The research scientists at Autodesk Research continually publish their results at top-tier conferences and journals, and actively participate in conference committees and act as reviewers.
For papers associated with specific projects, please see the individual project pages.
For papers from a specific author, please see the personal pages of the individual researcher.
Below, papers are ordered chronologically.
Ramtin Attar, Robert Aish, Jos Stam, Duncan Brinsmead, Alex Tessier, Michael Glueck & Azam Khan. (2010 - In Press).
Embedded Rationality: A Unified Simulation Framework for Interactive Form-Finding
International Journal of Architectural Computing.
Invited Paper
Tovi Grossman, Justin Matejka & George Fitzmaurice. (2010 - In Press).
Chronicle: Capture, Exploration, and Playback of Document Workflow Histories
UIST 2010 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
10 pages.
Rhys Goldstein, Alex Tessier & Azam Khan. (2010).
Customizing the Behavior of Interacting Occupants using Personas
SimBuild 2010 Conference Proceedings:
IBPSA-USA SimBuild Conference.
8 pages.
Best Paper Award
James McCrae, Michael Glueck, Tovi Grossman, Azam Khan & Karan Singh. (2010).
Exploring the Design Space of Multiscale 3D Orientation
AVI 2010 Conference Proceedings:
Advanced Visual Interfaces Conference.
pp. 81 - 88.
Ebenezer Hailemariam, Michael Glueck, Ramtin Attar, Alex Tessier, James McCrae & Azam Khan. (2010).
Toward a unified representation system of performance-related data
eSim 2010 Conference Proceedings:
IBPSA-Canada eSim Conference.
pp. 117 - 124.
Hyunyoung Song, François Guimbretière, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2010).
MouseLight: Bimanual interactions on digital paper using a pen and a spatially-aware mobile projector
CHI 2010 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 2451-2460.
Best paper award nominee
Julian Lepinski, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2010).
The design and evaluation of multitouch marking menus
CHI 2010 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 2233-2242.
Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2010).
ToolClips: An investigation of contextual video assistance for functionality understanding
CHI 2010 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 1515-1524.
Best paper award nominee
Ramtin Attar, Venk Prabhu, Michael Glueck & Azam Khan. (2010).
210 King Street: A Dataset for Integrated Performance Assessment
SimAUD 2010 Conference Proceedings:
Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design.
pp. 27-30.
Invited Paper
Ramtin Attar, Ebenezer Hailemariam, Michael Glueck, Alex Tessier, James McCrae & Azam Khan. (2010).
BIM-based Building Performance Monitor
SimAUD 2010 Conference Proceedings:
Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design.
pp. 32.
Invited Video
Michael Glueck, Sean Anderson & Azam Khan. (2010).
DeskCube: using Physical Zones to Select and Control Combinations of 3D Navigation Operations
SimAUD 2010 Conference Proceedings:
Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design.
pp. 41-44.
Invited Paper
Rhys Goldstein, Alex Tessier & Azam Khan. (2010).
Schedule-Calibrated Occupant Behavior Simulation
SimAUD 2010 Conference Proceedings:
Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design.
pp. 3-10.
Ryan Schmidt, Azam Khan, Karan Singh & Gord Kurtenbach. (2009).
Analytic Drawing of 3D Scaffolds
ACM Transactions on Graphics, SIGGRAPH ASIA Issue.
December 2009, 28(5).
10 pages.
Justin Matejka, Wei Li, Tovi Grossman & George Fitzmaurice. (2009).
CommunityCommands: Command Recommendations for Software Applications
UIST 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 193-202.
Jos Stam. (2009).
Nucleus: Towards a Unified Dynamics Solver for Computer Graphics
2009 Conference Proceedings:
IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design and Computer Graphics.
pp. 1-11.
Ramtin Attar, Robert Aish, Jos Stam, Duncan Brinsmead, Alex Tessier, Michael Glueck & Azam Khan. (2009).
Physics-based Generative Design
CAAD Futures 2009 Conference Proceedings:
CAAD Futures Foundation.
pp. 231-244.
