Dr.
Stelian Coros
Curriculum Vitae
Research Interests
+41 78 847 4757 stelian@[Link] [Link]
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.