Alvy Ray Smith
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Alvy Ray Smith is a pioneering computer scientist and animator best known as a co-founder of Pixar and a key figure in the development of computer graphics and digital animation.
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| instanceOf |
animator
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computer graphics researcher → computer scientist → human → technology entrepreneur → |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering
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PhD in computer science → |
| authorOf |
A Biography of the Pixel
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| awardReceived |
Computer Graphics Achievement Award from ACM SIGGRAPH
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two Academy Awards for technical achievement (shared) → |
| coFounded |
Altamira Software
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Pixar → |
| contributedTo |
development of computer animation tools used in feature films
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1943-09-08
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| developed |
alpha channel concept for digital image compositing
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| educatedAt |
New Mexico State University
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Stanford University → |
| employer |
Lucasfilm Computer Division
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Microsoft → New York Institute of Technology → Pixar → |
| era |
20th-century computer science
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21st-century computer science → |
| familyName |
Smith
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| fieldOfWork |
computer graphics
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computer science → digital animation → |
| givenName |
Alvy
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| influenced |
computer-generated imagery in feature films
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development of modern digital animation pipelines → |
| knownFor |
co-founding Pixar
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development of digital image compositing → pioneering work in computer graphics → work on early computer animation at New York Institute of Technology → |
| memberOf |
Association for Computing Machinery
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| name |
Alvy Ray Smith
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| notableIdea |
formalization of the alpha channel for compositing
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| notableWork |
A Biography of the Pixel
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A Pixel is Not a Little Square → Digital Light (concept and writings) → |
| placeOfBirth |
Mineral Wells, Texas, United States
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| positionHeld |
director of computer graphics at Lucasfilm Computer Division
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executive at Pixar → |
| residence |
United States
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| workedOn |
early computer-animated short films
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Pixar Animation Studios
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Graphics Group
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Alvy Ray Smith
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