Tatsuya Yatagawa is an associate professor at Hitotsubashi University's Graduate School of Social Data Science with 13 years of experience bridging 3D computer graphics and vision research with industry applications. He earned a PhD in Computer Graphics from the University of Tokyo and has held academic positions including assistant professor and JSPS postdoctoral fellow, reflecting a strong track record in both research and mentorship. His technical contributions include implementing a Bidirectional Path Tracing example in the popular nanort ray-tracing kernel, demonstrating hands-on systems and rendering expertise beyond theoretical work. Based in Tokyo, he leads an active lab that recruits motivated graduate students and pursues applied projects that connect advanced graphics techniques to real-world problems.
13 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
University of Tokyo
Bachelor of Science - BS, Analitical Chemistry, Bachelor of Science - BS, Analitical Chemistry at Kyoto University
NanoRT, single header only modern ray tracing kernel.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Contributions:18 commits, 2 PRs in 18 days
Contributions summary:Tatsuya's commits focus on the development of a Bidirectional Path Tracing (BDPT) example within the NanoRT ray tracing kernel. This involved implementing core features, including the initial setup for BDPT, and also debugging the existing code to achieve a working implementation. The user's contributions included adjustments to the code within the main.cc file, indicating active involvement in the path tracing logic. The user updated the code to align with the latest nanort kernel.
Contributions:245 pushes, 5 branches, 14 tags in 1 year 3 months
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