Luca Fascione
Head of Rendering Research
Weta Digital
USA
Biography
Luca Fascione is Head of Rendering Research at Weta Digital, where he leads the activity of research around rendering algorithms and material modeling. He joined Weta in 2004 and has also worked at Pixar Animation Studios. The rendering group's software, including PantaRay and Manuka, has been supporting the realization of large scale productions such as Avatar, The Adventures of Tintin, the Planet of the Apes films and The Hobbit trilogy.
Research Interest
Main area of focus are high performance rendering, advanced material modeling, light transport algorithms, and geometric representation and compression.