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Jim Kajiya
American computer scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Kajiya is a pioneer in the field of computer graphics. He is perhaps best known for the development of the rendering equation.
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![]() James Kajiya in his office at Microsoft Research in 2009 | |
Alma mater | University of Utah |
Known for | Development of the rendering equation |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Computer graphics |
Institutions | Caltech |
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Kajiya received his PhD from the University of Utah in 1979, was a professor at Caltech from 1979 through 1994, and is currently a researcher at Microsoft Research.
In 2002, Kajiya was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for contributions to formal and practical methods of computer image generation.