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KinectFusion Project Page
This project investigates techniques to track the 6DOF position of handheld depth sensing cameras, such as Kinect, as they move through space and perform high quality 3D surface reconstructions for interaction. Other collaborators (missing from…
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Neither Basic Nor Applied: Lessons from Computing Research in Academia, Government, and now Industry
In this session of Faculty Summit 2011, Peter Lee of Microsoft Research relates his journey from academic, to government, to industrial research organizations—and how it influenced his view of computing research as well as his…
Microsoft Research Blog
A New Window to the Face
By Douglas Gantenbein, Senior Writer, Microsoft News Center The human face is a complicated thing—powered by 52 muscles; contoured by the nose, eyebrows, and other features; and capable of an almost infinite range of expressions,…
Video
Discrete Element Textures
A variety of phenomena can be characterized by repetitive small scale elements within a large scale domain. Examples include a stack of fresh produce, a plate of spaghetti, or a mosaic pattern. Although certain results…
Video
Pocket Reflectometry
We present a simple, fast solution for reflectance acquisition using tools that fit into a pocket. Our method captures video of a flat target surface from a fixed video camera lit by a hand-held, moving,…
Publication
Discrete Element Textures
Video
Controllable Hand Deformation from Sparse Examples with Rich Details
Recent advances in laser scanning technology have made it possible to faithfully scan a real object with tiny geometric details, such as pores and wrinkles. However, a faithful digital model should not only capture static…
