DR. COREY TOLER-FRANKLIN
**** ** ***** *** #* Oakland CA 94611 Ph.510-***-**** *****.*************@*****.*** www.coreytoler.com
EDUCATION
Princeton University, Computer Science Department 2011
Ph.D., Computer Science
Research Areas: Computer Graphics and Computer Vision
Topics: Acquisition and analysis of the shape and appearance of real-world objects. Algorithms for
processing and visualizing complex datasets including matching and non- photorealistic rendering.
Thesis: Matching, Visualizing and Archiving Cultural Heritage Artifacts Using Multi-Channel Images
Teaching: COS 126 General Computer Science, COS 226 Algorithms and Data Structures
Advisor: Dr. Szymon Rusinkiewicz
Cornell University, Program of Computer Graphics 1999
M.S., Architecture, Major: Computer Graphics
Research Areas: Conceptual modeling tools for architectural design
Topics: Developed a visualization system to teach the mathematical concepts behind projective geometry.
Introduced software and novel digital rear-projected display systems to architecture students at Cornell.
Thesis: A Computer-Based Approach for Teaching Architectural Drawing
Teaching: Exposed architecture students to computer graphics in a novel design studio.
Advisor: Dr. Donald Greenberg
Cornell University, College of Architecture, Art and Planning 1997
B.Arch (Class Rank 4 out of 21)
Thesis: On Site Museum of Oral History, Nassau, Bahamas
Cornell Abroad: Studied significant architectural works and cultures in Italy, Africa and Malta 1995
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
University of California Davis, Computer Science Department, Davis, CA July 2012 - present
President s Postdoctoral Fellow
Working with UC-Davis Professor Nina Amenta and Yale Professor Holly Rushmeier
Yale University, Computer Science Department, New Haven, CT July 2011 July 2012
Yale Postdoctoral Fellow
Working with Professor Holly Rushmeier
Adobe Systems, Advanced Technology Labs, San Jose, CA Summer 2007
Computer Vision Group Developed system for creating computer-generated mosaics.
Google Inc., Boulder, Colorado Summer 2006
Google SketchUp Team Developed prototype for controlling line density in SketchUp models.
Autodesk Inc., San Francisco, CA March 2000 March 2004
Software Engineer 3D Graphics Team
Developed and enhanced AutoCAD 3D Graphics System to improve performance and functionality;
implemented 3D navigation, rendering, and presentation tools; developed API s for 3rd party
developers; provided bug-fixes to complex legacy code in a large code base; wrote Technical
Research Documents for proposed projects; owned several projects and oversaw the formal
development process until delivery; notable contributions to AutoCAD 2002, 2004 and 2005 include:
3D Graphics Configuration, True Color Support, Shaded Viewport Plotting, 3D Navigation Tools,
Microsoft Windows Logo Certification, and Sheet Set Management; maintained high company
visibility while interacting with cross functional groups such as Test Development and Product Design.
Special Project - Strategic Accounts:
Lead pilot project between Autodesk and two international architecture firms - HOK and Gensler;
worked in HOK and Gensler offices learning firm processes and providing technical advice on product
implementation; reported to Autodesk executives through written reports and presentations to broaden
knowledge of the customer process, improve solutions and strengthen customer relationships.
Hawley Peterson & Snyder Architects, Mountain View, CA April 2004 May 2005
Lead the initiative to integrate new Building Information Modeling Technology (BIM) into the
architectural design process; represented firm in collaborative Design-Assist project to estimate
construction time and cost; projects: Camino Medical Group Campus, Palo Alto Medical Facility.
SKILLS
Languages: C/C++, Java, OpenGL, Open Inventor, Pascal, VBA, HTML, Java Script, Python, Perl
Software: Advanced 3D Studio Max, Revit, AutoCAD, Adobe Illustator/Photoshop
AWARDS
President s Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California 2012-2013
Google Anita Borg Scholarship for Women in Computer Science: Finalist 2009
National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship 2005-2008
Presidential Fellowship, Princeton University 2005-2009
Merit Award, Princeton University 2005-2009
Autodesk 2002 Software Developer Award: Recognized for contribution to AutoCAD 2002
Shreve Award: MS Thesis Project - For excellence and originality 1999
Robert James Eidlitz Traveling Fellowship: Funded For Computer Graphics Studies 1998
The Eschweiler Prize: Recognized for outstanding academic accomplishments 1997
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Learning How to Match Fresco Fragments
Thomas Funkhouser, Hijung Shin, Corey Toler-Franklin, Antonio Garcia Castaneda, Benedict Brown, David
Dobkin, Szymon Rusinkiewicz, Tim Weyrich.
