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Real-Time Graphics Rendering

Applications are invited for an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in the Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE), a collaboration between the University of Bath and Bournemouth University, with Codeplay. Codeplay are internationally recognized experts in advanced optimizing technologies, compilers and programmable graphics. They have been providing acceleration solutions that optimize performance for graphics semiconductor designers and AAA game developers since 1999.

This would be a good position for someone who is interested in research in a combined academic/commercial environment. Outputs of the research will be used by Codeplay and the project partners as potential approaches to delivering a next generation of real-time graphics for video games.

EngD project details: Codeplay is undertaking a large R&D project with European academics and small companies to investigate future GPU architectures and rendering techniques.

Areas of interest are: ray-tracing, global illumination, and physics-based animation. We are also investigating offload game AI code onto a GPU. In GPU architecture terms, we will be investigating a variety of memory models, as well as producing tools to analyse memory bandwidth usage of GPU software.

Requirements: Applicants should have a background in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics or Electronic Engineering with excellent programming skills. Experience with research in an academic environment or software development in a commercial environment in real-time graphics is a plus. The project will include experts in graphics, compilers and GPU architecture, so we hope to create cross-fertilization of ideas and collaborations.