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Taku Komura, D.Sc.

Group Manager @ Research Group on Computer Graphics and Visualization

Lecturer @ Institute for Perception, Action and Behaviour School of Informatics University of Edinburgh

Room: IF1.23     Phone: +44 (0)131 651 3445 

Email:

Address: IPAB, Informatics Forum, 10 Clichton St, Edinburgh EH8 9AB, U.K.

Background

I joined the School of Informatics at the University of Edinburgh in 2006. Previously I have lectured at the City University of Hong Kong (2002-2006). I received my Ph.D. (in Computer Science)  from the University of Tokyo in 2000.

Resarch

My research interests include computer graphics, computer animation and biomechanics.
  • publication list

    Project Home Page:

  • Multi-Character Animation
  • Simulating wrestling
  • Using musculoskeletal models to simulate human motion
  • Topology-based data retrieval

    Students

  • Adam Barnett
  • Edmond ShuLim Ho
  • Michael Gibson
  • Hubert PakHo Shum
  • He Wang

    • Teaching

    Computer Graphics

    Computer Animation and Visualisation

    Previous Projects

  • Real-time reactive motions using Mocap data
  • Animating Reactive Motion for Biped Locomotion
  • Real-time Locomotion Control by Sensing Gloves