Professor Dr. Nima Kalantari

Associate Professor

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Biography

Nima Kalantari is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University. He specializes in various aspects of Computer Graphics and Engineering, with a robust background in Electrical Computer Engineering. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California in Santa Barbara in 2015, and has previously obtained both his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology. His innovative research primarily focuses on Computer Graphics, Computational Photography, Rendering, and Deep Learning. Kalantari has received several prestigious awards, including the Outstanding Reviewer Award at CVPR in 2025, the Frontiers Science Award for his work on 'Local Light Field Fusion' in 2024, the TEES Young Faculty Fellow Award in 2024, and the NSF CAREER Award in 2023. He is committed to advancing the field through both teaching and research, working on new techniques and applications in computational imaging and rendering.

Research Interests

Computer Graphics Computational Photography Rendering Deep Learning

Awards

Outstanding Reviewer Award

Frontiers Science Award

TEES Young Faculty Fellow Award

NSF CAREER Award

Requirements for Texas A&M University

Doctorate Program

Requirements

GPA Requirement

Required:3

GRE General

TOEFL

Total

Required:80

Prerequisites

Baccalaureate degree Baccalaureate degree in Communication or related field preferred

Application Checklist

Curriculum Vita
Statement of Purpose (500-750 words)
Writing Sample (up to 10,000 words)
Three Letters of Recommendation
Unofficial Transcripts
GraduateCAS Application

Specialization Notes

Department: Department of Communication and Journalism. Ph.D. program only currently admitting. GRE is test-optional.