Nafees Bin Zafar | |
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 Nafees Bin Zafar speaking at the 2014 Aspire Conference, at the University of Toronto's Hart House | |
| Born | October 8, 1978 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi/[1] |
| Alma mater | College of Charleston |
| Occupation | Software engineer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Employer | DreamWorks Animation |
| Known for | First Academy Award winner Bangladeshi |
| Parent(s) | Zafar Bin Bashar Nafeesa Zafar |
| Relatives | Golam Mostofa (great-grandfather) Mustafa Monwar (granduncle) Farida Majid (aunt) |
| Awards | Academy Scientific and Technical Award (2008, 2015) |
| Website | nafees |
Nafees Bin Zafar (born 1978) is a visual effects and computer graphics software engineer of Bangladeshi origin based in Los Angeles, United States. He is currently Principal Engineer at animation studio DreamWorks Animation. In 2008, he received an Academy Scientific and Technical Award in Scientific and Engineering Award (Academy Plaque) category for the development of the fluid simulation system at Digital Domain. [2], becoming the first person of Bangladeshi origin to win an Academy Award in any category. He also received an Academy Scientific and Technical Award in Technical Achievement Award (Academy Certificate) category in 2015 for the separate development of two large-scale destruction simulation systems based on Bullet[3].
- ^ "ডিজিটাল ওয়ার্ল্ডে অংশ নেবেন অস্কার জয়ী বাংলাদেশি নাফিস বিন জাফর". Priyp. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ https://www.oscars.org/sci-tech/ceremonies/2008
- ^ https://www.oscars.org/sci-tech/ceremonies/2015