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Guiding a Diffusion Model with a Bad Version of Itself.
Tero Karras, Miika Aittala, Tuomas Kynkäänniemi, Jaakko Lehtinen, Timo Aila and Samuli Laine. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 37 (NeurIPS 2024). Oral presentation Best paper runner-up Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [arXiv] |
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Applying Guidance in a Limited Interval Improves Sample and Distribution Quality in Diffusion Models.
Tuomas Kynkäänniemi, Miika Aittala, Tero Karras, Samuli Laine, Timo Aila and Jaakko Lehtinen. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 37 (NeurIPS 2024). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [arXiv] |
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Analyzing and Improving the Training Dynamics of Diffusion Models.
Tero Karras, Miika Aittala, Jaakko Lehtinen, Janne Hellsten, Timo Aila and Samuli Laine. Proc. IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2024. Oral presentation Best paper award candidate Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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A Hybrid Generator Architecture for Controllable Face Synthesis.
Dann Mensah, Nam Hee Kim, Miika Aittala, Samuli Laine and Jaakko Lehtinen. SIGGRAPH 2023. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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StyleGAN-T: Unlocking the Power of GANs for Fast Large-Scale Text-to-Image Synthesis.
Axel Sauer, Tero Karras, Samuli Laine, Andreas Geiger and Timo Aila. International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2023. Oral presentation Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [Video] [Project page] [arXiv] |
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Elucidating the Design Space of Diffusion-Based Generative Models.
Tero Karras, Miika Aittala, Timo Aila and Samuli Laine. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 35 (NeurIPS 2022). Oral presentation Outstanding paper award Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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eDiff-I: Text-to-Image Diffusion Models with an Ensemble of Expert Denoisers.
Yogesh Balaji, Seungjun Nah, Xun Huang, Arash Vahdat, Jiaming Song, Karsten Kreis, Miika Aittala, Timo Aila, Samuli Laine, Bryan Catanzaro, Tero Karras and Ming-Yu Liu. Preprint, 2022. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Project page] [Video] [arXiv] |
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Projection-Domain Self-Supervision for Volumetric Helical CT Reconstruction.
Onni Kosomaa, Samuli Laine, Tero Karras, Miika Aittala and Jaakko Lehtinen. Preprint, 2022. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Project page] [arXiv] |
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Disentangling Random and Cyclic Effects in Time-Lapse Sequences.
Erik Härkönen, Miika Aittala, Tuomas Kynkäänniemi, Samuli Laine, Timo Aila and Jaakko Lehtinen. ACM Transactions on Graphics 41(4) (SIGGRAPH 2022). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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Alias-Free Generative Adversarial Networks.
Tero Karras, Miika Aittala, Samuli Laine, Erik Härkönen, Janne Hellsten, Jaakko Lehtinen and Timo Aila. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 34 (NeurIPS 2021). Oral presentation Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Project page] [Code] [arXiv] |
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Appearance-Driven Automatic 3D Model Simplification.
Jon Hasselgren, Jacob Munkberg, Jaakko Lehtinen, Miika Aittala and Samuli Laine. Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2021 (Symposium track). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Presentation] [Code] [Video] [arXiv] |
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Modular Primitives for High-Performance Differentiable Rendering.
Samuli Laine, Janne Hellsten, Tero Karras, Yeongho Seol, Jaakko Lehtinen and Timo Aila. ACM Transactions on Graphics 39(6) (SIGGRAPH Asia 2020). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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Training Generative Adversarial Networks with Limited Data.
Tero Karras, Miika Aittala, Janne Hellsten, Samuli Laine, Jaakko Lehtinen and Timo Aila. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 33 (NeurIPS 2020). Oral presentation Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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Analyzing and Improving the Image Quality of StyleGAN.
Tero Karras, Samuli Laine, Miika Aittala, Janne Hellsten, Jaakko Lehtinen and Timo Aila. Proc. IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2020. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video] [Code] [arXiv] |
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A Style-Based Generator Architecture for Generative Adversarial Networks.
Tero Karras, Samuli Laine and Timo Aila. Proc. IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR) 2019. Oral presentation Best paper honorary mention Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video] [Code] [FFHQ dataset] [arXiv] |
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High-Quality Self-Supervised Deep Image Denoising.
Samuli Laine, Tero Karras, Jaakko Lehtinen and Timo Aila. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 32 (NeurIPS 2019). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [Poster] [Slides] [arXiv] |
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Improved Precision and Recall Metric for Assessing Generative Models.
Tuomas Kynkäänniemi, Tero Karras, Samuli Laine, Jaakko Lehtinen and Timo Aila. Advances in Neural Information Processing Systems 32 (NeurIPS 2019). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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Semi-Supervised Semantic Segmentation Needs Strong, Varied Perturbations.
