معرفی
Diego Gutierrez is a Full Professor at the Computer Science Department of the Universidad de Zaragoza, Spain. He leads the Graphics & Imaging Lab at the I3A Institute and is part of the Vision, Image and Neurodevelopment Group at the IIS Aragon Institute. His research focuses on light transport simulation, computational imaging (including non-line-of-sight imaging), virtual reality, material perception, and applied perception for medical applications (via his startup DIVE Medical). He has received the 2022 Eurographics Outstanding Technical Contributions Award and an ERC Consolidator Grant (2016).
- Education & Affiliations: No explicit education details provided, but he has been a visiting researcher at MIT, Stanford, Yale, UCSD, and other institutions.
- Research Themes:
- Physically-based light transport simulation (transient rendering, global illumination)
- Computational imaging (NLOS imaging, diffractive wave propagation)
- Virtual reality (user behavior modeling, multimodal perception)
- Material appearance representation (perceptual metrics, intuitive editing)
- Medical imaging (visual function assessment)
- Professional Contributions:
- Editor in Chief of ACM TAP
- Associate Editor for ACM TOG and Computer Graphics Forum
- Program Chair for international conferences
Publications & Impact: Over 100 influential papers, including a breakthrough Nature paper on NLOS imaging using diffractive wave propagation. His work on transient rendering, phasor fields, and perceptual material editing has driven field advancements.
Grants & Recognition:
- ERC Consolidator Grant (2016) for intuitive material editing research
- Named among the 100 most influential researchers of the decade
- Recipient of the 2022 Eurographics award for technical contributions
Labs & Teams: Leads the Graphics & Imaging Lab (I3A Institute) and co-founded DIVE Medical for clinical visual diagnostics. His team's work bridges computer graphics with perceptual science and clinical applications.
