Senior
Research
Scientist,
Pixar
Tom
Duff
was
educated
at
the
universities
of
Waterloo
and
Toronto
and
has
worked
at
the
NYIT
Computer
Graphics
Lab,
the
Lucasfilm
computer
division,
Bell
Labs,
and
Pixar.
His
main
research
interest
is
in
computer
graphics
and
animation,
but
he
has
published
broadly.
(Other
topics
include
operating
systems,
polymer
physics,
wireless
networking,
mathematics,
and
computer
security.)
Past work projects include writing (with Bill Reeves) the first version of Pixar's animation system, special effects in Star Trek II, Return of the Jedi and A Bugs Life, a full-scale radio-controlled Walle and a light-field movie camera. He has half a dozen patents and two Academy Awards® for contributions to motion picture science and technology.
When not at work, he is an opera singer, musical tinkerer, and grandparent. His Erdos number is 2.