Ryan Schmidt, Azam Khan, Gord Kurtenbach & Karan Singh. (2009).
On Expert Performance in 3D Curve-Drawing Tasks
SBIM 2009 Conference Proceedings:
EUROGRAPHICS Symposium on Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling.
pp. 133-140.
Tovi Grossman, Patrick Baudisch & Ken Hinckley. (2009).
Handle Flags: Efficient and flexible selections for inking applications
GI 2009 Conference Proceedings:
Graphics Interface Conference.
pp. 167-174.
Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice & Ramtin Attar. (2009).
A Survey of Software Learnability: Metrics, Methodologies and Guidelines
CHI 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 649-658.
Best paper award nominee
Hyunyoung Song, Tovi Grossman, George Fitzmaurice, François Guimbretière, Azam Khan, Ramtin Attar & Gord Kurtenbach. (2009).
PenLight: Combining a Mobile Projector and a Digital Pen for Dynamic Visual Overlay
CHI 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 143-152.
Justin Matejka, Tovi Grossman, Jessica Lo & George Fitzmaurice. (2009).
The Design and Evaluation of Multi-Finger Mouse Emulation Techniques
CHI 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 1073-1082.
Lode Vanacken, Tovi Grossman & Karin Coninx. (2009).
Multimodal selection techniques for dense and occluded 3D virtual environments
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies.
March 2009, 67(3).
pp. 237-255.
Special Issue on Current Trends in 3D User Interface Research
James McCrae, Igor Mordatch, Michael Glueck & Azam Khan. (2009).
Multiscale 3D Navigation
I3D 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 7-14.
Michael Glueck, Keenan Crane, Sean Anderson, Andres Rutnik & Azam Khan. (2009).
Multiscale 3D Reference Visualization
I3D 2009 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 225-232.
Azam Khan, Justin Matejka & Steve Easterbrook. (2009).
The Role of Visualization in the Naturalization of Remote Software Immigrants
Software Engineering 2009 Conference Proceedings:
Software Engineering, Human Computer Interaction and Visualization Workshop.
pp. 1-8.
Invited Paper
Azam Khan, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach, Nicolas Burtnyk & Bill Buxton. (2009).
Toward the Digital Design Studio: Large Display Explorations
Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
January 2009, 24(1).
pp. 9-47.
George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka, Azam Khan, Michael Glueck & Gord Kurtenbach. (2008).
PieCursor: Merging Pointing and Command Selection for Rapid In-place Tool Switching
CHI 2008 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 1361-1370.
George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka, Igor Mordatch, Azam Khan & Gord Kurtenbach. (2008).
Safe 3D Navigation
I3D 2008 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 7-15.
Azam Khan, Igor Mordatch, George Fitzmaurice, Justin Matejka & Gord Kurtenbach. (2008).
ViewCube: A 3D Orientation Indicator and Controller
I3D 2008 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 17-25.
Nicolas Burtnyk, Azam Khan, George Fitzmaurice & Gord Kurtenbach. (2006).
ShowMotion: Camera Motion based 3D Design Review
I3D 2006 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 167-174.
Gord Kurtenbach & George Fitzmaurice. (2005).
Applications of Large Displays, Guest Editor's Introduction
IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications.
July 2005, 25(4).
pp. 22-23.
Special Issue on Applications of Large Displays
George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan, Gord Kurtenbach & Graham Binks. (2005).
Cinematic Meeting Facilities Using Large Displays
IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications.
July 2005, 25(4).
pp. 17-21.
Special Issue on Applications of Large Displays
Russel Owen, Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Thomas Baudel & Bill Buxton. (2005).
When It Gets More Difficult, Use Both Hands - Exploring Bimanual Curve Manipulation
GI 2005 Conference Proceedings:
Graphics Interface Conference.
pp. 17-24.
Azam Khan, Justin Matejka, George Fitzmaurice & Gord Kurtenbach. (2005).
Spotlight: Directing Users’ Attention on Large Displays
CHI 2005 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 791-798.
