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

ReBaIR: Reference-Based Image Restoration

September 29, 2025
AIM: Advances in Image Manipulation Workshop and Challenges (2025)


Michael Bernasconi (ETH Zurich/DisneyResearch|Studios)
Abdelaziz Djelouah (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Yang Zhang (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Markus Gross (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Zurich)
Christopher Schroers  (DisneyResearch|Studios)

Spline Deformation Field

August 10, 2025
SIGGRAPH (2025)

Mingyang Song (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Zurich)
Yang Zhang (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Marko Mihajlovic (ETH Zurich)
Siyu Tang (ETH Zurich)
Markus Gross (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Zurich)
Tunç Ozan Aydin (DisneyResearch|Studios)

Controllable Tracking-Based Video Frame Interpolation

July 17, 2025
SIGGRAPH (2025)


Karlis Martins Briedis (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Zurich)
Abdelaziz Djelouah (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Raphaël Ortiz (DisneyResearch|Studios)
Markus Gross (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Zurich)
Christopher Schroers  (DisneyResearch|Studios)