Abstract: Visual simulation of fluids has become an indispensable tool for computer graphics. Many fluid phenomena can be simulated by solving Navier-Stokes equations. In computer graphics, the NS equations are mostly used for simulating smoke, water and fire. However, it is useful for other different purposes. In this talk, we show our usage of the NS equations for different applications, including inverse cloud simulation, aerodynamic sound simulation, modeling of fluids from images, and editing of simulated fluid data.

Bio: Yoshinori Dobashi is an associate professor at Hokkaido University in the graduate school of engineering, Japan since 2000. His research interests center in computer graphics including lighting models. Dobashi received his BE, ME and Ph.D in Engineering in 1992, 1994, and 1997, respectively, from Hiroshima University. He worked at Hiroshima City University from 1997 to 2000 as a research associate.

Homepage: http://ime.ist.hokudai.ac.jp/~doba/