Dr. Chloe LeGendre, senior software engineer in Google Research, will give a virtual colloquium presentation, titled “Remain in Light: Realistic Augmented Imagery in the AI Era” on Friday, February 2, from 12:30 – 1:30 PM, which will be streamed in Science Complex P-101.
See below for more information about our speaker.
Abstract: Augmented Reality (AR) blends real-world scenery with computer and artist generated imagery to unlock novel, creative experiences. In this talk, I will describe advances towards crafting AR imagery that seamlessly blends the real and virtual together, with a focus on matching scene lighting. Given the rapid pace of recent developments in image generation models, I will also share my perspective on these generative models as applied to AR experiences.
Speaker Bio: Chloe LeGendre is a senior software engineer in Google Research, where she is currently working on computational photography and high dynamic range imaging. Her research typically applies machine learning to problems in computer graphics, photography, and imaging, with a special focus on scene lighting measurement and estimation, color science, and portrait photography manipulation. As a member of USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies’s Vision and Graphics Lab, Chloe graduated with a PhD in Computer Science in 2019 from the University of Southern California, where she was advised by Paul Debevec. Chloe has also worked in the R&D divisions of Netflix, L’Oréal USA, and Johnson & Johnson, focused on emerging technology development in the areas of virtual production, augmented reality, and imaging.