Eurographics 2011 Special Area Track on Cultural Heritage, Llandudno, UK, April 2011
Multi-Feature Matching of Fresco Fragments
Corey Toler-Franklin, Benedict Brown, Tim Weyrich, Thomas Funkhouser, Szymon Rusinkiewicz.
ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH Asia), Seoul, Korea, December 2010.
A System for High-Volume Acquisition and Matching of Fresco Fragments: Reassembling Theran Wall
Paintings: Benedict Brown, Corey Toler-Franklin, Diego Nehab, Michael Burns, Andreas Vlachopoulos,
Christos Doumas, David Dobkin, Szymon Rusinkiewicz, Tim Weyrich.
ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. SIGGRAPH), Los Angeles, CA, August, 2008.
Illustration of Complex Real-World Objects using Images with Normals.
Corey Toler-Franklin, Adam Finkelstein, and Szymon Rusinkiewicz.
International Symposium on Non-Photorealistic Animation and Rendering (NPAR) San Diego, CA, August 2007
TEXTBOOKS
Blackwell Companions to Anthropology: A Companion to Rock Art
Chapter 14: Rock art as digital heritage: advances is photo enhancement technology and digital archiving
Ruth Tringham, Michael Ashley and Cinzia Perlingieri (University of California, Berkeley), Liam Brady
(University of Western Australia), Mark Mudge, Tommy Noble, Neffra Matthews, Szymon Rusinkiewicz, Corey
Toler-Franklin and Carla Schroer (Cultural Heritage Imaging, Princeton University), Wiley Publishing 2012.
COURSES/TUTORIALS
Principles and Practices of Robust, Photography-based Digital Imaging Techniques for Museums:
Co-presented full day course. Presented acquisition and rendering algorithms for museum conservation.
VAST 11th International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
(Proc. EUROGRAPHICS 2010), Palais du Louvre, Paris, France, September 2010.
INVITED TALKS/WORKSHOPS
The CITRIS Research Exchange Seminar Series
Matching, Visualizing and Archiving Cultural Heritage Artifacts Using Multi-Channel Images
Banatao Institute CITRIS, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, September 2012
Data Acquisition Techniques for Documenting and Analyzing Biological Specimens
The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), New York, New York, June 2012
Digitizing the Thera Frescoes : Practical 3D acquisition methods for museum conservation
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) 27th Annual meeting
Yale University, Peabody Museum, New Haven, CT, June 2012
Matching, Visualizing and Archiving Cultural Heritage Artifacts Using Multi-Channel Images
Adobe Systems, Inc., Advanced Technologies Lab, San Francisco, CA, May 2012.
Computer Graphics and Computer Vision Techniques for Preserving Artifacts
University of California Berkeley, October 2011
A Matching System for Reassembling the Theran Frescos
Presented a summer workshop on hardware and software systems being developed to help archeologist
reconstruct the Thera Frescos, in an ongoing collaboration with researchers from Princeton University,
University College London and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, along with archaeologists from the Akrotiri
Excavation and the University of Ioannina. Santorini, Greece, July 2009, July 2010, July 2011
RTISAD Oxford Workshop: Digital Transformations: New developments in cultural heritage imaging
Presented a session on future directions for computer science research for 3D capture and digital imaging
University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, February 2011
Applied Math/Image Processing Seminar: Pattern Matching Algorithms and Reassembly Systems
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, January 2011
Technical Talk: Computer Graphics for Cultural Heritage Preservation
Hewlett Packard Laboratories Palo Alto, CA, CA January 2011
Technical Talk: Techniques for Digitizing and Visualizing Artifacts
University of Southern California, Los Angeles CA January 2011
Colloquium Talk: Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Center for Imaging Science
Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, October 2010
Generating Scientific Illustrations using Non-Photorealistic Rendering
Introduced fundamental concepts for generating technical illustrations for cultural heritage applications.
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Conservation Department, New York, New York, July 2010.
Non-Photorealistic Illustration using RGBN Images
Adobe Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA, August 2007.
Google Tech Talk: A Prototype for Controlling Line Density in 3D Models
Google Inc., Boulder Colorado, August 2006.
CONFERENCE COMMITTIEES
Eurographics International Scientific Committee
International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage
VAST 2011, VAST 2012
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
European Association for Computer Graphics (EG)
American Institute of Architects (AIA)
National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA)
SERVICE AND OUTREACH
Wesley L. Harris Scientific Society, Princeton, University
Women in Science and Engineering at Princeton Focus Group
Autodesk Design Your Future Program for Women in Science and Technology (2000 2004)