Geoff French, Samuli Laine, Timo Aila, Michal Mackiewicz and Graham Finlayson. British Machine Vision Conference 2020. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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NVGaze: An Anatomically-Informed Dataset for Low-Latency, Near-Eye Gaze Estimation.
Joohwan Kim, Michael Stengel, Alexander Majercik, Shalini De Mello, David Dunn, Samuli Laine, Morgan McGuire and David Luebke. Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2019. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Supplement] [Video] [Project page] |
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Progressive Growing of GANs for Improved Quality, Stability, and Variation.
Tero Karras, Timo Aila, Samuli Laine and Jaakko Lehtinen. International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR) 2018. Oral presentation Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video] [Code] [Poster] [arXiv] |
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Noise2Noise: Learning Image Restoration without Clean Data.
Jaakko Lehtinen, Jacob Munkberg, Jon Hasselgren, Samuli Laine, Tero Karras, Miika Aittala and Timo Aila. International Conference on Machine Learning (ICML) 2018. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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Feature-Based Metrics for Exploring the Latent Space of Generative Models.
Samuli Laine. ICLR 2018 workshop track. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Poster] |
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Audio-Driven Facial Animation by Joint End-to-End Learning of Pose and Emotion.
Tero Karras, Timo Aila, Samuli Laine, Antti Herva and Jaakko Lehtinen. ACM Transactions on Graphics 36(4) (SIGGRAPH 2017). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video] |
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Efficient Incoherent Ray Traversal on GPUs Through Compressed Wide BVHs.
Henri Ylitie, Tero Karras and Samuli Laine. High-Performance Graphics 2017. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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Production-Level Facial Performance Capture Using Deep Convolutional Neural Networks.
Samuli Laine, Tero Karras, Timo Aila, Antti Herva, Shunsuke Saito, Ronald Yu, Hao Li and Jaakko Lehtinen. Symposium on Computer Animation 2017. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video] [arXiv] |
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Temporal Ensembling for Semi-Supervised Learning.
Samuli Laine and Timo Aila. International Conference on Learning Representations 2017. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] [arXiv] |
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Apex Point Map for Constant-Time Bounding Plane Approximation.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2015 (EI&I track). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] |
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Occluder Simplification using Planar Sections.
Ari Silvennoinen, Hannu Saransaari, Samuli Laine and Jaakko Lehtinen. Computer Graphics Forum 33(1), 2014. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video] |
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Gradient-Domain Metropolis Light Transport.
Jaakko Lehtinen, Tero Karras, Samuli Laine, Miika Aittala, Frédo Durand and Timo Aila. ACM Transactions on Graphics 32(4) (SIGGRAPH 2013). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Project page] [Door scene] |
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On Quality Metrics of Bounding Volume Hierarchies.
Timo Aila, Tero Karras and Samuli Laine. High-Performance Graphics 2013. Best paper award Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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Megakernels Considered Harmful: Wavefront Path Tracing on GPUs.
Samuli Laine, Tero Karras and Timo Aila. High-Performance Graphics 2013. Best paper 2nd place Test of time award 2nd place Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] |
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A Topological Approach to Voxelization.
Samuli Laine. Computer Graphics Forum 32(4) (EGSR 2013). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] |
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Reconstructing the Indirect Light Field for Global Illumination.
Jaakko Lehtinen, Timo Aila, Samuli Laine and Frédo Durand. ACM Transactions on Graphics 31(4) (SIGGRAPH 2012). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Project page] |
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Understanding the Efficiency of Ray Traversal on GPUs – Kepler and Fermi Addendum.
Timo Aila, Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. NVIDIA Technical Report NVR-2012-02, 2012. Poster at High-Performance Graphics 2012. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Poster] [Code] [Project page] |
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Clipless Dual-Space Bounds for Faster Stochastic Rasterization.
Samuli Laine, Timo Aila, Tero Karras and Jaakko Lehtinen. ACM Transactions on Graphics 30(4) (SIGGRAPH 2011). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video] [Slides] |
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Temporal Light Field Reconstruction for Rendering Distribution Effects.
