James O'Brien
Title
Professor
Department
Division of Computer Science/EECS
School of Optometry
Faculty URL
Email
Phone
(510) 642-0865
Research Expertise and Interest
computer graphics, fluid dynamics, computer simulation, physically based animation, finite element simulation, human perception, image forensics, video forensics, computer animation, special effects for film, video game technology, motion capture.
Research Description
Professor O'Brien is generally interested in most areas of Computer Graphics and Animation. His primary area of research involves the physically based simulation of complex deformable and fluid systems to generate motion for use in computer animation.