Karan Singh, University of Toronto

Research

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Latest funding

Representations and Interfaces for storytelling with 3D animated characters
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$165,000
Modeling, Animation and Fabrication of 3D Human Faces
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$150,000
A Business / Market Opportunity Assessment for A Speech-Driven Facial Animation System
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$14,775

All 19 grants and awards

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Representations and Interfaces for storytelling with 3D animated characters

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Singh, Karan

Keywords: character animation; facial animation; sketch interfaces; autonomous characters; directorial interface; lip-synchronization; emotion modeling; time-warping; storyboarding; motion editing

$165,000

Modeling, Animation and Fabrication of 3D Human Faces

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Singh, Karan

$150,000

A Business / Market Opportunity Assessment for A Speech-Driven Facial Animation System

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Singh, Karan

$14,775

Enabling and Leveraging whole-chassis sensing in VR, AR, and Handhelds

Co-investigatorNSERC2017Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Wigdor, Daniel

$514,992

Design2model : sketching 3D designs

Co-investigatorNSERC2016Idea to Innovation

Principal investigators: Sheffer, Alla

$124,700

Transcended Reality: Modeling, Fabrication, Interaction, Navigation and Perception in Immersive (AR/VR) Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2016Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Singh, Karan

$228,000

OS enhancement for zero-latency UI response

Co-investigatorNSERC2014Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Wigdor, Daniel

$265,208

PHuman: Parametric, multiscale modeling and simulation of human anatomy

Co-investigatorNSERC2011Collaborative Research and Development Grants

Principal investigators: Fels, Sidney

$760,000

Sculpt and sketch interfaces for 3D modeling

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Singh, Karan

$165,000

Sculpt and sketch interfaces for 3D modeling

Principal investigatorNSERC2011Discovery Grants Program - Accelerator Supplements

Principal investigators: Singh, Karan

$120,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Singh, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Representations and Interfaces for storytelling with 3D animated characters" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]