Arno Zinke has a computer science and physics background. Arno received a PhD for the dissertation on physically-based rendering of fiber assemblies from University of Bonn in 2008. Besides his occupation as the CEO of GfaR GmbH since 2002, a company who is doing research and development in the field of physically-based rendering, he is also a researcher at the "Multimedia, Simulation and Virtual Reality" group (University of Bonn) and was lecturing at the University of Frankfurt and the Bonn-Aachen International Center for Information Technology (BIT). His current research is focused on accurate modeling of fiber assemblies (hair & textiles) as well as analysis and synthesis of human motion.

AG 4, MMCI   Info

AG Audience

English

45 Minutes

Saarbrücken

The optical simulation of human hair is a very challenging topic, which is not only relevant to CGI but currently becoming an integral part of cosmetic research. Most difficulties arise from the fact that thousands of individual hair strands have to be considered. Even worse, not only the sheer number is a problem but also a single strand is a very complex system. This presentation will be focused on recent advances in the field of physically-based hair rendering. After a gentle introduction to the topic, a review on the state-of-the-art concepts and techniques will be given followed by a brief discussion on applications in the field of CGI and cosmetics.

Thorsten Thormählen (Meinard Müller)

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