Adrien Treuille
Location: (Pittsburg, PA)
Personal Research Web Page: http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~treuille/
Keywords: computer games, simulation, animation, nonlinear phenomena, animal morphology, human motion, fluid dynamics
Posted on: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009
Broad Research Area: Graphics / Visualization
Research Interests:
I am an Assistant Professor in the computer graphics group at Carnegie Mellon University. I was one of the creators of Foldit, the computer game where users contribute to science by folding proteins. I also pursue research in the simulation and animation of very high-dimensional nonlinear phenomena like animal morphology, human motion, and large fluid systems. One thread of my research addresses the complexity of such systems by developing model reduction tools that generate compact representations. A complementary thread seeks to control such systems, which means learning to set inputs to produce desired effects. While I seek theoretical advances, I am also deeply interested in the implications for science and engineering of these techniques, from fluid dynamics to laying down a joint cognitive and biomechanical basis for animal motion.
