Dr Rafael Kuffner dos Anjos

Profile

I’m a researcher in Computer Graphics, VR and AR. I like making fast things, interactive things, and visually exciting things. I’ve worked in collaboration with the entretainment industry (OLM Digital, Square ENIX), Contemporary artists, and other academics. Regarding labs, I’ve previously worked at UCL, CMIC, Vimmi, and Blackbox.
I’m a Lecturer at the School of Computing at the University of Leeds. I teach Foundations of Modelling and Rendering and the Group Project. 

Responsibilities

• Programme Director for High Performance Graphics & Games Engineering MENG/MsC

Research interests

My current research focuses on Perception and Computer Graphics, applied to Virtual Reality. I am also interested more widely in all aspects of VR/AR technology, point cloud data and 3D reconstruction, Non photorealistic rendering, and applications.

Qualifications

• BsC Computer Science and Information Systems
• MsC Computer Science and Information Systems
• PhD Computer Science and Information Systems

Professional memberships

• Eurographics

Student education

I am the module Leader of  Advanced Rendering and the Group Project.

I am the Programme Director for the High Performance Graphics and Games Engineering MsC/MENG

I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PR264416).

Current postgraduate researchers

• Ingrid Morgan
• Kexuan Zhang

Projects

<li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/1174-ai-powered-point-cloud-representation.-">AI powered point cloud representation. </a></li> <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/1173-being-an-avatar">Being an avatar</a></li> <li><a href="//phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2041-mixed-reality-in-surgery">Mixed reality in surgery</a></li>