Jacobo Bibliowicz Schuster
jacky
dgp.toronto.edu
Objective
To further my understanding of computer graphics and interactive techniques by working
part- or full-time developing production software in the industry.
Languages
Fluent in English and Spanish, familiar with Portuguese and Hebrew.
Computer Skills
- Languages:
- C++, Python, Java, C#, LaTeX
- APIs:
- OpenGL, MEL, VTK, wxPython, ML, PhysX
- Software:
- Maya, MeVisLab, Vicon
- Office Software:
- Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Work Experience
- Research Intern, Sept. 2008--Present
- Autodesk Canada, Inc., Toronto, Canada
- Implemented a pipeline for extracting the exterior surface of individual bones
from CT scan volumes in MeVisLab.
- Generated muscle surface shapes from muscle fiber data provided by the University
of Toronto Anatomy Lab.
- Explored and evaluated using the Foundational Model of Anatomy Ontology to
label our datasets.
- Significant Unpublished Graduate School Projects, Sept. 2002--present
- Boxy: Mapping human facial motion capture to arbitrary characters.
- Murphy: human character with a muscle-based facial rig.
- Fitting above-mentioned rig to 3D human facial scans (Masters thesis).
- Physically-based drawing program with multi-touch interface.
- Monte-Carlo ray tracer with numerous sampling techniques, including BRDF weighting.
- Software Engineer, Sept. 1998--Sept. 2002
- Autodesk, Inc., Ithaca, NY
- Designed and implemented an online, design collaboration framework, Design
Site, supporting many concurrent users. Patent pending.
- Designed and implemented threaded auto-save feature.
- Developed our application XML-Schema and XSLT framework for updating our
file format.
- Implemented display of rotated Windows Metafiles, including the Windows variants
where it is not natively supported.
- Standardized the team development environment and upgraded the build process.
Relevant Coursework
| Foundations of Computer Vision | Computer Animation |
| Human Perception in Computer Graphics | Advanced Rendering Seminar |
| Introduction to Machine Learning | Topics in Interactive Computing |
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Toronto, In Progress
- Concentrations in computer graphics, animation, and medical imaging.
- M.S. in Architectural Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Jan. 2005
- Awarded by the Program of Computer Graphics
Thesis: An Automated Rigging System for Facial Animation
Minor in Computer Science
- B.S. in Applied & Engineering Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 1998
- Magna cum laude
Concentrations in Computer Science and Optics
GPA: 4.0/4.3
Publications
- Patrick Coleman, Jacobo Bibliowicz, Karan Singh, Michael Gleicher.
Staggered Poses: A Character Motion Representation for Detail-Preserving Editing
of Pose and Coordinated Timing. Symposium on Computer Animation 2008.
- Pierre Dragicevic, Gonzalo Ramos, Jacobo Bibliowicz, Derek Nowrouzezahrai, Ravin
Balakrishnan, Karan Singh.
Video Browsing by Direct Manipulation. SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in
Computing Systems 2008.
Other Experience
- Teaching Assistant, 2005--2008
- Computer Graphics, University of Toronto
- Taught tutorials and lectures, designed and graded programming assignments.
Topics include hierarchical transforms, lighting, texturing, and basic OpenGL.
- Teaching Assistant, 2002--2003
- Computer Animation, Cornell University
- Lectured, graded assignments, and created didactic material for use in lab
tutorials. Topics covered include character rigging and facial animation.
- Responded to student inquiries during set lab and office hours.
Leadership and Volunteer Work
- Student Volunteer, 2004--2009
- ACM SIGGRAPH Conference
- Team Leader, 2007 and 2009.
- Membership Booth Manager, 2008.
- Delivered groups of 20 student volunteers to their assigned posts.
- Managed schedule shifts and resolved scheduling conflicts.
- Ensured the students performed an adecuate job at their stations.
- Assisted in all aspects of setup and running of the conference.
- Volunteered time to work special events.
- Assistant Instructor, June 2006--present
- Children's Karate class, Hasu Dojo
- Instruct groups of up to 15 children through basics, kata, and sparring.
- Student Volunteer Chair, Advisory Board Student Member, Nov. 2006--May 2008
- DGPis40 Scientific Workshop and 40th Anniversary Reunion
- Recruited and organized students to perform various setup, teardown, and support
tasks.
- Provided student input during the organization and planning stages of the event.
- President, 2003--2004
- Colombian Graduate and Professional Students Association,
Cornell University
- Organized social and fund-raising events.
Hobbies
Goju Karate-Do (1st Degree Black Belt), Tai Chi (1st Level Instructor), Latin dancing,
bike riding, raw nutrition, real estate investing.
References
Available upon request.