Adriano Macchietto

Developed solutions to procedural animation problems in the areas of character ragdoll physics and IK.

Part of a three month collaboration the NUS character animation group. I worked under the direction of Dr. KangKang Yin where we developed a physically-simulated humanoid control system capable of performing acrobatic and rolling maneuvers with near-realtime performance. The work was published in SCA journal and received a best paper award in the area of physics-driven animation.

I instructed weekly 3-hour undergraduate labs in the areas of computer graphics, AI and basic introductory computing. This required the creation and improvement of lab assignments and evaluation of student coursework. I received the yearly department-wide award for teaching in 2007.

I worked on physics-based character animation research in the Riverside Graphics Lab. As part of research work I had to develop simulation and control software while was also utilized by other members of the lab. During this time I published a few notable papers in various computer graphics and animation journals which include Siggraph.

Setup a Ubuntu 10.04 linux deployment for the Computer Science & Engineering Department at the University of California, Riverside. This required ensuring that all lab software and services remained functional after migration from CentOS 5. Setup necessary patches and source DEB packages for the department software. The project was completed successfully. Unfortunately, the department decided to remain with CentOS for unspecified reasons.