Professor Kenneth Perlin Vitae
Ken Perlin
Associate Professor of Computer Science
Director,
NYU Media Research Laboratory
NYU Center for Advanced Technology in Digital Multimedia
715 Broadway, Rm 1224, NY, NY 10003
(212) 998-3386
perlin@nyu.edu
Educational experience:
2/86
Ph.D. in Computer Science
at Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, New York University, Computer Science Dept.
Thesis: ``Simulating Realistic Textures by
the Composition of Perceptually Motivated Functions''
Advisor: David Lowe.
6/84
M.S. in Computer Science at Courant Institute
of Mathematical Sciences, New York University.
7/79
B.A. in Theoretical Mathematics at Harvard University.
Employment:
| 7/93-present |
Associate Professor,
Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, New York University;
Director, NYU Center for Advanced Technology;
Director, NYU Media Research Laboratory.
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| 6/87-6/93 |
Assistant Professor,
Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, New York University.
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| 9/86-6/87 |
Research scientist,
Courant Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, New York University.
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| 10/84-8/87 |
Head of Software Development, R/GREENBERG
Associates, NY, NY.
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| 7/79-9/84 |
Research scientist,
Mathematical Applications Group, Inc., Elmsford, NY.
After 9/81 was System Architect of
SynthaVision
system for computer generated animation.
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Honors:
1997 Technical Achievement Award
from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
1991 National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator Award.
1986 Janet Fabri Memorial Award for Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation.
Five Relevant Publications:
Texturing and Modeling; A Procedural Approach, Second Edition;
Ebert D. et al, AP Professional; Cambridge 1998.;
chapter entitled: "Noise, Hypertexture, Antialiasing and Gestures"
Pad++: A Zoomable Graphical Sketchpad for Exploring Alternate Interface Physics.
Bederson, B., Hollan, J., Perlin, K., Meyer, J., Bacon,
D., and Furnas, G., Journal of Visual Languages and Computing, 7, 3-31, 1996.
Live Paint: Painting with Procedural Multiscale Textures;
with Luiz Velho, Computer Graphics; Vol. 28; No. 3.
Pad: An Alternative Approach to the Computer Interface; with David Fox,
1993 Computer Graphics (proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH Conference); Vol. 26 No. 3.
Hypertexture; with Eric Hoffert,
1989 Computer Graphics (proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH Conference); Vol. 22 No. 3.
Professional Participation:
Member, Association of Computing Machinery and ACM Siggraph
Board of Directors, NY Siggraph
Board of Directors, NYSIA
NYC Mayor's Council on New Media
ACM/SIGGRAPH papers committee.
ACM/UIST papers committee.
Have presented invited papers at
many top universities and
corporate research centers.
Additional Experience
Worked on numerous award winning commercials
while at R/Greenberg Associates.
System designer and project leader of
Where the Wild Things Are
animation test at
MAGI with Walt Disney Productions,
winner of 1985 I.N.A. International Computer Graphics Conference at
Monte Carlo Grand Prize for Animation.
Developed large part of the software for Walt Disney Productions'
1982 feature film
TRON.
Have developed software for numerous commercial
and feature film
projects.
Frequent invited speaker
on computer graphics
at research labs, conferences and universities
around the world.
Have had computer graphic imagery appearing in
numerous books, art exhibitions and periodicals.