Current computer graphics research practices contain racial biases that have resulted in investigations into "skin" and "hair" that focus on the hegemonic visual features of Europeans and East Asians. To broaden our research horizons to encompass all of humanity, we propose a variety of improvements to quantitative measures and qualitative practices, and pose novel, open research problems.

Presenter Bio

Theodore Kim, Yale University

Theodore Kim is an Associate Professor in Computer Science at Yale University, where he investigates biomechanical solids, fluid dynamics, and topics in geometry. Previously, he was a Senior Research Scientist at Pixar Animation Studios. He received a PhD from the University of North Carolina in 2006, and a BS from Cornell University in 2001. He is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, multiple Best Paper awards, and a 2012 Scientific and Technical Academy Award. His algorithms have appeared in dozens of films, and he has screen credits in Cars 3, Coco, Incredibles 2, and Toy Story 4.