Dr. Pai awarded Wall Solutions Grant
November 18, 2017
The grant supports developing a portable dynamic vision test for the aging population. Vision loss among the elderly is a multidimensional challenge and a major health care problem. In Canada, the direct cost of vision loss is[…]
Alumnus David Levin awarded Canada Research Chair at Toronto
October 29, 2017
David I. W. Levin, who received his Ph.D. working with Dr. Pai in 2012, has been awarded the Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Simulation-Driven Graphics and Fabrication. He is now an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto[…]
Dr. Pai featured on Vice Motherboard
July 9, 2017
Dr. Dinesh Pai and his research has been featured on Vice Motherboard in an article titled “Film Directors Are Bringing Actors Back From the Dead With Creepily Real CGI Skin.” Here is an brief excerpt from the article […]
Global BC, TechXplore, and UBC feature Dr. Pai’s research
May 20, 2017
Dr. Dinesh Pai’s research was recently featured by Global BC and TechXplore, as well as UBC Public Affairs, for their innovative work on skin modelling […]
Our skin simulation research featured in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
December 20, 2016
Magical creatures were brought to life in the 2016 winter box office hit Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, thanks to software developed by Dr. Dinesh Pai and his lab. Dr. Pai and former students from the Sensorimotor Systems Lab founded the UBC […]
Dr. Pai receives significant funding for Skin and Body Simulation
September 10, 2016
Dr. Pai received a large university-industry partnership grant supported by NSERC’s Idea-to-Innovation (I2I Phase 2) program and Vital Mechanics Research, a UBC spinoff from Dr. Pai’s lab. The grant supports translation of […]
Alumni Levin and Sueda start faculty positions at U. Toronto and Texas A&M
September 1, 2016
Our Ph.D. graduates continue to be in demand at the world’s top universities. Drs. Levin and Sueda, who both received their Ph.D.s supervised by UBC Professor Dinesh K. Pai, started new faculty positions this year. […]
Web3D Best Paper Award for Real-Time Eye Simulation
July 30, 2016
Dr. Dinesh Pai and his team received the Web 3D Best Paper Award for Real-Time Eye Simulation at the 2016 ACM SIGGRAPH Web3D conference in Anaheim, California. This conference is a major annual event bringing together researchers, entrepreneurs […]
Dr. Pai renews his Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) Award!
November 13, 2015
Dr. Dinesh Pai has been awarded a renewal of his Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sensorimotor Computation until 2020! He was first awarded his CRC Tier 1 Chair in 2006. The CRC awards recognize “outstanding researchers acknowledge by their peers […]
Awards at the Symposium on Computer Animation
August 10, 2015
Dr. Dinesh Pai and his trainees received two awards at the 2015 Symposium on Computer Animation! Benjamin Humberston and Dr. Pai received the Best Paper Award for their paper titled “Hands on: interactive animation of precision manipulation and contact.” […]