Dr.

Stelian Coros
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests

+41 78 847 4757 stelian@disneyresearch.com http://zurich.disneyresearch.com/stelian

My research lies at the intersection between Computer Graphics, Robotics, Biomechanics and Fabrication. More specically, I am interested in models of motor control, motion planning, physics-based simulation and computational design methods. My ten year mission is to develop software tools and algorithms that make the process of designing lifelike, 3D printable robots as intuitive and accessible as creating virtual characters is today.

Education
Sept 06 - Dec 10 Dissertation: Supervisor: Sept 02 - May 06 Honours Thesis: Supervisor: Minor:

Doctor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Department of Computer Science

Real-Time Planning and Control for Simulated Bipedal Locomotion Dr. Michiel van de Panne Bachelor of Computing, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
Department of Computer and Information Science

Object Localization Based on Directional Information: Case of 2D Vector Data Dr. Pascal Matsakis Physics

Academic Positions
Sept 13 - Present

Research Scientist, Leading Robotics and Mechanical Characters group.

rich Disney Research Zu

Jan 11 - Sept 13

Postdoctoral Researcher, Animation and Interactive Graphics group.

rich Disney Research Zu

May 07 - Dec 10

Graduate Research Assistant, Supervisor: Dr. Michiel van de Panne.

University of British Columbia

May 05 - Sept 06

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Supervisors: Dr. Pascal Matsakis, Dr. Gary Grewal.
University of Guelph

May 04 - Sept 04

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Supervisor: Dr. Xining Li.

University of Guelph

Teaching Experience
Jan 13 - May 13 Jan 12 - May 12 Sept 06 - May 08

Instructor, Game Programming Lab.

rich ETH Zu

Instructor, Game Programming Lab.

rich ETH Zu

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Computer Animation, Advanced Software Engineering.

University of British Columbia

Sept 03 - Sept 06

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, Computer Programming, Discrete Math.

University of Guelph

Past and Current Students (co-advised)

June 12 - Present Oct 11 - Present Aug 13 - Dec 13 Oct 11 - May 12 Aug 11 - Feb 12

rich. Fabian Hahn, PhD, Thesis: Artist-directable Physics Simulations, ETH Zu rich. Christian Gehring, PhD, Thesis: Dynamic Gaits for Quadrupedal Robots, ETH Zu Daniel Zimmermann, MSc, Thesis: Complex Motor Skills for Virtual Humans, ETH rich. Zu rich. Fabian Hahn, MSc, Thesis: Rig-Space Physics, ETH Zu rich. Rafael Hostettler, MSc, Thesis: Agile Brachiation Control, ETH Zu

Journal and conference publications

2013

Computational design of mechanical characters, S. Coros, B. Thomaszewski, G. Noris. S. Sueda, M. Forberg, R. W. Sumner, W. Matusik, B. Bickel, 2013, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH), 12 pages. Computational design of actuated deformable characters, M. Skouras, B. Thomaszewski, S. Coros, B. Bickel, M. Gross, 2013, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH), 8 pages. Ecient simulation of secondary motion in rig-space, F. Hahn, B. Thomaszewski, S. Coros, R. W. Sumner, M. Gross:, 2013, Symposium on Computer Animation, 6 pages. Control of Dynamic Gaits for a Quadrupedal Robot, C. Gehring, S. Coros, M. Hutter, M. Bloesch, M. Hoepinger, R. Siegwart, 2013, IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), 6 pages.

2012

Deformable Objects Alive!, S. Coros, S. Martin, B. Thomaszewski, C. Schumacher, R. Sumner, M. Gross, 2012, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH), 10 pages. Rig-Space Physics, F. Hahn, S. Martin, B. Thomaszewski, R. Sumner, S. Coros, M. Gross, 2012, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH), 8 pages. Ecient Simulation of Example-Based Materials, C. Schumacher, B. Thomaszewski, S. Coros, S. Martin, R. Sumner, M. Gross, 2012, ACM/Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation (SCA), 8 pages. Manufacturing Layered Attenuators for Multiple Prescribed Shadow Images, I. Baran, P. Keller, D. Bradley, S. Coros, W. Jarosz, D. Nowrouzezahrai, M. Gross, 2012, Computer Graphics Forum (Proceedings of Eurographics12), 8 pages. Smart Scribbles for Sketch Segmentation, G. Noris, D. Sykora, A. Shamir, S. Coros, B. Whited, M. Simmons, A. Hornung, M. Gross, R. Sumner: , 2012, Computer Graphics Forum, 10 pages.

