HiPR at SIGGRAPH Real-Time Live! 2026
Presenting Hierarchical Progressive Rendering for immediate feedback.
Rafael Padilla
RafaelPadilla:~$ Graphics Engineer, Software Engineer, Creative Technologist, Technical Director
About me
I'm a graphics and software engineer working on rendering and the tools around it. I'm pursuing an M.S. in Computing (Graphics & Visualization) at the University of Utah, where I research progressive and GPU path tracing, and I've built production tools at DreamWorks Animation and Walt Disney Animation Studios.
Interests
- Path tracing
- Real-time rendering
- GPU programming
- USD pipelines
- Photography
- Watercolor & gouache
- Piano & keytar
- Ukulele
- Juggling
- Swimming