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Romain Pacanowski is a Research Scientist at INRIA Bordeaux South-West, a French national research institute for computer science and applied mathematics. His work bridges computer graphics, optics, and physics with a focus on material appearance representation and rendering techniques.
His primary research interests center on Material Appearance Representation, with specific focus on BRDF modeling and acquisition. He works closely with opticians and physicists to improve the quality and speed of (SV)-BRDF and roughness acquisition. His research also involves developing new mathematical representations and parametrizations of the BRDF space. Additional interests include Global Illumination for both offline and real-time rendering systems, sketched-based UI for highlight design, and emerging technologies like OptiX for hybrid rendering systems.
His publication record shows a consistent focus on BRDF modeling, material appearance, and rendering techniques. His recent work (2016-2018) particularly emphasizes diffraction effects in material measurements, novel BRDF representations, and efficient sampling techniques for rendering. He frequently collaborates with researchers from academic institutions while working at the INRIA research institute.
Pacanowski maintains an active research program with numerous publications in top computer graphics venues including SIGGRAPH, Eurographics, and Computer Graphics Forum. His work combines theoretical modeling with practical implementation, often providing open-source tools like the ALTA BRDF Analysis Library.
