Peter Shirley

Peter Shirley
Born (1963-06-11) June 11, 1963 (age 61)
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Alma materReed College
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Scientific career
FieldsComputer graphics
InstitutionsIndiana University
Cornell University
University of Utah
NVIDIA
ThesisPhysically based lighting calculations for computer graphics (1991)
Doctoral advisorWilliam Kubitz
Websitehttps://www.petershirley.com/

Peter Shirley (born June 11, 1963)[1] is an American computer scientist and computer graphics researcher. He is a Distinguished Scientist at NVIDIA and adjunct professor at the University of Utah in computer science. He has made extensive contributions to interactive photorealistic rendering.[2] His textbook, Fundamentals of Computer Graphics, is considered one of the leading introductory texts on computer graphics and is currently in the fifth edition.[3][4]

  1. ^ Shirley, Peter [@Peter_shirley] (June 11, 2023). "Today is my 60th birthday ..." (Tweet). Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "Peter Shirley". Google Scholar Citations. Retrieved May 6, 2017.
  3. ^ Shirley, Peter; Marschner, Steve (July 21, 2009). Fundamentals of Computer Graphics (3rd ed.). A. K. Peters, Ltd. ISBN 978-1568814698.
  4. ^ "CS 148: Introduction to Computer Graphics and Imaging". Stanford University. Retrieved May 6, 2017.