Pixar's former president Edwin Catmull and founding employee Pat Hanrahan have been awarded the 2019 ACM A.M. Turing Award for their contributions to computer graphics. The award is handed out by the ...

The Ph.D. in Computer Science prepares you for a life-long career in scientific inquiry, as well as the ability to work in industries where rapidly evolving computer science drives the 21st century ...

We encourage students to push their preconceived boundaries and embrace early experimentation as a critical part of the iterative process. The MFA Computer Arts program emphasizes creativity and a ...

When Edwin Catmull arrived at the University of Utah’s graphics lab as a grad student in 1970, its state-of-the-art monochrome monitors showed only blocky shapes made from polygons. He spent the next ...

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Patrick M. (Pat) Hanrahan and Edwin E. (Ed) Catmull recipients of the 2019 ACM A.M. Turing Award for fundamental contributions to 3-D computer ...

Theory and implementation of fundamental techniques for 3D rasterization. Topics include: linear algebra geometry, 3D camera motion, model and mesh construction, mathematical 3D animation, and ...