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Associate
Professor Mark Sagar Director, Laboratory for Animate Technologies, Auckland Bioengineering Institute, Auckland, NZ |
Academy Award winner Mark Sagar is the director of the Laboratory for Animate Technologies at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute. Mark’s laboratory is pioneering neurobehavioral animation combining biologically based models of faces and neural systems to create live interactive systems. Mark previously worked as the Special Projects Supervisor at Weta Digital and Sony Pictures Imageworks and developed technology for the digital characters in blockbusters such Avatar, King Kong, and Spiderman 2. His pioneering work in computer-generated faces was recognised with two consecutive Scientific and Engineering Oscars in 2010 and 2011.
Associate Professor Sagar is a recipient of the University of Auckland’s 2012 Distinguished Alumni Award.
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