hollywood/magazine/16-01/ff_animation Wired article on Jos Stam]


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