Meghdad AsadiLari
Assistant Professor | School of Film and Animation | College of Art and Design | RIT
Overview | Creative Scholarship | