Research

Continuing a legacy of innovation

DisneyResearch|Studios combines the best of academia and industry, by doing fundamental and application-driven research. We publish our work and actively engage with the global research community. Our research applications and technology are experienced by millions of people. We honor Walt Disney’s legacy by deploying our innovations on a global scale.

Our Research Areas

Machine Learning

Probabilistic modeling & deep learning.

Visual Computing

Computer Graphics and Computer Vision.

Latest Publications

CANRIG: Cross-Attention Neural Face Rigging with Variable Local Control

CANRIG: Cross-Attention Neural Face Rigging with Variable Local Control

April 4, 2026
Eurographics (2026)

Arad Mohammadi (ETH Zurich, DisneyResearch|Studios)
Sebastian Weiss (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Jakob Buhmann (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Loic Ciccone (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Robert Sumner (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Derek Bradley (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Martin Guay (DisneyResearch|Studios)

Shaping Strands with Neural Style Transfer

Shaping Strands with Neural Style Transfer

December 14, 2025
ACM SIGGRAPH Asia (2025)


Beyzanur Coban (ETH Zurich)
Pascal Chang (ETH Zurich / DisneyResearch|Studios)
Guilherme G. Haetinger (ETH Zurich / DisneyResearch|Studios)
Jingwei Tang (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Vinicius Azevedo (DisneyResearch|Studios)

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