Nigel Morris
Senior Principal Research Scientist
Americas
Biography
Nigel Morris is a Senior Principal Research Scientist at Autodesk Research in Toronto, Canada. His research focuses on pushing forward generative design using high-performance computing, geometric algorithms, and optimization. His current focus is on generative design for real-world design assemblies. His past work on manufacturability has been highlighted in Autodesk’s research collaborations with Mercedes Grand Prix and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He was also an early driver of the Dreamcatcher project that introduced generative design in manufacturing to Autodesk. Prior to Autodesk, Nigel was Director of Computer Science at Morgan Solar Inc., where he pioneered the development of their optical design and optimization software. Nigel pursued graduate studies at the University of Toronto, where his research into 3D reconstruction and scanning of transparent objects in the field of computer vision led to his Doctorate degree in computer science.
Publications (9)
2023
Algorithms for Voxel-based Architectural Space Analysis
This approach provides a simple and robust way to compute…
2022
BeNTO: Beam Network Topology Optimization
We present an optimization framework that allows designers and…
2021
UV-Net: Learning from Boundary Representations
We introduce UV-Net, a novel neural network architecture and…
Projects
2019
GAMMA: Space Exploration Lander
Exploring new approaches to design and manufacturing processes for…
2017
Project Dreamcatcher: Generative Design Solutions in CAD
What if a CAD system could generate thousands of design options that…
2013
High Performance Computing
Prototyping novel parallel computing frameworks to enable the…
Blog Articles
2023
New Research Brings Beam Structures to Generative Design
Using a new form of generative design to create easy-to-fabricate…