Azam Khan, Ben Komalo, Jos Stam, George Fitzmaurice & Gord Kurtenbach. (2005).
HoverCam: Interactive 3D Navigation for Proximal Object Inspection
I3D 2005 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 73-80.
Azam Khan, George Fitzmaurice, Don Almeida, Nicolas Burtnyk & Gord Kurtenbach. (2004).
A Remote Control Interface for Large Displays
UIST 2004 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 127-136.
Antoine McNamara, Adrien Treuille, Zoran Popovic & Jos Stam. (2004).
Fluid Control Using the Adjoint Method
ACM Transactions on Graphics, SIGGRAPH Issue.
August 2004, 23(3).
pp. 449 - 456.
Jos Stam & Charles Loop. (2003).
Quad/Triangle Subdivision
EUROGRAPHICS Computer Graphics Forum.
November 2003, 22(1).
pp. 79-85.
George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan, Bill Buxton, Gord Kurtenbach & Ravin Balakrishnan. (2003).
Sentient Data Access via a Diverse Society of Devices
ACM Queue.
November 2003, 1(8).
pp. 53-62.
George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan, Rob Pieké, Bill Buxton & Gord Kurtenbach. (2003).
Tracking Menus
UIST 2003 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 71-79.
Michael Tsang, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach & Azam Khan. (2003).
Game-like Navigation and Responsiveness in Non-game Applications
Communications of the ACM.
July 2003, 46(7).
pp. 56-61.
Special Issue on Gaming Technology
Jos Stam. (2003).
Flows on Surfaces of Arbitrary Topology
ACM Transactions on Graphics, SIGGRAPH Issue.
July 2003, 22(3).
pp. 724-731.
Adrien Treuille, Antoine McNamara, Zoran Popovic & Jos Stam. (2003).
Keyframe Control of Smoke Simulations
ACM Transactions on Graphics, SIGGRAPH Issue.
July 2003, 22(3).
pp. 716-723.
Michael Tsang, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach, Azam Khan & Bill Buxton. (2003).
Boom Chameleon
ACM Transactions on Graphics.
July 2003, 22(3).
pp. 698.
Invited Short Paper
Jos Stam. (2003).
Real-Time Fluid Dynamics for Games
GDC 2003 Conference Proceedings:
Game Developers Conference.
17 pages.
Michael Tsang, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach, Azam Khan & Bill Buxton. (2002).
Boom Chameleon: Simultaneous capture of 3D viewpoint, voice and gesture annotations on a spatially-aware display
UIST 2002 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 111-120.
Nicolas Burtnyk, Azam Khan, George Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan & Gord Kurtenbach. (2002).
StyleCam: Interactive Stylized 3D Navigation using Integrated Spatial & Temporal Controls
UIST 2002 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 101-110.
Michael McGuffin, Nicolas Burtnyk & Gord Kurtenbach. (2002).
FaST Sliders: Integrating Marking Menus and the Adjustment of Continuous Values
GI 2002 Conference Proceedings:
Graphics Interface Conference.
pp. 35-42.
Tovi Grossman, Ravin Balakrishnan, Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan & Bill Buxton. (2002).
Creating Principal 3D Curves with Digital Tape Drawing
CHI 2002 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 121-128.
Jos Stam. (2001).
A Simple Fluid Solver based on the FFT
Journal of Graphics Tools.
November 2001, 6(2).
pp. 43-52.
Jerome Maillot & Jos Stam. (2001).
A Unified Subdivision Scheme for Polygonal Modeling
EUROGRAPHICS Computer Graphics Forum.
September 2001, 20(3).
pp. 471-479.
Ronald Fedkiw, Jos Stam & Henrik Wann Jensen. (2001).
Visual Simulation of Smoke
SIGGRAPH 2001 Conference Proceedings:
SIGGRAPH Annual Conference Series.
pp. 15-22.
Jos Stam. (2001).
An Illumination Model For a Skin Layer Bounded by Rough Surfaces
Rendering Techniques 2001 Conference Proceedings:
EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Rendering.
pp. 39-52.
