Valentin Deschaintre

Valentin Deschaintre is a Researcher at Adobe Research in London, focusing on image and 3D/appearance asset understanding, generation, and authoring with emphasis on user control. He previously held academic roles at Imperial College London and Inria Sophia-Antipolis, where he earned his PhD under Adrien Bousseau and George Drettakis, collaborating with Optis (Ansys). His work bridges computer graphics, computer vision, and machine learning.

His research interests span generative models, diffusion-based image manipulation, material appearance modeling, and 3D scene reconstruction. Recent publications like IntrinsicEdit (2025) and MaterialPicker (2025) highlight his work in intrinsic space editing and multi-modal material generation, often integrating user control mechanisms.

• Scientific Awards: French Computer Graphics Thesis Award (2020), UCA Academic Excellence Thesis Award (2020), Eurographics Junior Fellow (2024), Eurographics Young Researcher Award (2025).
• Internship Mentoring: He actively mentors PhD students in Adobe's internship program, including Michael Fischer (2024), Julia Guerrero-Viu (2023-2024), and Ruben Wiersma (2023).