Eurographics PhD Award for Dr. Pascal Bérard
Dr. Pascal Bérard (D-INFK) has received the Eurographics PhD Award for his contributions to geometric modeling focusing on eye modeling for digital-human avatars.
His PhD thesis, titled Eye Reconstruction and Modeling for Digital Humans, focuses on reconstruction, modeling, and rigging of human eyes for computer animation and tracking applications and sets the tone for high-quality eye modeling for digital human avatars of the future.
About the Award
In 2011, Eurographics created the Best PhD Thesis Award. The aim is to recognize good thesis work in Europe, to incentivize young researchers, and to offer them the opportunity to publish the state of the art section of their thesis as a STAR in the Computer Graphics Forum Journal. Eurographics annually grants three PhD thesis awards. They are jointly sponsored by Eurographics and the Computer Graphics Forum Journal.