Jos Stam. (2001).
On Subdivision Schemes Generalizing Uniform B-spline Surfaces of Arbitrary Degree
Computer Aided Geometric Design.
March 2001, 18.
pp. 383-396.
Special Edition on Subdivision Surfaces
Ravin Balakrishnan, George Fitzmaurice & Gord Kurtenbach. (2001).
User Interfaces for Volumetric Displays
IEEE Computer.
March 2001, 34(3).
pp. 37-45.
Tovi Grossman, Ravin Balakrishnan, Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Azam Khan & Bill Buxton. (2001).
Interaction Techniques for 3D Modeling on Large Displays
I3D 2001 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 17-23.
Jos Stam. (2000).
Interacting with smoke and fire in real time
Communications of the ACM.
July 2000, 43(7).
pp. 76-83.
Bill Buxton, George Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan & Gord Kurtenbach. (2000).
Large displays in automotive design
IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications.
July 2000, 20 (4).
pp. 68-75.
Ravin Balakrishnan, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1999).
Digital tape drawing
UIST 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 161-169.
George Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan & Gord Kurtenbach. (1999).
Sampling, synthesis, and input devices
Communications of the ACM.
August 1999, 42 (8).
pp. 54-63.
Jos Stam. (1999).
Diffraction Shaders
SIGGRAPH 1999 Conference Proceedings:
SIGGRAPH Annual Conference Series.
pp. 101-110.
Jos Stam. (1999).
Stable Fluids
SIGGRAPH 1999 Conference Proceedings:
SIGGRAPH Annual Conference Series.
pp. 121-128.
George Fitzmaurice, Ravin Balakrishnan, Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1999).
An exploration into supporting artwork orientation in the user interface
CHI 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 167-174.
Ravin Balakrishnan & Gord Kurtenbach. (1999).
Exploring bimanual camera control and object manipulation in 3D graphics interfaces
CHI 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 56-62.
Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Russel Owen & Thomas Baudel. (1999).
The Hotbox: efficient access to a large number of menu-items
CHI 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 231-237.
Ravin Balakrishnan, George Fitzmaurice, Gord Kurtenbach & Karan Singh. (1999).
Exploring interactive curve and surface manipulation using a bend and twist sensitive input strip
I3D 1999 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics.
pp. 111-118.
Jos Stam. (1998).
Exact Evaluation of Catmull-Clark Subdivision Surfaces at Arbitrary Parameter Values
SIGGRAPH 1998 Conference Proceedings:
SIGGRAPH Annual Conference Series.
pp. 395-404.
Jos Stam. (1997).
Stochastic Dynamics: Simulating the Effects of Turbulence on Flexible Structures
EUROGRAPHICS Computer Graphics Forum.
September 1997, 16(3).
pp. 159-164.
Gord Kurtenbach, George Fitzmaurice, Thomas Baudel & Bill Buxton. (1997).
The design of a GUI paradigm based on tablets, two-hands, and transparency
CHI 1997 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 35-42.
Ravin Balakrishnan, Thomas Baudel, Gord Kurtenbach & George Fitzmaurice. (1997).
The Rockin'Mouse: Integral 3D manipulation on a plane
CHI 1997 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 311-318.
George Fitzmaurice & Bill Buxton. (1997).
An empirical evaluation of Graspable User Interfaces
CHI 1997 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 43-50.
Thomas Moran, Patrick Chiu, William van Melle & Gord Kurtenbach. (1996).
Evolutionary engagement in an ongoing collaborative work process: a case study
CSCW 1996 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work .
pp. 150-159.
Jos Stam & Eric Languenou. (1996).
Ray Tracing in Non-Constant Media
Rendering Techniques 1996 Conference Proceedings:
EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Rendering.
pp. 225-234.
Beverly Harrison, Gord Kurtenbach & Kim Vicente. (1995).
An Experimental Evaluation of Transparent User Interface Tools and Information
UIST 1995 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 81-90.
Mark Tapia & Gord Kurtenbach. (1995).
