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Dr. Pai awarded Wall Solutions Grant

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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.” []