Rajesh Sharma
A 20+ Year Journey in Production Rendering at Walt Disney Animation Studios
Former Tech Manager at Walt Disney Animation Studios
May 23, 2024 (Thu), 4:00 p.m. KST
Online (Zoom).
Guest Lecture at CS580: Computer Graphics
Minhyuk Sung, KAIST, Spring 2024
Bio
Rajesh Sharma spent 23 years at Walt Disney Animation Studios in various management and individual contributor roles, including incubating and managing the Hyperion renderer team and driving development for tools like XGen, Paint3D, hair (tonic, beast), cloth, snow (Matterhorn), and water (Splash) simulation. He then served as the VP of Engineering at Spire Animation Studios, leading engineering efforts to empower artists in producing high-quality feature animation content through innovative workflows and game engine technology. More recently, Rajesh has embarked on a new journey as a PhD student at ETH Zurich, conducting research at the crossroads of rendering and machine learning.