Iman Sadeghi

Current

• Research Assistant at University of California, San Diego

Past

• R&D Graduate Intern at Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Graduate Researcher at VISGroup and CISA3, Calit2
• Teaching Assistant at University of California, San Diego

• Graphics Developer at Immersive Visualization Lab, Calit2
• Undergraduate Associate at Institute for studies in theoretical Physics and Mathematics (IPM)

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Education

• University of California, San Diego
• University of California, San Diego
• Sharif University of Technology

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Websites

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• My Resume
• My Contact Info

Iman Sadeghi’s Summary

Objectives:
• Obtain a challenging Summer Intern position as a researcher/developer in the field of Computer Graphics.

Research Interests
• Photorealistic Rendering
• Appearance Modeling
• Raytarcing
• Global Illumination

Iman Sadeghi’s Specialties:

Programming:
• Proficient in C++/C, Java, Pascal
• Familiar with C#, J#, Delphi, Prolog
• Familiar with Socket/MPI Programming, LaTeX , SQL

Computer Graphics Tools/Software:
• Proficient in Photoshop, Illustrator, OpenGL
• Familiar with PhotoRealistic RenderMan (PRMan) & Renderman Shading Language (RSL)
• Familiar with Autodesk Maya (Modeling and Rendering), MentalRay

Web Design:
• Proficient in HTML, PHP, CSS, and Java Script

Iman Sadeghi’s Experience

• Research Assistant

  University of California, San Diego

  (Research industry)

  September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)

  Ph.D. student in Computer Graphics group
  
  Advisor: Dr. Henrik Wann Jensen

• R&D Graduate Intern

  Walt Disney Animation Studios

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DIS; Animation industry)

  March 2008 — September 2008 (7 months)

  Working on a physically-based and artist friendly hair shader in RenderMan which will be used in Rapunzel movie.
  
  Advisor: Rasmus Tamstorf

• Graduate Researcher

  VISGroup and CISA3, Calit2

  (Research industry)

  August 2007 — March 2008 (8 months)

  Worked on the visualization part of the "Battle of Anghiari" project:
  
  http://cisa3.calit2.net/research/anghiari.php
  
  Advisor: Dr. Falko Kuester

• Teaching Assistant

  University of California, San Diego

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  September 2007 — December 2007 (4 months)

  Senior Teaching Assistant for CSE167: Introduction to Graphics course
  
  Instructor: Dr. Matthias Zwicker.

• Graphics Developer

  Immersive Visualization Lab, Calit2

  (Research industry)

  June 2007 — August 2007 (3 months)

  An installation demo for SIGGRAPH 2007. (ATLAS in Silico)
  
  Rendering 17 M protein sequences in real time & more!
  
  http://www.siggraph.org/s2007/attendees/art/installations.html

• Undergraduate Associate

  Institute for studies in theoretical Physics and Mathematics (IPM)

  (Research industry)

  June 2005 — September 2005 (4 months)

  Undergraduate Research with Prof. Mohammad Ghodsi and Dr. Ruzbeh Tusserkani on map labeling algorithms.

Iman Sadeghi’s Education

• University of California, San Diego

  Ph.D. , Computer Science, Computer Graphics , 2008 — 2011 (expected)

  Advisor: Dr. Henrik Wann Jensen

• University of California, San Diego

  M.Sc. , Computer Science, Computer Graphics , 2006 — 2008

  GPA 3.97/4.00
  
  M.Sc. Research Exam: Photorealistic Rendering of Human Hair Fibers
  
  Advisor: Dr. Henrik Wann Jensen

• Sharif University of Technology

  B.Sc. , Computer Engineering , 2002 — 2006

  GPA 18.65/20 - Ranked 1st in CE Dept.
  
  B.Sc. Thesis: Optimal Point Removal in Closed-2PM Labeling
  
  Advisor: Prof. Mohammad Ghodsi

Additional Information

Iman Sadeghi’s Websites:

• My Website
• My Resume
• My Contact Info

Iman Sadeghi’s Interests:

Computer Graphics: • Rendering • Ray-tracing • Global Illumination • Appearance Modeling Fine Arts: • Drawing • Sketching • Caricaturing • Sculpting

Iman Sadeghi’s Groups:

• University of California San Diego (UCSD)
• Walt Disney Animation Studios
• Sharif University of Technology
• California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2)
• Center for Interdisciplinary Science in Arts, Architecture and Archeology (CISA3)
• SIGGRAPH
• ACM
• IEEE

•    ACM SIGGRAPH
•    Disney
•    Sharif University of Technology Alumni
•    University of California, San Diego - Jacobs School of Engineering
•    University of California, San Diego (UCSD)

Iman Sadeghi’s Honors:

• Walt Disney Animation Studios Fellowship, Mar 2008

• Chancellors Interdisciplinary Collaboratories Fellowship, Jan 2008

• First Prize in Logo Design Contest for The Open Protein Structure Network, Oct 2007

• Grand Prize in UC San Diego Rendering Competition 2007, Jun 2007

• CalRA Fellowship awarded form Jacobs School of Engineering, UC San Diego, 2006-2007

• Ranked 1st in Cumulative GPA among 100+ students in Computer Engineering Department, Class of 2002, Sharif University, 2002-2006

• Admitted to the best national university of Iran: Sharif University of Technology, 2002

• Silver Medal in Iran’s 11th National Olympiad of Informatics, Aug 2001

• Admitted to National Organization for Development of Exceptional Talents, Tehran, Iran, 1996

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