2011

Locomotion Skills for Simulated Quadrupeds, S. Coros, A. Karpathy, B. Jones, L. Reveret, M. van de Panne, 2011, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH), 11 pages. Temporal noise control for sketchy animation, G. Noris, D. Sykora, S. Coros, B. Whited, M. Simmons, A. Hornung, M. Gross, R. W. Sumner, 2011, International Symposium on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering.

2010

Generalized Biped Walking Control, S. Coros, P. Beaudoin, M. van de Panne, 2010, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH), Volume 29, Issue 4, 9 pages. Robust Task-based Control Policies for Physics-based Characters, S. Coros, P. Beaudoin, M. van de Panne, 2009, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA), Volume 28, Issue 5, 9 pages. Synthesis of Constrained Walking Skills, S. Coros, P. Beaudoin, K. Yin, M. van de Panne, 2008, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA), Volume 27, Issue 5, 9 pages. Continuation Methods for Adapting Simulated Skills, K. Yin, S. Coros, P. Beaudoin, M. van de Panne, 2008, ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH), Volume 27, Issue 3, 8 pages. Motion-Motif Graphs, P. Beaudoin, M. van de Panne, P Poulin, S. Coros, 2008, ACM/EG Symposium on Computer Animation, 10 pages.

2009

2008

2006

Object Localization Based on Directional Information: Case of 2D Vector Data, S. Coros, J. Ni, P. Matsakis, 2006, ACM-GIS (14th Int. Symposium on Advances in Geographic Information Systems), 8 pages. Optimized memory assignment for DSPs, G. Grewal, S. Coros, A. Morton, M. Ventresca, D. Banerji, 2006, IEEE Congress on Evolutionary Computation, 9 pages.

Selected Talks
2013

Computational Design and Motion Control for Characters in the Real World, Invited Talk, Motion in Games, Dublin, Ireland. Computational Design of Mechanical Characters, ACM SIGGRAPH, Los Angles, USA.

2012

rich, Switzerland. Modeling Human and Animal Locomotion, Invited Talk, TEDx Zu Physics-based models of human and animal locomotion, Invited Talk, Institute of Science and Technology, Austria. Deformable Objects Alive, ACM SIGGRAPH, Los Angles, USA.

2011

Locomotion Skills for Simulated Quadrupeds, ACM SIGGRAPH, Vancouver, Canada. Robust Locomotion Control for Physically-Simulated Creatures, 2011, Dynamic Walking, Jena, Germany.

2010 2009

Generalized Biped Walking Control, ACM SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, USA. Robust Task-based Control Policies for Physics-based Characters, ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA, Yokohama, Japan. Synthesis of constrained walking skills, ACM SIGGRAPH ASIA, Singapore.

2008

Awards and Scholarships

May 11 Sep 10 - Aug 11

Alain Fournier Award for best Canadian Computer Graphics Dissertation. UBC Aliated Fellowship, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada).

Sep 08 - Aug 10

NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships - Doctoral, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada). NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarships - Masters, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, Canada). Dr. Ted Stewart Scholarship for best average in Computer Science, University of Guelph (Guelph, Canada). Deans Scholarship, University of Guelph (Guelph, Canada), $1000. Queen E. II - Aiming for the Top, University of Guelph (Guelph, Canada), $3500.

Sep 06 - Aug 08

Sep 04 - Aug 06

Sep 02 - Aug 06 Sep 02 - Aug 06

Service and Professional Activities

2011 - 2013 2008 - 2012

Program Committee, SCA, Eurographics, Pacic Graphics, SIGGRAPH Asia. Paper Reviewer, ACM SIGGRAPH, ACM SIGGRAPH Asia, SCA, Eurographics, GI, ICRA, IROS.