Jos Stam
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Jos Stam is a renowned computer graphics researcher best known for his pioneering work in fluid simulation and subdivision surfaces, which has significantly influenced visual effects and animation.
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| Jos Stam canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7421056 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jos Stam Context triple: [Steven A. Coons Award, hasRecipient, Jos Stam]
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Jan van der Does
Jan van der Does was a Dutch nobleman, poet, and military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of Leiden during the Eighty Years' War.
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B.
Simon Vissering
Simon Vissering was a 19th-century Dutch economist and legal scholar known for influencing early Japanese modernizers through his teachings at Leiden University.
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C.
Joost de Blank
Joost de Blank was a 20th-century Anglican clergyman known for his outspoken opposition to apartheid while serving as Archbishop of Cape Town.
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D.
Jeroen Brouwers
Jeroen Brouwers was a prominent Dutch writer and essayist known for his stylistically rich novels and critical essays, often exploring memory, war, and the legacy of colonialism.
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E.
Jan van Bijlert
Jan van Bijlert was a Dutch Golden Age painter associated with the Utrecht Caravaggisti, known for his religious, genre, and portrait works influenced by Caravaggio’s dramatic use of light and shadow.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jos Stam Target entity description: Jos Stam is a renowned computer graphics researcher best known for his pioneering work in fluid simulation and subdivision surfaces, which has significantly influenced visual effects and animation.
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A.
Jan van der Does
Jan van der Does was a Dutch nobleman, poet, and military leader best known for organizing and leading the defense of Leiden during the Eighty Years' War.
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B.
Simon Vissering
Simon Vissering was a 19th-century Dutch economist and legal scholar known for influencing early Japanese modernizers through his teachings at Leiden University.
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C.
Joost de Blank
Joost de Blank was a 20th-century Anglican clergyman known for his outspoken opposition to apartheid while serving as Archbishop of Cape Town.
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D.
Jeroen Brouwers
Jeroen Brouwers was a prominent Dutch writer and essayist known for his stylistically rich novels and critical essays, often exploring memory, war, and the legacy of colonialism.
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E.
Jan van Bijlert
Jan van Bijlert was a Dutch Golden Age painter associated with the Utrecht Caravaggisti, known for his religious, genre, and portrait works influenced by Caravaggio’s dramatic use of light and shadow.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer graphics researcher
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computer scientist ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Maya fluid effects technology ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Technical Achievement
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linked to:
Academy Awards for technical achievement
SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics Achievement Award ⓘ Scientific and Engineering Award ⓘ
linked to:
Scientific and Technical Awards
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| contributedTo | development of fluid solvers used in film visual effects ⓘ |
| developed |
stable fluid simulation methods for graphics
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techniques for evaluating subdivision surfaces ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Toronto ⓘ |
| employer |
Alias Research
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Alias|wavefront ⓘ
linked to:
Alias|Wavefront
Autodesk ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
animation
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computer graphics ⓘ fluid simulation ⓘ subdivision surfaces ⓘ visual effects ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD in computer science ⓘ |
| hasPublicationVenue |
ACM SIGGRAPH conference
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linked to:
ACM SIGGRAPH
ACM Transactions on Graphics ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
geometric modeling
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numerical simulation ⓘ physics-based animation ⓘ real-time graphics ⓘ |
| hasRole |
author of influential graphics papers
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speaker at SIGGRAPH conferences ⓘ |
| influenced |
computer animation industry
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visual effects industry ⓘ |
| inspired | fluid simulation tools in commercial 3D software ⓘ |
| knownFor |
influence on animation
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influence on visual effects ⓘ pioneering work on fluid simulation ⓘ pioneering work on subdivision surfaces ⓘ |
| memberOf | ACM SIGGRAPH community ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableWork |
DeRose–Kass–Stam subdivision surface work
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Exact Evaluation of Catmull-Clark Subdivision Surfaces at Arbitrary Parameter Values ⓘ Real-Time Fluid Dynamics for Games ⓘ Stable Fluids ⓘ fluid simulation algorithms used in visual effects ⓘ |
| occupation |
research scientist
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software architect ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Jos Stam Description of subject: Jos Stam is a renowned computer graphics researcher best known for his pioneering work in fluid simulation and subdivision surfaces, which has significantly influenced visual effects and animation.
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