Ronald Fedkiw

Ronald Fedkiw
Born (1968-02-27) February 27, 1968 (age 56)[1]
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUCLA (Ph.D., 1996)
Known forPhysics-based techniques for visual simulations
AwardsNational Academy of Sciences,
80th Academy Awards,
87th Academy Awards
Scientific career
FieldsComputer graphics, Computer vision, Machine learning, Computational physics
InstitutionsStanford University (2000-)
Doctoral advisorStanley Osher

Ronald Paul "Ron" Fedkiw (born February 27, 1968) is a full professor in the Stanford University department of computer science and a leading researcher in the field of computer graphics, focusing on topics relating to physically based simulation of natural phenomena and machine learning. His techniques have been employed in many motion pictures. He has earned recognition at the 80th Academy Awards and the 87th Academy Awards as well as from the National Academy of Sciences.

His first Academy Award was awarded for developing techniques that enabled many technically sophisticated adaptations including the visual effects in 21st century movies in the Star Wars, Harry Potter, Terminator, and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises. Fedkiw has designed a platform that has been used to create many of the movie world's most advanced special effects since it was first used on the T-X character in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. His second Academy Award was awarded for computer graphics techniques for special effects for large scale destruction. Although he has won an Oscar for his work, he does not design the visual effects that use his technique. Instead, he has developed a system that other award-winning technicians and engineers have used to create visual effects for some of the world's most expensive and highest-grossing movies.

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