National Research Centre for Computer Animation

The National Research Centre for Computer Animation is a recognised centre of international excellence in computer animation, fusing technical developments in computer science with underlying artistic principles and practice of computer animation.

Since its establishment in 1989, the National Centre for Computer Animation has conducted research of international significance in computer visualisation, animation and visual effects. Recently, the centre has:

Received the Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education in February 2012 for its excellent contribution to research and education in computer animation which is the most prestigious award for higher education in UK
Been described by the NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) report, Next Gen. (2011) as 鈥榓 global leader in education and research in computer animation and visualisation鈥�
Been awarded over 拢10 million in research funding from RCUK, EU and other funding bodies
Secured and established a multimillion pound EPSRC-funded Industrial Doctoral Centre, known as the聽Centre for Digital Entertainment, in 2009 jointly with the University of Bath and successfully received a further EPSRC grant of a similar scale to extend this significant development to 2023
Supported a fast growing postgraduate research student community.

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Our Staff

听-听Principal Academic, FMC
听-听Professor, FMC
听-听Postdoctoral Research Fellow
听-听Lecturer In Compositing, FMC
听-听Senior Lecturer (Academic) In Computer Animation, FMC
听-听Demonstrator In Computer Animation, FMC
听-听Lecturer in Computer Animation
听-听Senior Lecturer in Effects
听-听Research Lecturer In Computer Animation, FMC
听-听Senior Lecturer In Computer Animation, FMC
听-听Senior Lecturer Computer Animation
听-听Lecturer in 3D Computer Animation
听-听Principal Academic in Computer Animation
听-听Senior Practice Fellow in Computer Animation
听-听Senior Lecturer in Computer Animation
听-听Lecturer in Computer Animation
听-听Professor of Computer Animation
听-听Research Lecturer 鈥� Computer Animation/Com
听-听Programme Principal Academic in Computer Animation
听-听Senior Lecturer in Computer Animation
听-听Lecturer (Academic) in Computer Animation
听-听Senior Principal Academic
听-听Principal Academic
听-听Professor Of Computer Animation
听-听Professor in Computer Animation
听-听Lecturer in Computer Animation
听-听Principal Academic in Computer Animation
听-听Professor, Head of National Research Centre for Computer Animation
听-听Lecturer (Academic) in Computer Animation

Current PhD Students

Research Projects

To develop novel techniques and tools to reduce the production costs and improve the level of automation without sacrificing the control from the artists, in order to preserve the performing art related ICHs of Southeast Asia.

Dr Inventor is a 鈥榗reativity support tool鈥� that creates novel and useful research ideas by uncovering latent analogies between publications.鈥�

PDE-based Geometric modelling, Image processing, and shape Reconstruction: PDE-GIR project will developing advanced PDE based techniques, exploiting their applications through exchanges of research and innovation staff, international and intersectoral collaborations, and knowledge transfer

The VISTA-AR approach is based on the analysis of the business models of cultural and heritage sites, and proposes a reflection on innovative AR /VR solutions compatible with the organisational and economic characteristics of sites.

