CDE Showcase 2022 – Into the Future of Digital Entertainment – Cancelled due to factors beyond our control
CDE funding is now drawing to a close. We’re having a celebration, a CDE Showcase, that brings the CDE family and friends together at One Birdcage Walk in London.
This all-day event gives us the opportunity to look to the future. Specifically at funding opportunities for a Digital and Creative Entertainment Network connecting academics and industry researchers from across the UK.
The CDE has actively facilitated collaborative research projects for over a decade. What are the challenges? What have we done so far? How do we build on this going forward?
Join us as we explore the future of a Digital and Creative Entertainment Network:
| 09:30 | Reception and coffee |
| 10:00 | Welcome CDE and Introduction to CDE – CDE Directors |
| 10:30 | Keynote 1: Abhijeet Ghosh, Imperial College/Lumirithmic, Imaging for Realistic Facial Appearance Capture – Abstract |
| 11:30 | Coffee |
| 12 noon | Interactive Panel Discussion: The benefits and challenges of active industrial-academic research collaboration Chair: CDE Director Prof Peter Hall Panel Members: Oscar de Mello – MyWorld Dr Andrzej Kaczorowski – VividQ Prof Adrian Hilton – University of Surrey Glenn Goodall – EPSRC / UKRI Kish Hirani – Video games expert & BAME in Games |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 | CDE Short Talks: Experiences, Benefits and Impact |
| 15.00 | Digital and Creative Entertainment Network proposal – discussion and feedback |
| 15:30 | Keynote 2: Jamie Shotton, MS Research/ Wayve |
| 16:30 | ‘CDE: This is your life’ hosted by Science Showoff Dr. Steve Cross, with CDE founders Prof Phil Willis and Prof Jian Jun Zhang |
| 17:00 | Wrap up |
| 17:15 – 19:00 | Drinks Reception and Poster Showcase |
 | Prof. Abhijeet Ghosh Imperial College/Lumirithmic Abhijeet Ghosh is a Professor of Graphics and Imaging in the Department of Computing at Imperial College London, and CTO/Chief Scientist of Lumirithmic. His research focuses on appearance modeling and computational photography/illumination for graphics and vision and he has held an EPSRC Early Career Fellowship (2016-2021), and a Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award (2013-2017) in this area. Title: Imaging for Realistic Facial Appearance Capture – Abstract Find out more. |
 | Dr Jamie Shotton Chief Scientist, Wayve Jamie Shotton is a leader in AI technology research and development, with a track record of incubating transformative new technologies and experiences from early-stage research to shipping product. He is Chief Scientist at Wayve, developing safe and adaptable autonomous vehicles. Find out more. |
We are delighted to welcome our panel members as they join us for an interactive discussion. In this session, we will discuss the benefits and challenges of active industrial-academic research collaboration, chaired by CDE Co-Director Prof Peter Hall.
Get to know the panel members by clicking here
Steve is a stand-up comedian, presenter and producer, travelling across the UK helping all sorts of intellectual types share their passions. He founded Bright Club, the international network of academic comedy clubs, and performs at comedy, music, science and tech festivals around the world. He trains clever people to be funny, through his project CLEVERmakeFUNNY, and has worked with academics, museums professionals, software engineers, architects and lawyers to make comedy part of their lives. Join Steve as he hosts ‘CDE: This is your life’, celebrating everything CDE from the past 13 years.
The Centre for Digital Entertainment (CDE) was awarded £6.3 Million initial funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) in 2009 to support 50 doctoral studentships in digital entertainment spread over eight years. It was one of 19 doctoral training centres funded that year, the first wave of CDTs and represented a new and unique collaboration between the University of Bath, Bournemouth University and a host of industry partners across the computer animation, games and visual effects industries.
The Centre was funded to train the next generation of leaders in the computer animation, games and digital effects industries by offering a unique doctoral program that places researchers directly in companies. The success it achieved formed the case for renewal in 2013 to support a further 50 studentships
Under academic supervision students’ work forms the basis of an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) a scheme was established in 1992. The EngD scheme was intended to lead to a change in the approaches to doctoral training and education. It differs from a traditional academia-based PhD in that it expects PGR students (Research Engineers: REs) to work on projects which are industry-based.
We are thrilled to be able to bring this event to you within the fabulous surroundings of One Birdcage Walk, London. Overlooking the beautiful St James’s Park, One Birdcage Walk combines original period features, unique heritage, modern technology and excellent customer service.
One Birdcage Walk was originally built to be the home of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, formed in Birmingham in 1847.
Find out more about this impressive building’s history.
One Birdcage Walk. London SW1H 9JJ. Contact: 020 7973 1248
Overlooking St James’s Park and located just minutes from HM Treasury, the Houses of Parliament and Horse Guards Parade.
Victoria, Waterloo and Charing Cross mainline stations are approximately a 15-20 minute walk from our venue.
Westminster tube station (5 minute walk), Jubilee and District and Circle lines
St James’s Park tube station (5 minute walk), District and Circle lines
Due to the age and configuration of the building, every reasonable effort will be made to accommodate access requirements. Should you require assistance, please contact [email protected]
Twitter: @centre_digi_ent, @bournemouthuni,
@BU_research, @DoctoralBath, @UniofBath, @EPSRC
LinkedIn: @centre for digital entertainment,
@university of bath, @EPSRC
Accommodation will be booked at the Holiday Inn Express Southwark. If you are a CDE student attending the event and you have not yet confirmed your attendance and accommodation requirements, please do so by completing this form.
This is a guide for those attending the event, but if you have further questions please contact the event organisers Zoe and Francesca at [email protected].