In Eric Veach of Stanford University’s dissertation Robust Monte Carlo Methods for Light Transport Simulation, he describes how newly developed Monte Carlo techniques can extend the range of input models for which light transport simulations are practical. This includes brand spanking new theoretical models, statistical methods and rendering algorithms. For the theoretical basis for […]

In the article Topology Testing of Phylogenies Using Least Squares methods, Aleksandra Czarna et al. use the least squares method to analyze data from a variety of biology topics including mammalian mitochondrial protein sequences, nucleotides, Hepatitis C, and DNA hybridization. The researchers found that the weighted least squares method provides a computationally efficient approximation to […]

Above: An image of Keanu Reeves using Interpolated Rotoscoping 
Rotoscoping is a technique that has been used in animation since Max Fleisher first used it in his series Out of the Inkwell in 1915. The early technique worked by projecting live film action sequences onto frosted glass panels while the images were being re-drawn by an animator. […]