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Joseph Teran is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States. Their research spans fields including Engineering and Computer Science, with a particular focus on Computational Mechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Computational Theory and Mathematics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics, and Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design.

The scientist's work addresses a variety of main topics, such as:

  • Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions
  • Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer
  • 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis
  • Model Reduction and Neural Networks
  • Lattice Boltzmann Simulation Studies
  • Elasticity and Material Modeling
  • Contact Mechanics and Variational Inequalities

Joseph Teran has authored multiple papers published primarily in venues like ACM Transactions on Graphics and arXiv (Cornell University). Recent notable papers include:

  • "An implicit updated lagrangian formulation for liquids with large surface energy" (2020, ACM Transactions on Graphics)
  • "A momentum-conserving implicit material point method for surface tension with contact angles and spatial gradients" (2021, ACM Transactions on Graphics)
  • "Position-Based Nonlinear Gauss-Seidel for Quasistatic Hyperelasticity" (2024, ACM Transactions on Graphics)
  • "A Neural Network Model for Efficient Musculoskeletal-Driven Skin Deformation" (2024, ACM Transactions on Graphics)
  • "A Deep Conjugate Direction Method for Iteratively Solving Linear Systems" (2022, arXiv (Cornell University))

The scientist collaborates frequently with various coauthors, including:

  • David Hyde
  • Yizhou Chen
  • Alan Marquez-Razon
  • Jingyu Chen
  • Ronald Fedkiw

Joseph Teran's publishing record includes contributions to several prominent venues beyond ACM Transactions on Graphics and arXiv, such as Computers & Graphics, Proceedings of the ACM on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, and Computer Graphics Forum.

Best Publications

  • A material point method for snow simulation

    Alexey Stomakhin;Craig Schroeder;Lawrence Chai;Joseph Teran

  • Invertible finite elements for robust simulation of large deformation

    G. Irving;J. Teran;R. Fedkiw

  • The affine particle-in-cell method

    Chenfanfu Jiang;Craig Schroeder;Andrew Selle;Joseph Teran

  • Creating and simulating skeletal muscle from the visible human data set

    J. Teran;E. Sifakis;S.S. Blemker;V. Ng-Thow-Hing

  • Viscoelastic fluid response can increase the speed and efficiency of a free swimmer.

    Joseph Teran;Lisa Fauci;Michael Shelley

  • Finite volume methods for the simulation of skeletal muscle

    J. Teran;S. Blemker;V. Ng Thow Hing;R. Fedkiw

  • Robust quasistatic finite elements and flesh simulation

    Joseph Teran;Eftychios Sifakis;Geoffrey Irving;Ronald Fedkiw

  • Efficient elasticity for character skinning with contact and collisions

    Aleka McAdams;Yongning Zhu;Andrew Selle;Mark Empey

  • A Crystalline, Red Green Strategy for Meshing Highly Deformable Objects with Tetrahedra.

    Neil Molino;Robert Bridson;Joseph Teran;Ronald Fedkiw

  • The material point method for simulating continuum materials

    Chenfanfu Jiang;Craig Schroeder;Joseph Teran;Alexey Stomakhin

  • Augmented MPM for phase-change and varied materials

    Alexey Stomakhin;Craig Schroeder;Chenfanfu Jiang;Lawrence Chai

  • Efficient elasticity for character skinning with contact and collisions

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  • Drucker-prager elastoplasticity for sand animation

    Gergely Klár;Theodore Gast;Andre Pradhana;Chuyuan Fu

  • A parallel multigrid Poisson solver for fluids simulation on large grids

    A. McAdams;E. Sifakis;J. Teran

  • Dynamic anticrack propagation in snow

    Johan Gaume;T. Gast;J. Teran;A. van Herwijnen

  • Anisotropic elastoplasticity for cloth, knit and hair frictional contact

    Chenfanfu Jiang;Theodore Gast;Joseph Teran

  • Optimization Integrator for Large Time Steps

    Theodore F. Gast;Craig Schroeder;Alexey Stomakhin;Chenfanfu Jiang

  • Multi-species simulation of porous sand and water mixtures

    Andre Pradhana Tampubolon;Theodore Gast;Gergely Klár;Chuyuan Fu

  • A polynomial particle-in-cell method

    Chuyuan Fu;Qi Guo;Theodore Gast;Chenfanfu Jiang

  • Fracturing Rigid Materials

    Zhaosheng Bao;Jeong-Mo Hong;J. Teran;R. Fedkiw

  • Dynamic simulation of articulated rigid bodies with contact and collision

    R. Weinstein;J. Teran;R. Fedkiw

Frequent Co-Authors

Eftychios Sifakis
Eftychios Sifakis University of Wisconsin–Madison
Ronald Fedkiw
Ronald Fedkiw Stanford University
Jeff D. Eldredge
Jeff D. Eldredge University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Shelley
Michael Shelley Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Stanley Osher
Stanley Osher University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Bridson
Robert Bridson University of British Columbia
Demetri Terzopoulos
Demetri Terzopoulos University of California, Los Angeles
Achi Brandt
Achi Brandt Weizmann Institute of Science
Andrea L. Bertozzi
Andrea L. Bertozzi University of California, Los Angeles
Marc A. Meyers
Marc A. Meyers University of California, San Diego

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