Research Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Ph.D., Cornell, 1994
Professor Smits joined the Faculty in
1998. He is interested in image synthesis, both photo-realistic and
perceptually accurate. Photo-realistic image synthesis requires the
efficient and accurate propagation of light through environments that
are potentially very complex. This propagation has two main
components, the transfer between two surfaces, and the interaction of
light with a surface. Perceptually accurate image synthesis requires
presenting enough information to allow a task to be performed. This
may include object recognition, object location, navigation. It also
includes the creation of believable, if not physically accurate,
images.
- P. Shirley, H. Hu, B. Smits, E. Lafortune,
"Light Reflection Models for Realistic Computer Graphics,"
In Pacific Graphics 1997 (invited paper).
- B. Smits, J. Arvo, D. Greenberg, "A Clustering Algorithm for
Radiosity in Complex Environments,",
In SIGGRAPH 1994.
- J. Arvo, K. Torrance, B. Smits,
"A Framework for the Analysis of Error in Global Illumination
Algorithms," In SIGGRAPH 1994.
- C. Schoeneman, J. Dorsey, B. Smits, J. Arvo, D. Greenberg, "Painting
with Light," In SIGGRAPH 1993.
- B. Smits, J. Arvo, D. Salesin, "An Importance-Driven
Radiosity Algorithm," In SIGGRAPH 1992.
