Academy Software Foundation Technical Advisory Council (TAC)
This site hosts all the materials and resources for the Academy Software Foundation TAC and it’s Technical Projects and Working Groups. More details on the role of the TAC can be found here.
TAC Members
| Representative | Appointed By | Role | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy Jones | Premier Member Representative | Netflix, Inc. | |
| Chris Hall | Premier Member Representative | Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) | |
| Christopher Moore | Premier Member Representative | Skydance Animation, LLC | |
| Eric Enderton | Premier Member Representative | NVIDIA Corporation | |
| Erik Niemeyer | Premier Member Representative | Intel Corporation | |
| Gordon Bradley | Premier Member Representative | Autodesk | |
| Greg Denton | Premier Member Representative | Microsoft Corporation | |
| Jean-Michel Dignard | Premier Member Representative | Epic Games, Inc | |
| Jonathan Gerber | Premier Member Representative | LAIKA, LLC | |
| Kimball Thurston | Premier Member Representative | Wētā FX Limited | |
| Larry Gritz | Premier Member Representative | Chair | Sony Pictures Imageworks |
| Matthew Low | Premier Member Representative | DreamWorks Animation | |
| Michael Min | Premier Member Representative | Adobe Inc. | |
| Michael B. Johnson | Premier Member Representative | Apple Inc. | |
| Rebecca Bever | Premier Member Representative | Walt Disney Animation Studios | |
| Ross Dickson | Premier Member Representative | Amazon Web Services, Inc. | |
| Scott Dyer | Premier Member Representative | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | |
| Youngkwon Lim | Premier Member Representative | Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. | |
| Carol Payne | Diversity & Inclusion Working Group Representative OpenColorIO Representative |
Vice Chair | Apple Inc. |
| Cary Phillips | OpenEXR Representative |
Industrial Light & Magic | |
| Chris Kulla | Open Shading Language Representative |
Epic Games, Inc | |
| Daniel Greenstein | OpenImageIO Representative |
Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| Diego Tavares Da Silva | OpenCue Representative |
Sony Pictures Imageworks | |
| Jonathan Stone | MaterialX Representative |
Lucasfilm | |
| Ken Museth | OpenVDB Representative |
NVIDIA Corporation | |
| Nick Porcino | Universal Scene Description Working Group Representative |
Pixar Animation Studios | |
| Rachel Rose | Diversity & Inclusion Working Group Representative |
Industrial Light & Magic | |
| Jean-Francois Panisset | Industry Representatives | Visual Effects Society |
Technical Projects and Working Groups
Technical Projects are approved by TAC Members per the project lifecycle guidelines. You can learn more about hosting projects at Academy Software Foundation and how to propose a project for inclusion as an Academy Software Foundation Technical Project here.
Each of the Academy Software Foundation projects are open to participation by anyone subject to the governance each project has adopted. If you are looking for a way to contribute to a project, many Academy Software Foundation projects maintain a list of issues that are suited for first-time contributors on CLOTributor.
Working groups may be formed by the TAC to focus on specific areas of technical interest or need within Academy Software Foundation. They report to the TAC which remains responsible for any formal decisions or voting matters.
Below are the projects and working groups supported by the TAC, listed by project stage
Academy Software Foundation Landscape
There are many more related open source projects than what is hosted at Academy Software Foundation; check out the list and add any we are missing at the Academy Software Foundation Landscape