Research
My research centers on advancing physics-based simulation tools for visual effects and animation, with a focus on creating robust numerical techniques that capture the rich behaviors of natural phenomena. My interests include computational solid and fluid mechanics, multimaterial coupling, and parallel/high performance computing.
Technical and Scientific Papers
A Practical Partitioner for Distributed Simulations on Sparse Dynamic Domains Using Optimal Transport
J. Wretborn, M. Schoo, N. Lee, C. Batty, A. Stomakhin
Transactions on Graphics (TOG) 2026
J. Wretborn, M. Schoo, N. Lee, C. Batty, A. Stomakhin
A Unified Multi-scale Method for Simulating Immersed Bubbles
J. Wretborn, A. Stomakhin, C. Batty
Eurographics 2025 | Best Paper Award
J. Wretborn, A. Stomakhin, C. Batty
Pahi: A Unified Water Pipeline and Toolset
A. Stomakhin, S. Lesser, J. Wretborn, S. Flynn, J. Nixon, N. Illingworth, A. Rollet, K. Blom, D. McHale
DigiPro 2023
A. Stomakhin, S. Lesser, J. Wretborn, S. Flynn, J. Nixon, N. Illingworth, A. Rollet, K. Blom, D. McHale
Loki: A Unified Multiphysics Simulation Framework for Production
S. Lesser, A. Stomakhin, G. Daviet, J. Wretborn, J. Edholm, N. Lee, E. Schweickart, X. Zhai, S. Flynn, A. Moffat
SIGGRAPH 2022
S. Lesser, A. Stomakhin, G. Daviet, J. Wretborn, J. Edholm, N. Lee, E. Schweickart, X. Zhai, S. Flynn, A. Moffat
Guided Bubbles and Wet Foam for Realistic Whitewater Simulation
J. Wretborn, S. Flynn, A. Stomakhin
SIGGRAPH 2022
J. Wretborn, S. Flynn, A. Stomakhin
Efficient Elasticity for Character Flesh Simulation on Octrees
A. Milne, M. McLaughlin, H. Liu, A. Stomakhin, R. Tamstorf
Disney Tech Report 2017
A. Milne, M. McLaughlin, H. Liu, A. Stomakhin, R. Tamstorf
The Affine Particle-In-Cell Method
C. Jiang, C. Schroeder, A. Selle, J. Teran, A. Stomakhin
SIGGRAPH 2015
C. Jiang, C. Schroeder, A. Selle, J. Teran, A. Stomakhin
Material Point Method for Viscoelastic Fluids, Foams and Sponges
D. Ram, T. Gast, C. Jiang, C. Schroeder, A. Stomakhin, J. Teran, P. Kavehpour
Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation (SCA) 2015
D. Ram, T. Gast, C. Jiang, C. Schroeder, A. Stomakhin, J. Teran, P. Kavehpour
Optimization Integrator for Large Time Steps
T. Gast, C. Schroeder, A. Stomakhin, C. Jiang, J. Teran
IEEE TVCG 2015
T. Gast, C. Schroeder, A. Stomakhin, C. Jiang, J. Teran
Augmented MPM for Phase-Change and Varied Materials
A. Stomakhin, C. Schroeder, C. Jiang, L. Chai, J. Teran, A. Selle
SIGGRAPH 2014
A. Stomakhin, C. Schroeder, C. Jiang, L. Chai, J. Teran, A. Selle
A Second Order Virtual Node Algorithm for
Navier-Stokes Flow Problems with Interfacial
Forces and Discontinuous Material Properties
C. Schroeder, A. Stomakhin, R. Howes, J. Teran
Journal of Computational Physics 2014
C. Schroeder, A. Stomakhin, R. Howes, J. Teran
A Material Point Method for Snow Simulation
A. Stomakhin, C. Schroeder, L. Chai, J. Teran, A. Selle
SIGGRAPH 2013
A. Stomakhin, C. Schroeder, L. Chai, J. Teran, A. Selle
Energetically Consistent Invertible Elasticity
A. Stomakhin, R. Howes, C. Schroeder, J. Teran
Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation (SCA) 2012
A. Stomakhin, R. Howes, C. Schroeder, J. Teran
Reconstruction of Missing Data in Social Networks
Based on Temporal Patterns of Interactions
A. Stomakhin, M. Short, A. Bertozzi
Inverse Problems 2011 | Highlights Collection
A. Stomakhin, M. Short, A. Bertozzi
Talks and Courses
Blurring the Line Between Real and Digital Water in Avatar: Fire and Ash
S. Cole, N. Illingworth, A. Stomakhin, S. Flynn
SIGGRAPH 2026 (Talks)
S. Cole, N. Illingworth, A. Stomakhin, S. Flynn
Creating the Elemental Vortex in Avatar: Fire and Ash
N. Illingworth, A. Stomakhin, M. Ramachari, J. Robinson, J. Edholm, S. Cole
SIGGRAPH 2026 (Talks)
N. Illingworth, A. Stomakhin, M. Ramachari, J. Robinson, J. Edholm, S. Cole
Advancing Large-Scale Water Simulation in Avatar: Fire and Ash
S. Flynn, A. Stomakhin, J. Wretborn, N. Lee, J. Guidos, N. Illingworth, J. Robinson, Ryan Bowden
SIGGRAPH 2026 (Talks)
S. Flynn, A. Stomakhin, J. Wretborn, N. Lee, J. Guidos, N. Illingworth, J. Robinson, Ryan Bowden
Art Directable Underwater Explosion Simulation
S. Flynn, A. Stomakhin, J. Wretborn, D. White
SIGGRAPH 2024 (Talks)
S. Flynn, A. Stomakhin, J. Wretborn, D. White
Fire and Explosions in Avatar: The Way of Water
J. Edholm, A. Stomakhin, R. Deshprabhu, D. Caeiro, F. Hu, C. Pope
SIGGRAPH 2023 (Talks)
J. Edholm, A. Stomakhin, R. Deshprabhu, D. Caeiro, F. Hu, C. Pope
Bodyopt — A Character Deformation Pipeline for Avatar: The Way of Water
C. Sprenger, T. Mack, A. Stomakhin, F. Fernandez
SIGGRAPH 2023 (Talks)
C. Sprenger, T. Mack, A. Stomakhin, F. Fernandez
Avatar: The Way of Cloth, Hair, and Coupled Simulation
X. Zhai, E. Schweickart, N. Ilinov, J. Wretborn, A. Stomakhin, J. Homer, J. Haryono, J. Butler
SIGGRAPH 2023 (Talks)
X. Zhai, E. Schweickart, N. Ilinov, J. Wretborn, A. Stomakhin, J. Homer, J. Haryono, J. Butler
A Practical Guide to Thin Film and Drips Simulation
A. Stomakhin, A. Moffat, G. Boyle
SIGGRAPH 2019 (Talks)
A. Stomakhin, A. Moffat, G. Boyle
Rigging the Oceans of Disney's "Moana"
J. Garcia, S. Palmer, S. Drakeley, D. Hutchins, E. Ramos, R. Habel, A. Stomakhin
SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 (Technical briefs)
J. Garcia, S. Palmer, S. Drakeley, D. Hutchins, E. Ramos, R. Habel, A. Stomakhin
The Material Point Method for Simulating Continuum Materials
C. Jiang, C. Schroeder, J. Teran, A. Stomakhin, A. Selle
SIGGRAPH 2016 (Courses)
C. Jiang, C. Schroeder, J. Teran, A. Stomakhin, A. Selle
Flesh, Flab, and Fascia Simulation on Zootopia
A. Milne, M. McLaughlin, R. Tamstorf, A. Stomakhin, N. Burkard, M. Counsell, J. Canal, D. Komorowski, E. Goldberg
SIGGRAPH 2016 (Talks)
A. Milne, M. McLaughlin, R. Tamstorf, A. Stomakhin, N. Burkard, M. Counsell, J. Canal, D. Komorowski, E. Goldberg
"Big Hero 6": Into the Portal
D. Hutchins, O. Riley, J. Erickson, A. Stomakhin, R. Habel, M. Kaschalk
SIGGRAPH 2015 (Talks)
D. Hutchins, O. Riley, J. Erickson, A. Stomakhin, R. Habel, M. Kaschalk
Miscellaneous
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