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Alain Chesnais

French computer scientist, CGI pioneer, ACM and SIGGRAPH president

Alain Chesnais is a French computer scientist, entrepreneur, and community leader in computer graphics. He is considered a defining figure of the third generation of CGI pioneers, the group that brought 3D graphics into mainstream use. Chesnais is best known for his key role in developing Maya, one of the world’s most influential 3D animation platforms. He served as President of ACM SIGGRAPH between 2002 and 2005, and as President of the Association for Computing Machinery fr