Biography
Sumanta Pattanaik is an associate professor of computer science at the University of Central Florida. His research focuses on computer graphics, including realistic and real-time rendering, material modeling, high dynamic range imaging, and medical volume visualization. He has held research and academic positions at institutions in the United States, Europe, and India, and has contributed to the development of advanced rendering techniques and visualization tools.
Recent Publications
- LeGendre, Yu, Liu, Busch, Jones, Pattanaik, Debevec, “Practical Multispectral Lighting Reproduction”, SIGGRAPH 2016.
Education
- Ph.D. in Computer Science – Birla Institute of Technology and Science, India
Specialties
- Medical volume visualization
- Real-time realistic rendering, material modeling
- Nature rendering
- Interactive global illumination
- High dynamic range imaging and display