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

Artificial Intelligence

Perception and action to reasoning, problem solving, and creativity.

Machine Learning

Probabilistic modeling & deep learning.

Visual Computing

Computer Graphics and Computer Vision.

Latest Publications

Robust Image Denoising using Kernel Predicting Networks

Semantic Deep Face Models

November 25, 2020
3D International Conference on 3D Vision (3DV) (2020)

Prashanth Chandran (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Joint PhD), Derek Bradley (DisneyResearch|Studios), Markus Gross (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Zurich), Thabo Beeler (DisneyResearch|Studios)

Deep Deinterlacing

November 10, 2020
SMPTE Annual Technical Conference & Exhibition (2020)

Michael Bernasconi (DisneyResearch|Studios) Abdelaziz Djelouah (DisneyResearch|Studios) Sally Hattori (The Walt Disney Studios) Christopher Schroers (DisneyResearch|Studios)

Data-driven Extraction and Composition of Secondary Dynamics in Facial Performance Capture

August 17, 2020
ACM Siggraph 2020

Gaspard Zoss (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Joint PhD) Eftychios Sifakis (University of Wisconsin, Madison/DisneyResearch|Studios) Markus Gross (Disney Research/ETH Zurich) Derek Bradley (DisneyResearch|Studios) Thabo Beeler (DisneyResearch|Studios)

Single-Shot High-Quality Facial Geometry and Skin Appearance Capture

August 14, 2020
ACM Siggraph 2020

Jeremy Riviere (DisneyResearch|Studios) Paulo Gotardo (DisneyResearch|Studios) Derek Bradley (DisneyResearch|Studios) Abhijeet Ghosh (Imperial College London) Thabo Beeler (DisneyResearch|Studios)

Interactive Sculpting of Digital Faces Using an Anatomical Modeling Paradigm

July 6, 2020
Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing (2020)

Aurel Gruber (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Joint M.Sc.) Marco Fratarcangeli (Chalmers University of Technology/DisneyResearch|Studios) Gaspard Zoss (DisneyResearch|Studios/ETH Joint PhD) Roman Cattaneo (DisneyResearch|Studios) Thabo Beeler (DisneyResearch|Studios) Markus Gross (Disney Research/ETH Zurich) Derek Bradley (DisneyResearch|Studios)