@ SIGGRAPH 2019

Albena has been working in technology for the last decade, from management roles in the IT industry to her current position at Chaos where she supports the teams directly communicating with V-Ray users — from individuals to enterprise. Albena joined Chaos around two years ago and is passionate about filmmaking, machine learning and education.

Cobus has contributed to the design, computation, analysis and communication of a diverse range of projects at architect firm KPF. One of his recent projects involved managing all the furniture, fittings, equipment and overall 3D dataset of Abu Dhabi International Airport. He is additionally responsible for overseeing new technology development and adoption at KPF.

Daniel was the VFX Producer on Solo: A Star Wars Story and is now working on such sci-fi shows as The Orville, Westworld and the Star Trek franchise. Daniel has 16 years of VFX production experience, having worked film like The Amazing Spider-Man 2, The Green Lantern and the all-female Ghostbusters.

Industry-leading supervisor Deke has 22 years of experience and has made significant contributions to numerous major blockbusters; most recently Captain Marvel, Avengers: End Game and Spider-Man: Homecoming. As an expert in V-Ray, Deke has constantly pushed the boundaries to help create a more powerful and effective pipeline at Digital Domain.

Grant is a Partner and VFX Supervisor at Ingenuity Studios in LA. His credits include the movies Get Out and Geostorm, TV series The Walking Dead and Brooklyn 99, Emmy-winning commercials for Nascar, and Grammy-winning videos for Taylor Swift. His work is divided between onset and post-VFX supervision, streamlining FX methodologies, and developing in-house tools.

As well as being responsible for research in Corona Team, Jaroslav is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Charles University in Prague, and a successful researcher. Jaroslav’s hard work and scientific achievements lead to his inclusion in the New Europe 100 list of “outstanding challengers who are leading world-class innovation from Central and Eastern Europe”.

Joy is the CG Art Director at LA-based AR studio ARwall. Her diverse experience in virtual production and video game design have helped studios adapt to new methods of graphic artistry, digital set design and beyond. Her credits include the Battlefield series, ADR1FT for Oculus, Disney’s live-action Lion King, and the upcoming films Avatar II and Avatar III.

Kat is Technical Designer and Prototyper at Magnopus in Los Angeles. She focuses on Mixed Reality experiences combining phone, HoloLens, VR and IoT. Kat was the first woman in the world to get the developer certification for Unity! Prior to Magnopus, she worked as a technical designer at Microsoft on Azure Spatial Anchors and the Mixed Reality Toolkit.

A designer and VR/AR expert with over 18 years of experience in architecture (Rem Koolhaus, Bruce Mau) and major Hollywood film franchises (Iron Man, Superman Returns), Keely Colcleugh founded Kilograph in 2009. She is a board member at the A+D Museum in LA, a member of the Jury for the Architizer A+ Awards, and President of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI).

Over the last 15+ years, Kirk has worked on hundreds of commercials and numerous title sequences including the Emmy Award winning “Game of Thrones” for HBO. Kirk is an Art Director and Head of 3D at the rapidly growing A52/Elastic, helping develop artists both personally and creatively.

Nhat spent the last year supervising Pixomondo’s VFX work on Mary Poppins Returns, Crazy Rich Asians, Fox’s The Orville, Netflix’s Euphoria and CBS’s Star Trek franchises. Last fall, Nhat was nominated for an Emmy award for this work on Westworld and is currently in production on the show’s third season.

Ondra started in CG as an artist, but switched his focus to programming. In 2009, he started the development of Corona Renderer. The renderer became renowned for its simplicity and speed, and was released commercially in 2015. The company he founded, Render Legion, joined forces with Chaos in 2017.

Rus has been in visual effects for over 15 years. After graduating with a Character Animation degree from CalArts, he started his career at Cinesite followed by Rhythm & Hues in Los Angeles. While at R&H, Rus contributed to over 15 movies, starting as a matchmove TD, then into lighting, and eventually a sequence supervisor. He has been at Method Studios for the last four years as a CG Supervisor.

Sarah is a Pipeline Manager at Zoic Studios, an award-winning visual effects company. With 10 years of experience in visual effects, Sarah manages the development of software tools to help artists and producers perform their jobs more efficiently by speeding up processes or adding new functionality to pre-existing tools.

Sara joined Pixomondo in 2014 and has since held many positions and given advice on various aspects of management. With experience overseeing projects on a global scale, she ensures smooth operations between Pixomondo’s international offices. Now, as Pixomondo’s Chief Operating Officer, she continues to provide the company with her invaluable expertise.

Passionate about 3D graphics and programming, Vlado is the driving force behind Chaos’ software solutions. Vlado is an expert in rendering theory and an avid 3D community supporter, often participating in forum discussions to help users solve rendering challenges. In 2017, Vlado received a Sci-Tech Academy Award for V-Ray.