Damien Rioux-Lavoie

Research Scientist

Ubisoft La Forge, Montreal

About me

I am a Research Scientist at Ubisoft La Forge (Montreal), where I lead cutting-edge research in real-time rendering and simulation. I completed my PhD at McGill University under the supervision of Prof. Derek Nowrouzezahrai, and my master's degree at the University of Montreal under the supervision of Prof. Robert G. Owens. My research interests include (Markov chain) Monte Carlo methods, physically based rendering, and fluid simulations.


Interests

  • Light transport simulation
  • Markov chain Monte Carlo
  • Computational fluid dynamics
  • Rock climbing

Education

  • PhD in Electrical Engineering, 2023

    McGill University

  • Master in Applied Mathematics, 2017

    University of Montreal

  • Bachelor in Mathematics, 2014

    University of Montreal