Michael J. Black
Co-founder and Chief Scientist · Meshcapade
At a glance. Michael J. Black is listed as Co-founder and Chief Scientist at Meshcapade, with 1 other current role listed. The profile sits among the builders and open-source contributors. Fields listed: Computer vision and Image, video, and 3D generation. The source lists 1 official page and 5 listed honors.
Summary
Co-author of the SMPL-X body model; co-founder of Body Labs; named a Distinguished Amazon Scholar in 2017.
Known for: SMPL-X.
Works at
- Meshcapade 1 person in the wiki
- Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems 1 person in the wiki
Other documented roles
Not confirmed as current in the source profile.
- Distinguished Amazon Scholar, Amazon
- Co-founder (company acquired by Amazon), Body Labs
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Source and corrections
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