Some Design Refinements and Principles on the Appearance and Behavior of Marking Menus
UIST 1995 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 189-195.
Jos Stam & Eugene Fiume. (1995).
Depiction of Fire and Other Gaseous Phenomena Using Diffusion Processes
SIGGRAPH 1995 Conference Proceedings:
SIGGRAPH Annual Conference Series.
pp. 129-136.
Jos Stam. (1995).
Multiple scattering as a diffusion process
Rendering Techniques 1995 Conference Proceedings:
EUROGRAPHICS Workshop on Rendering.
pp. 51-58.
George Fitzmaurice, Hiroshi Ishii & Bill Buxton. (1995).
Bricks: Laying the Foundations for Graspable User Interfaces
CHI 1995 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 442-449.
Thomas Moran, Patrick Chiu, Steve Harrison, Gord Kurtenbach, Scott Minneman & William van Melle. (1995).
Implicit structure for pen-based systems within a freeform interaction paradigm
CHI 1995 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 487-494.
Gord Kurtenbach & Thomas Moran. (1994).
Contextual Animation of Gestural Commands
EUROGRAPHICS Computer Graphics Forum.
May 1994, 13(5).
pp. 305-314.
Invited best User Interface paper from Graphics Interface '94
Jos Stam. (1994).
Stochastic Rendering of Density Fields
GI 1994 Conference Proceedings:
Graphics Interface Conference.
pp. 51-58.
Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1994).
User learning and performance with marking menus
CHI 1994 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 258-264.
Gary Hardock, Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1993).
A Marking Based Interface for Collaborative Writing
UIST 1993 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 259-266.
Jos Stam & Eugene Fiume. (1993).
Turbulent Wind Fields for Gaseous Phenomena
SIGGRAPH 1993 Conference Proceedings:
SIGGRAPH Annual Conference Series.
pp. 369-376.
George Fitzmaurice. (1993).
Situated Information Spaces and Spatially Aware Palmtop Computers.
Communications of the ACM.
July 1993, 36(7).
pp. 39-49.
George Fitzmaurice, Shumin Zhai & Mark Chignell. (1993).
Virtual Reality for Palmtop Computers.
ACM Transactions on Information Systems.
July 1993, 11(3).
pp. 197-218.
Special issue on virtual reality
Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1993).
The Limits of Expert Performance Using Hierarchic Marking Menus
CHI 1993 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems.
pp. 482-487.
Gord Kurtenbach, Abigail Sellen & Bill Buxton. (1993).
An Empirical Evaluation of Some Articulatory and Cognitive Aspects of Marking Menus
Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
March 1993, 8(1).
pp. 1-23.
Murugappan Palaniappan, Nicole Yankelovich & George Fitzmaurice. (1992).
The Envoy System: An Open Architecture for Agents
ACM Transactions on Information Systems.
July 1992, 10(3).
pp. 233-264.
Abigail Sellen, Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1992).
The Prevention of Mode Errors Through Sensory Feedback
Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.
June 1992, 7(2).
pp. 141-164.
Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1991).
Issues in Combining Marking and Direct Manipulation Techniques
UIST 1991 Conference Proceedings:
ACM Symposium on User Interface Software & Technology.
pp. 137-144.
Murugappan Palaniappan & George Fitzmaurice. (1991).
InternetExpress: An Inter-Desktop Multimedia Data-Transfer Service.
IEEE Computer.
October 1991, 24(10).
pp. 58-67.
Jos Stam & Eugene Fiume. (1991).
A Multiple-Scale Stochastic Modelling Primitive
GI 1991 Conference Proceedings:
Graphics Interface Conference.
pp. 24-31.
Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1991).
GEdit: a testbed for editing by contiguous gesture
SIGCHI Bulletin.
April 1991, 23(2).
pp. 22-26.
Abigail Sellen, Gord Kurtenbach & Bill Buxton. (1990).
The role of visual and kinesthetic feedback in the prevention of mode errors
INTERACT 1990 Conference Proceedings:
IFIP Conference on Human-Computer Interaction.
pp. 667-673 .
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