Intuitive Modeling and Animation for Interactive Graphics & Narrative Environments LJK & INRIA Group meeting March 29, 2012 Imagine

Scientific News: Accepted papers!! Procedural Generation of Villages on Arbitrary Terrains (Arnaud Emilien, Adrien Bernhardt, Adrien Peytavie, Marie-Paule Cani, Eric Galin) [CGI The Visual Computer] Adaptive Image-based Volume Contact (Bin Wang, François Faure, Dinesh Pai…) Garanteed precision on the intersection volume [SIGGRAPH ACM TOG] Design Preserving Garment Transfer (Rémi Brouet, Alla Sheffer, Laurence Boissieux, Marie-Paule Cani) [SIGGRAPH ACM TOG] 2

Start of the ERC “EXPRESSIVE”: April 2 Newcomers May 1st –Galel Koraa: Engineer –Jean-Loup Holbart: 2D computer artist –Karan Singh ? (invited prof) Visits in May –Jarek Rossignac (Georgia-tech) –Alla Sheffer (UBC) Administrativre assistant: Florence Polge Idea of present for our last assistant Elodie? 3

Start of the ERC “EXPRESSIVE”: April 2 Newcomers 4 Idea of present for our last assistant Elodie?

Start of the ERC “EXPRESSIVE”: April 2 Newcomers Administrativre assistant: Florence Polge Idea of present for our last assistant Elodie May 1st –Galel Koraa: Engineer –Jean-Loup Holbart: 2D computer artist –Karan Singh ? (invited prof) Visits in May –Jarek Rossignac (Georgia-tech) –Alla Sheffer (UBC) 5

Start of the ERC “EXPRESSIVE”: April 2 Changes in the group’s live More money for travelling: –Add to your papers Acknowledgements: This work was partly funded by the ERC advanced grant “Expressive”. –Or short report to be written Eurographics 2012: MP, Cédric, Arnaud Siggraph 2012: Rémi, Damien, + ??? 6

Fall 2012 We are recruiting PhD students! Supports ERC EXPRESSIVE (3?), ANR Chrome, Action 3DS Already agreed: –Antoine Milliez (master GVR Disney Zurich with Sumner) –Igor Chiang (master U. Pennsylvania with Badler) –Lim Chen Kim (with USM Malaysia) 7

Organization Collective tasks All engineers: technical help (1/2 day per week) CUMI: Olivier C. Website: Vineet & Ahmad Publications: Arnaud Group meetings & seminars: Rémi B. & Seou-Ling Thanks to all of them! 8

IMAGINE: Logo contest! 9 From Ahmad : Emphasis on the « G », the symbol of Grenoble Others coming soon?

Moving upstairs Boxes are here! We can start moving on Monday, april 2 Drawer blocks are to be moved upstairs with their content. Big desks moved by a company Tuesday/Wednesday H205, H206, H207 -> wait for the new desk Note the plug number of your computer : before / after Move with your phone to keep your number Everybody is in charge of emptying his/her office –If there is too much stuff, ask for help! –When you are done, propose your help to others 10