Brian A. Barsky

Professor

Research Areas

• Biosystems & Computational Biology (BIO)
• Graphics and Human-Computer Interaction (GHCI)
• computer-aided geometric design & modeling visualization in scientific computing, computer-aided cornea modeling and visualization

Research Centers

• Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM)
• Berkeley Institute of Design (BID)
• Center for Intelligent Systems (CIS)

Teaching Schedule (Spring 2008)

• CS 39J. The Art and Science of Photography: Drawing with Light, F 12:00-2:00P, 405 Soda

Biography

Brian A. Barsky is Professor of Computer Science and Affiliate Professor of Optometry and Vision Science at the UC Berkeley. He attended McGill University, Montréal, received a D.C.S. in engineering and a B.Sc. in mathematics and computer science. He studied computer graphics and computer science at Cornell University, Ithaca, where he earned an M.S. degree. His Ph.D. degree is in computer science from the University of Utah, Salt Lake City. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. His research interests include computer aided geometric design and modeling, interactive three-dimensional computer graphics, visualization in scientific computing, computer aided cornea modeling and visualization, medical imaging, and virtual environments for surgical simulation.

Selected Publications

• A. Curan, M. Brieu, B. A. Barsky, P. Dubois, and J. F. Rouland, "Stress-strain corneal study for biomechanical contribution to model and simulate corneal suturing," Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 2007.
• T. J. Kosloff and B. A. Barsky, "Invited Paper: An algorithm for rendering generalized depth of field effects based on simulated heat diffusion," in Proc. 5th Intl. Conf. on Computational Science and Its Applications (ICCSA 2007), O. Gervasi and M. L. Gavrilova, Eds., Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 4707, Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 2007, pp. 1124-1140.
• A. Sfarti, B. A. Barsky, T. J. Kosloff, E. P. Pasztor, A. Kozlowski, E. Roman, and A. Perelman, "Extensions of 3D graphics rendering engine used for direct tessellation of spline surfaces," in Proc. 6th Intl. Conf. on Computational Science - ICCS 2006, Pt. II, V. N. Alexandrov, G. D. van Albada, P. M. A. Sloot, and J. Dongarra, Eds., Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 3992, Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 2006, pp. 215-222.
• P. Hall and B. A. Barsky, Eds., Special Issue: Vision, Video and Graphics 2003, Graphical Models (journal), Vol. 67(6), Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier Inc., 2005.
• B. A. Barsky, M. J. Tobias, D. P. Chu, and D. R. Horn, "Elimination of artifacts due to occlusion and discretization problems in image space blurring techniques," Graphical Models, vol. 67, no. 6, pp. 584-599, Nov. 2005.
• A. Sfarti, B. A. Barsky, T. J. Kosloff, E. P. Pasztor, A. Kozlowski, E. Roman, and A. Perelman, "New 3D graphics rendering engine architecture for direct tessellation of spline surfaces," in Proc. 5th Intl. Conf. on Computational Science -- ICCS 2005, Pt. II, V. S. Sunderam, G. D. van Albada, P. M. A. Sloot, and J. J. Dongarra, Eds., Vol. 3515, Berlin, Germany: Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 2005, pp. 224-231.
• B. A. Barsky and E. Pasztor, "Rendering skewed plane of sharp focus and associated depth of field," in ACM SIGGRAPH 2004: Sketches: Proc. Intl. Conf. on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, R. Barzel, Ed., New York, NY: The Association for Computing Machinery, Inc., 2004, pp. 92.
• B. A. Barsky, T. J. Kosloff, and S. D. Upstill, "An opponent process approach to modeling the blue shift of the human color vision system," in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, Vol. 73, New York, NY: ACM Press, 2004, pp. 73-81.
• B. A. Barsky, "Vision-realistic rendering: Simulation of the scanned foveal image from wavefront data of human subjects," in ACM International Conference Proceedings Series, Vol. 73, New York, NY: ACM Press, 2004, pp. 73-81.
• B. A. Barsky, M. J. Tobias, D. R. Horn, and D. P. Chu, "Investigating occlusion and discretization problems in image space blurring techniques," in Proc. 1st Intl. Conf. on Vision, Video, and Graphics, P. Hall and P. Willis, Eds., Aire-la-Ville, Switzerland: The Eurographics Association, 2004, pp. 97-102.
• B. A. Barsky, "Geometry for analysis of corneal shape," in Computational Geometry: Lectures at the Morningside Center of Mathematics, R. H. Wang, Ed., AMS/IP Studies in Advanced Mathematics, Vol. 34, Cambridge, MA: International Press, American Mathematical Society, 2003, pp. 33-56.
• B. A. Barsky, D. R. Horn, S. A. Klein, J. A. Pang, and M. Yu, "Invited Paper: Camera models and optical systems used in computer graphics: Part I, Object-based techniques," in Proc. Intl. Conf. on Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2003, Part III, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2669, Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 2003, pp. 246-255.
• B. A. Barsky, D. R. Horn, S. A. Klein, J. A. Pang, and M. Yu, "Invited Paper: Camera models and optical systems used in computer graphics: Part II, Image-based techniques," in Proc. Intl. Conf. on Computational Science and Its Applications -- ICCSA 2003, Part III, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Vol. 2669, Berlin, Germany: Springer-Verlag, 2003, pp. 256-265.
• B. A. Barsky, A. W. Bargteil, D. Garcia, and S. A. Klein, "Introducing vision-realistic rendering," in Rendering Techniques 2002: Proc. 13th Eurographics Rendering Workshop, P. Debevec and S. Gibson, Eds., Aire-la-Ville, Switzerland: Eurographics Association, 2002, pp. 1-7.
• B. A. Barsky and R. N. Goldman, "Beta-continuity revisited: Determining Bezier control vertices to construct geometrically continuous curves and surfaces," in Mathematical Methods for Curves and Surfaces: Oslo 2000, T. Lyche and L. L. Schumaker, Eds., Vanderbilt University Press Innovations in Applied Mathematics, Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University Press, 2001, pp. 35-44.
• H. H. Tran, S. A. Klein, and B. A. Barsky, "Three-dimensional finite element analyses of contact lens deformation and lens-eye interactions," Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. S940, March 2001.
• B. A. Barsky, D. Klein, and S. A. Klein, "Computer simulation of vision-based synthetic images using Hartmann-Shack-derived wavefront aberrations," Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. S162, March 2001.
• S. S. Dalal, S. A. Klein, B. A. Barsky, and J. C. Corzine, "Limitations of the Zernike representation of cornea and wavefront for post-refractive surgery eyes," Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol. 42, no. 4, pp. S603, March 2001.
• B. A. Barsky, M. S. Downes, and F. Tendick, "The OPTICAL and VESTA Projects: Ophthalmic visualization and virtual surgery," The Intl. J. of Virtual Reality, vol. 5, no. 1, March 2001.
• F. Cheng, X. Wang, and B. A. Barsky, "Quadratic B-spline curve interpolation," Computers & Mathematics with Applications, vol. 41, no. 1-2, pp. 39-50, Jan. 2001.