Computer Graphics & Visual Computing (CGVC) 2016

Keynote talk

Professor Jian J Zhang
(Bournemouth University)

Jian J Zhang is Professor of Computer Graphics at the National Centre for Computer Animation, Bournemouth University and leads the Computer Animation Research Centre. He has worked at various universities including Bristol University, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, Chongqing University, Queens University of Belfast and Brunel University.

As Principle Investigator, Prof Zhang has secured 7 million pound (GBP) research grants to the National Centre for Computer Animation from the EPSRC, AHRC, EU FP7 and EU H2020 as well as other funding organisations. His research focuses on a number of topics relating to 3D Computer Animation, including virtual human modelling and simulation, geometric modelling, motion synthesis, deformation and physics-based animation. He is also interested in virtual reality and medical visualisation and simulation. Prof Zhang has published over 200 peer reviewed journal and conference publications.

Prof Zhang has chaired over 30 international conferences and symposia, and serves on a number of editorial boards. Prof Zhang has given over 30 invited and keynote talks around the world. Prof Zhang is one of the two co-founders of the EPSRC-funded multi-million pound Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE) with Prof Phil Willis at the University of Bath.