OpenUSD Day at SIGGRAPH 2024

10 sessions
July 2024
, Associate Lab Director, Robotics, Disney Research
At Disney, we are fundamentally rethinking what entertainment robotics means to this world. In this talk, we will provide insight into the robotic character platform developed by Walt Disney Imagineering that enables the rapid design of legged robotic characters that learn to imitate artist-specified
July 2024
, Product Manager, Omniverse Spatial Framework, NVIDIA
See how fully ray traced, industrial-scale OpenUSD scenes stream in real time to Apple Vision Pro with NVIDIA Omniverse SDKs and APIs. Learn how to develop your own native OpenUSD spatial applications that enables digital twin experience with next-level realism.
July 2024
, Sr. Engineering Manager, NVIDIA
We’ll demonstrate how OpenUSD enhances AV workflows through creating worlds with NeRF, testing AV scenarios with LLMs, and generating synthetic training data with free space and occupancy voxel GTs for perception at scale.
July 2024
, WPP
Perry Nightingale, SVP Creative AI for WPP, the world’s largest marketing services company, shares how robotics, OpenUSD, and AI are transforming the content creation pipeline for major global brands. As operators of one of the largest content supply-chains in the media and entertainment industry, WPP
July 2024
, Principal Software Engineer, NVIDIA
, Principal Software Engineer, NVIDIA
RTX Remix empowers modders to remaster classic games with path-tracing, DLSS, and high poly assets with PBR materials. In this talk we'll discuss rendering improvements since launch, ongoing projects, and our OpenUSD-based content pipeline.
July 2024
, Tech Artist, Amazon
, Connection Evangelist for Omniverse, NVIDIA
, Senior Director of High-Fidelity Physics Simulations in Omniverse, NVIDIA
, Immersive Content Manager and Account Manager, FS Studio
Unlock new career paths beyond media and entertainment. Join our panel to discover opportunities in fields like digital twins, AI, and robotics. Hear from industry leaders and learn how to transition your 3D skills to these high-demand industries.
July 2024
, Senior Product Manager, NVIDIA
, Director of Product Management, NVIDIA
See how NVIDIA and our partners are advancing OpenUSD as the data ecosystem for industrial digital twins and the next era of AI, including physical AI in autonomous vehicles and robots. We’ll cover pipelines for sensor simulation, CFD, data optimization frameworks, and the first of many OpenUSD
July 2024
, Tech Art Manager, Meta Reality Labs
, Tech Art Lead, Meta Realtiy Labs
, Software Architect, Meta Reality Labs
In this talk, we'll delve into the use of OpenUSD within the Meta Avatar Team and explore how it enables the creation of complex dynamic character assembly workflows. We'll discuss our novel content pipeline that delivers high-quality avatars at scale, supporting billions of users. Our approach allows users to
July 2024
, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Ansys
Join us to learn how Ansys is using OpenUSD to unlock new capabilities in physics-based simulation and visualization, enhancing the accuracy, efficiency, and realism of virtual prototypes across industries. Discover how Ansys is contributing its AI-enabled simulation expertise to the Alliance for OpenUSD to
July 2024
, Vice President of Generative AI Research, NVIDIA
, Senior Research Engineer, NVIDIA
, NVIDIA
, VIce President of Graphics Research, NVIDIA
, Senior Research Scientist, NVIDIA
Get an exclusive sneak peek into the latest research coming from NVIDIA Research in graphics, 3D, simulation, and robotics labs. Join research luminaries as they present their latest fields and discoveries in a lightning round of presentations.