Jaakko Lehtinen, Timo Aila, Jiawen Chen, Samuli Laine and Frédo Durand. ACM Transactions on Graphics 30(4) (SIGGRAPH 2011). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Videos] [Images] [Project page] |
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Improved Dual-Space Bounds for Simultaneous Motion and Defocus Blur.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. NVIDIA Technical Report NVR-2011-004, 2011. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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Efficient Triangle Coverage Tests for Stochastic Rasterization.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. NVIDIA Technical Report NVR-2011-003, 2011. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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High-Performance Software Rasterization on GPUs.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. High-Performance Graphics 2011. Best paper award Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] [Code] |
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Stratified Sampling for Stochastic Transparency.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. Computer Graphics Forum 30(4) (EGSR 2011). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] |
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Efficient Sparse Voxel Octrees.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 17(8), 2011. Abstract Bibtex [IEEE Digital Library] [Code] |
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A Local Image Reconstruction Algorithm for Stochastic Rendering.
Peter Shirley, Timo Aila, Jonathan Cohen, Eric Enderton, Samuli Laine, David Luebke and Morgan McGuire. ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games 2011. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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Restart Trail for Stackless BVH Traversal.
Samuli Laine. High-Performance Graphics 2010. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] |
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Two Methods for Fast Ray-Cast Ambient Occlusion.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. Computer Graphics Forum 29(4) (EGSR 2010). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] |
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Efficient Sparse Voxel Octrees – Analysis, Extensions, and Implementation.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. NVIDIA Technical Report NVR-2010-001, 2010. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] |
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Efficient Sparse Voxel Octrees.
Samuli Laine and Tero Karras. ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games 2010. Best paper honorable mention Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video (Xvid)] [Slides] [Code] |
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Understanding the Efficiency of Ray Traversal on GPUs.
Timo Aila and Samuli Laine. High-Performance Graphics 2009. Best paper 3rd place Test of time award Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] [Code] [Project page] |
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Accelerated Beam Tracing Algorithm.
Samuli Laine, Samuel Siltanen, Tapio Lokki and Lauri Savioja. Applied Acoustics 70(1), 2009. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Code] |
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Incremental Instant Radiosity.
Hannu Saransaari, Samuli Laine, Janne Kontkanen, Jaakko Lehtinen and Timo Aila. Article published in book ShaderX6, Charles River Media, 2008. Bibtex [Code] |
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Incremental Instant Radiosity for Real-Time Indirect Illumination.
Samuli Laine, Hannu Saransaari, Janne Kontkanen, Jaakko Lehtinen and Timo Aila. Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2007. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Animations] [Slides] [Code] |
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An Improved Physically-Based Soft Shadow Volume Algorithm.
Jaakko Lehtinen, Samuli Laine and Timo Aila. Computer Graphics Forum 25(3) (Eurographics 2006). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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A Weighted Error Metric and Optimization Method for Antialiasing Patterns.
Samuli Laine and Timo Aila. Computer Graphics Forum 25(1), 2006. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Pattern page] |
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Sampling Precomputed Volumetric Lighting.
Janne Kontkanen and Samuli Laine. Journal of Graphics Tools 11(3), 2006. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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A Family of Inexpensive Sampling Schemes.
Jon Hasselgren, Tomas Akenine-Möller and Samuli Laine. Computer Graphics Forum 24(4), 2005. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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Soft Shadow Volumes for Ray Tracing.
Samuli Laine, Timo Aila, Ulf Assarsson, Jaakko Lehtinen and Tomas Akenine-Möller. ACM Transactions on Graphics 24(3) (SIGGRAPH 2005). Proceedings cover image Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] |
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Hierarchical Penumbra Casting.
Samuli Laine and Timo Aila. Computer Graphics Forum 24(3) (Eurographics 2005). Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] Note: Math symbol ℓ is missing in the CGF print. |
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Split-Plane Shadow Volumes.
Samuli Laine. Graphics Hardware 2005. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Animations] [Slides] |
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A General Algorithm for Output-Sensitive Visibility Preprocessing.
Samuli Laine. ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games 2005. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] |
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Ambient Occlusion Fields.
Janne Kontkanen and Samuli Laine. Article published in book ShaderX4, Charles River Media, 2006. Bibtex |
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Ambient Occlusion Fields.
Janne Kontkanen and Samuli Laine. ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games 2005. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Video] |
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Alias-Free Shadow Maps.
Timo Aila and Samuli Laine. Eurographics Symposium on Rendering 2004. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] [Slides] [Hairball in .OBJ format] |
Proceedings
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Proceedings of High-Performance Graphics 2010. Michael Doggett, Samuli Laine and Warren Hunt (editors). Saarbrücken, Germany. Bibtex [Preface and Table of Contents] [EG DL] [ACM DL] |
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Efficient Physically-Based Shadow Algorithms. Samuli Laine. Doctoral thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, August 2006. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |
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An Incremental Shaft Subdivision Algorithm for Computing Shadows and Visibility. Samuli Laine. Master's thesis, Helsinki University of Technology, March 2006. Abstract Bibtex [PDF] |