Presenter

Arun Somasundaram
Biography
Arun Somasundaram is the Character Effects Technical Supervisor at DreamWorks Animation where he develops tools for fur, hair, cloth, feathers, skin, environments, and finaling. He loves to push CFX's boundaries. He holds a Doctorate Degree in Computer Science and Engineering and was a Research Fellow at The Advanced Computing Center for Arts and Design at The Ohio State University. His film credits include The Incredibles, Tangled, Trolls 1, 2, and 3, Bilby, How to Train Your Dragon 2 and 3, Abominable, Croods-2, Boss Baby-2, Puss in Boots 1 and 2, The Bad Guys, Kung Fu Panda-4, and The Wild Robot.
Presentations
Talk
2:44pm - 3:06pm PDT Wednesday, 13 August 2025 West Building, Ballroom C
Arts & Design
New Technologies
Production & Animation
Research & Education
Livestreamed
Not Recorded
Animation
Dynamics
Pipeline Tools and Work
Rendering
Simulation
Full Conference
Virtual Access
Wednesday
Talk
4:29pm - 4:51pm PDT Tuesday, 12 August 2025 West Building, Rooms 211-214
Gaming & Interactive
Production & Animation
Research & Education
Livestreamed
Not Livestreamed
Recorded
Not Recorded
Animation
Dynamics
Games
Image Processing
Industry Insight
Lighting
Pipeline Tools and Work
Real-Time
Simulation
Full Conference
Virtual Access
Tuesday
Birds of a Feather
9:00am - 11:00am PDT Wednesday, 13 August 2025 East Building, Room 13
Arts & Design
Gaming & Interactive
New Technologies
Production & Animation
Research & Education
Not Livestreamed
Not Recorded
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Capture/Scanning
Dynamics
Education
Games
Generative AI
Geometry
Industry Insight
Lighting
Math Foundations and Theory
Physical AI
Pipeline Tools and Work
Scientific Visualization
Simulation
Full Conference
Experience