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Publications

Hu, W., Wang, Z., Liu, S., Yang, X., Yu, G. and Zhang, J.J., 2018. Motion Capture Data Completion via Truncated Nuclear Norm Regularization. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 25 (2), 258-262.
Jiang, T., Qian, K., Liu, S., Wang, J., Yang, X. and Zhang, J., 2017. Consistent as-similar-as-possible non-isometric surface registration. Visual Computer, 33 (6-8), 891-901.
Liu, Y., Yang, X., Cao, Y., Wang, Z., Chen, B., Zhang, J. and Zhang, H., 2015. Dehydration of core/shell fruits. Computers and Graphics (Pergamon), 47, 68-77.
Xiao, J., Feng, Y., Ji, M., Yang, X., Zhang, J.J. and Zhuang, Y., 2015. Sparse motion bases selection for human motion denoising. Signal Processing, 110, 108-122.
Yang, T., Chang, J., Ren, B., Lin, M.C., Zhang, J.J. and Hu, S.M., 2015. Fast multiple-fluid simulation using Helmholtz free energy. ACM Transactions on Graphics, 34 (6).
Li, W., Zheng, A., You, L.H., Yang, X., Zhang, J. and Liu, L., 2017. Rib-reinforced Shell Structure. Computer Graphics Forum, 36(7), 15-27.
Yang, Y., Zhao, H., You, L.H., Tu, R., Wu, X. and Jin, X., 2017. Semantic portrait color transfer with internet images. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 76 (1), 523-541.
Zhu, X., Song, L., You, L.H., Zhu, M., Wang, X. and Jin, X., 2017. Brush2Model: Convolution surface-based brushes for 3D modelling in head-mounted display-based virtual environments. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, 28 (3-4).
聽Zhu, X., Jin, X. and You, L.H., 2015. High-quality tree structures modelling using local convolution surface approximation. The Visual Computer, 31 (1), 69-82.
You, L.H., Ugail, H., Tang, B.P., Jin, X., You, X.Y. and Zhang, J.J., 2014. Blending using ODE swept surfaces with shape control and C1 continuity. The Visual Computer, 30, 625-636.
Yang, T., Chang, J., Lin, M.C., Martin, R.R., Zhang, J., and Hu, S.M., 2017. A unified particle system framework for multi-phase, multi-material visual simulations. ACM Trans. Graph. 36, 6, Article 224 (November 2017), 13 pages.
Yang, T., Martin, R.R., Lin, M.C., Chang, J. and Hu, S.M., 2017. Pairwise Force SPH Model for Real-Time Multi-Interaction Applications. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 23 (10), 2235-2247.
Liang, H., Chang, J., Kazmi, I.K., Zhang, J.J. and Jiao, P., 2017. Hand gesture-based interactive puppetry system to assist storytelling for children. Visual Computer, 33 (4), 517-531.
Song, D., Tong, R., Chang, J., Yang, X., Tang, M. and Zhang, J.J., 2016. 3D Body Shapes Estimation from Dressed-Human Silhouettes. Computer Graphics Forum, 35 (7), 147-156.
Yu, H., Zhang, J.J., Lee, T.Y. 2014, Foldover-free Shape Deformation for Biomedicine, J. of Biomedical Informatics, Vol.48, pp.137-147.
Yu, H., Zhang, J.J. and Jiao, Z., 2014, Geodesics on Point Clouds, Mathematical Problems in Engineering Journal, Vol.2014, Article ID 860136, 12 pages.
Qin, Y., Han, X., Yu, H., Yu, Y., Zhang, J.J., 2016, Fast and Exact Discrete Geodesic Computation Based on Triangle-Oriented Wavefront Propagation, ACM Transactions on Graphics, Volume 35, Issue 4, Article No. 125 (Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH16, July 2016)
Han, X., Yu, H., Yu, Y., Zhang, J.J., 2017, A fast propagation scheme for approximate geodesic paths, Graphical Models, Vol.91, pp.22-29.
Qi, T., Feng, Y., Xiao, J., Zhang, H., Zhuang, Y., Yang, X. and Zhang, J., 2017. A human motion feature based on semi-supervised learning of GMM. Multimedia Systems, 23 (1), 85-93.
Wang, Z., Feng, Y., Qi, T., Yang, X. and Zhang, J.J., 2016. Adaptive multi-view feature selection for human motion retrieval. Signal Processing, 120, 691-701.
Ji, M., Feng, Y., Xiao, J., Zhuang, Y., Yang, X. and Zhang, J.J., 2015. Efficient semi-supervised multiple feature fusion with out-of-sample extension for 3D model retrieval. Neurocomputing, 169, 23-33.
Feng, Y., Ji, M., Xiao, J., Yang, X., Zhang, J., Zhuang, Y. and Li, X., 2015. Mining Spatial-Temporal Patterns and Structural Sparsity for Human Motion Data Denoising. IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, 45 (12), 2693-2706.
Yang, H.J., Chang, J., He, D., Geng, N., Wang, M., Zhang, J.J., Jing, X. and Chaudhry, E., 2018. Realistic texture synthesis for point-based fruitage phenotype. Computers in Biology and Medicine, 92, 42-54.
Dong, F., Zhang, J.J., Chaudhry, E., Yang, X. et al., 2017. Dr. Inventor, Promoting Scientific Creativity by Utilising Web-based Research Objects, Impact. 2017, 2, 40-44
Chaudhry, E., Bian, S.J., Ugail, H., Jin, X., You, L.H. and Zhang, J.J., 2015. Dynamic skin deformation using finite difference solutions for character animation. Computers & Graphics, 46, 294-305.

Research Themes

3D Virtual Human Simulation and Animation
Virtual Reality
Medical Visualisation and Simulation
3D Modelling
Character Animation
Cloth Simulation
Crash Simulation
Depth Camera
Face Tracking
Finite Element Fluid Simulation
Geodesic Paths
Geometric Modelling
Gesture Control
Hair Modelling
Locomotion
Mesh Deformations
Motion Capture
Muscle Modelling
Posing 3D Models
Sketch-Based Modelling
Skin Deformation
SPH-Based
Surgery Simulation
Triangle Meshes
Surface Blending
Solid Blending
Ordinary and Partial Differential Equation-Based Geometric Modelling
Motion Synthesis
Virtual Reality
Deep Learning

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