Intuitive Modeling and Animation for Interactive Graphics & Narrative Environments

LJK & INRIA

Group meeting

March 29, 2012

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Scientific News: Accepted papers!!

• Procedural Generation of Villages on Arbitrary Terrains (Arnaud Emilien, Adrien Bernhardt, Adrien Peytavie, Marie-Paule Cani, Eric Galin)

[CGI 2012 + The Visual Computer]• Adaptive Image-based Volume Contact (Bin

Wang, François Faure, Dinesh Pai…)

Garanteed precision on the intersection volume

[SIGGRAPH 2012 + ACM TOG]• Design Preserving Garment Transfer

(Rémi Brouet, Alla Sheffer, Laurence Boissieux, Marie-Paule Cani)

[SIGGRAPH 2012 + ACM TOG]

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Start of the ERC “EXPRESSIVE”: April 2

Newcomers

• May 1st– Galel Koraa: Engineer– Jean-Loup Holbart: 2D computer artist– Karan Singh ? (invited prof)

• Visits in May– Jarek Rossignac (Georgia-tech)– Alla Sheffer (UBC)

• Administrativre assistant: Florence PolgeIdea of present for our last assistant Elodie?

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Start of the ERC “EXPRESSIVE”: April 2

Newcomers

Idea of present for our last assistant Elodie?

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Start of the ERC “EXPRESSIVE”: April 2

Newcomers

• Administrativre assistant: Florence PolgeIdea of present for our last assistant Elodie

• May 1st– Galel Koraa: Engineer– Jean-Loup Holbart: 2D computer artist– Karan Singh ? (invited prof)

• Visits in May– Jarek Rossignac (Georgia-tech)– Alla Sheffer (UBC)

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Start of the ERC “EXPRESSIVE”: April 2

Changes in the group’s live

• More money for travelling: – Add to your papers

Acknowledgements: This work was partly funded by the ERC advanced grant “Expressive”.

– Or short report to be written

• Eurographics 2012: MP, Cédric, Arnaud• Siggraph 2012: Rémi, Damien, + ???

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Fall 2012We are recruiting PhD students!

SupportsERC EXPRESSIVE (3?), ANR Chrome, Action 3DS

Already agreed:– Antoine Milliez (master GVR Disney Zurich with Sumner)– Igor Chiang (master U. Pennsylvania with Badler) – Lim Chen Kim (with USM Malaysia)

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Organization

Collective tasks• All engineers: technical help (1/2 day per week)• CUMI: Olivier C.• Website: Vineet & Ahmad • Publications: Arnaud• Group meetings & seminars: Rémi B. & Seou-Ling

Thanks to all of them!

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IMAGINE: Logo contest!

From Ahmad :Emphasis on the « G », the symbol of Grenoble

Others coming soon?

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Moving upstairs

• Boxes are here!• We can start moving on Monday, april 2• Drawer blocks are to be moved upstairs with their content.• Big desks moved by a company Tuesday/Wednesday

H205, H206, H207 -> wait for the new desk• Note the plug number of your computer : before / after• Move with your phone to keep your number• Everybody is in charge of emptying his/her office

– If there is too much stuff, ask for help!– When you are done, propose your help to others