Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Computer Graphics, Physics-based Rendering, Modeling and Simulation
Biography
Zahra is a lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the University of Manchester in the department of Computer Science. Her field of research is physics-based computer graphics with a focus on photorealistic rendering and appearance modeling for complex materials such as cloth, hair, and fur. She worked as a research consultant at Disney Research and collaborates with WetaDigital on joint research projects.
Before joining academia, she was a Research and Development at Industrial Light & Magic (ILM). She holds a PhD in Computer Science from University of California, Irvine (UCI), advised by Shuang Zhao, and worked under the supervision of Professor Henrik Wann Jensen. During her studies, she interned at Pixar Animation Studios, DreamWorks Animation, and for two years at Luxion (makers of KeyShot). She received her M.Sc. in Computer Science from UCI in 2017 and her B.Sc. in Computer Engineering from the Sharif University of Technology in 2015, Iran.
My group
I am honored to work with these exceptional researchers:
Current:
- David Petrescu - PhD started in Sep 2020
- Apoorv Khattar – PhD started in Sep 2022
- Bowen Xue - PhD started in Sep 202
- Fengxi Jin - PhD started in Sep 2022
- Chenghao Wu - PhD started in March 2023
- Mengtong Feng - MSc 2023
Aumni:
- Hazhen Bai (MSc 2022)
Opportunities
There are available PhD and Research positions. Please email your inquiries to zahra.montazeri@manchester.ac.uk with a brief description of your background and a statement of purpose.
Teaching
COMP37111 - Computer Graphics and Virtual Environment (2022)
Comp10120 - First Year Tutorials (2021/2022, 2022/2023)
Comp30040&30030 - Third Year Project (2022/2023)
Social responsibility
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science, Computer Graphics, University of California, Irvine
16 Sep 2015 → 11 May 2021
Award Date: 8 Sep 2021
Master of Science, Computer Science, University of California, Irvine
15 Sep 2015 → 11 Jun 2017
Award Date: 8 Sep 2018
Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering, Sharif University of Technology
21 Sep 2010 → 29 Dec 2014
Award Date: 3 Mar 2015
External positions
Consultancy, Disney Research
1 Apr 2022 → 30 Nov 2022
Research & Development, Industrial Light & Magic
Aug 2021 → Dec 2021
Research Assistant, Luxion (Makers of KeyShot)
Jun 2019 → Jan 2021
Research & Development Intern, Pixar Animation Studios
Jun 2018 → Sep 2018
Research & Development Intern, DreamWorks Animation SKG
Jun 2017 → Sep 2017
Research Assistant, Koc University
Jun 2014 → Aug 2015
Areas of expertise
- QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
- Computer Graphics
Keywords
- Computer Graghics
- Rendering
- Appearance Modeling
- Neural Rendering
- Physics-based rendering
- Photorealistic rendering
- Visual Computing
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Learning to Rasterize Differentiable
Wu, C., Montazeri, Z. & Ritschel, T., Nov 2022.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Learning to Rasterize Differentiable
Wu, C., Montazeri, Z. & Ritschel, T., 23 Nov 2022.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Velocity-Based LOD Reduction in Virtual Reality: A Psychometric Approach
Petrescu, D., Montazeri, Z., Pettifer, S. & Warren, P. A., Sep 2022.Research output: Working paper
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A Practical Ply-Based Appearance Modeling for Knitted Fabrics
Montazeri, Z., Gammelmark, S. B., Jensen, H. W. & Zhao, S., 1 Jul 2021, Eurographics Symposium on Rendering.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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A Practical Ply-Based Appearance Modeling for Knitted Fabrics
Montazeri, Z., Gammelmark, S., Jensen, H. W. & Zhao, S., 6 May 2021, arXiv.org, p. 1-8, 8 p.Research output: Working paper › Preprint
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Prizes
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Doctral Fellowship at UCI (Fully Funded)
Montazeri, Zahra (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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LightSpeed Venture Partners Summer Fellowship
Montazeri, Zahra (Recipient), 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
Montazeri, Zahra (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Invited talk at University of California San Diego (at Pixel Cafe)
Zahra Montazeri (Speaker)
18 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Invited talk at University of California Irvine
Zahra Montazeri (Speaker)
16 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Invited talk at University of Santa Barbara
Zahra Montazeri (Speaker)
15 Nov 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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ScienceX
Zahra Montazeri (Chair)
29 Oct 2022Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc