Mohammad Sina Nabizadeh

I'm a CS PhD student at UC San Diego and the Center for Visual Computing, where I work on computer graphics research.

At UC San Diego, my supervisors are professors Albert Chern and Ravi Ramamoorthi. I did my bachelors in computer engineering at the University of Waterloo, where I was advised by professor Christopher Batty at the Computational Motion Group.

I've received a silver medal at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in 2014 and Canada Developer 30 Under 30 Award in 2018. I've been credited for working on Houdini by SideFX, and two AAA games in 2020: Watch Dogs Legion by Ubisoft and Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War by Activision.

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Email:
sinabiz-at-ucsd-dot-edu

Publications

I'm interested in computer graphics, physics-based simulations, differential geometry, computational physics, rendering, and optimization.

Covector Fluids
Mohammad Sina Nabizadeh, Stephanie Wang, Ravi Ramamoorthi, Albert Chern
SIGGRAPH, 2022
project page / video / bibtex

We simulate Euler equations for inviscid fluids by using a novel formulation based on covectors. This new formulation is an entirely velocity-based method in the vein of advection-projection methods while emulating vortex methods. This allows for capturing more intricate vortex dynamics and reducing dissipation of energy with low computational overhead.

Kelvin Transformations for Simulations on Infinite Domains
Mohammad Sina Nabizadeh, Ravi Ramamoorthi, Albert Chern
SIGGRAPH, 2021
project page / video / bibtex

We solve infinite-domain simulation problems by applying the Kelvin transform. The transformation turns infinite-domain PDEs into bounded-domain ones via a domain inversion and a singularity factorization.

News

August 10th 2022: Talk on Covector Fluids paper at SIGGRAPH 2022. (In-person)
August 4th 2022: Talk on Covector Fluids paper at Stanford University. (In-person)
June 9th 2022: Talk on Covector Fluids paper at Visual Computing Center's retreat. (In-person)
June 7th 2022: Discussion on Covector Fluids paper at McGill Univeristy. (Remote)
June 2nd 2022: Talk on Covector Fluids paper at University of Waterloo Computer Graphics Lab (CGL). (Remote)
May 10th 2022: Talk on Covector Fluids paper at SideFX Software. (Remote)
September 24th 2021: Talk on Kelvin Transform paper at Toronto Geometry Colloquium (TGC). (Remote) recording here
August 11th 2021: Talk on Kelvin Transform paper at SIGGRAPH 2021. (Remote) recording here

Experience

Throughout my studies, I've managed to intern at various places with a focus on my passion for computer graphics, animation, and gaming.

	Pixar Incoming Research Intern Emeryville, California, USA June, 2022 - September, 2022 Mentors: Fernando de Goes, Andrew Butts, Mark Meyer Worked on cloth deformation and simulation.
	Treyarch Graphics Engineer Intern Santa Monica, California, USA (remote) June, 2021 - September, 2021 Mentor: Jose Doran Worked on Call of Duty: Warzone 2.
	Activision Central Tech Computer Graphics Intern Portland, Maine, USA (remote) May, 2020 - September, 2020 Mentor: Michael Vance, Akimitsu Hogge Worked on Call of Duty Black Ops: Cold War.
	University of Waterloo Research Assistant Waterloo, Ontario, Canada January, 2018 - April, 2020 Mentor: Prof. Christopher Batty Worked on adaptive quad/octree viscous fluid simulation.
	Ubisoft Toronto 3D Programmer Intern Toronto, Ontario, Canada January, 2019 - April, 2019 Mentor: Ruben Penalva, Randy Tjandra Worked on Watch Dogs Legion.
	Side Effects Software 3D Software Developer Intern Toronto, Ontario, Canada May, 2018 - August, 2018 Mentor: Jeff Lait Worked on Houdini 17 release.
	Side Effects Software 3D Software Developer Intern Toronto, Ontario, Canada September, 2017 - December, 2017 Mentor: Neil Dickson, Derrick Moser Worked on Houdini 16.5 release.
	Derivative Engine Programmer Intern Toronto, Ontario, Canada January, 2017 - April, 2017 Mentor: Rob Bairos, Malcolm Bechard Worked on Touch Designer engine.
	Christie Digital Systems Software Developer Intern Kitchener, Ontario, Canada May, 2016 - August, 2016 Mentor: Jamie de Domenico Worked on auto focus systems.
	2015 International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) Team Canada Instructor and Leader Toronto, Ontario, Canada May, 2015 - August, 2015 Volunteered to help instruct and lead the Canadian olympiad team.

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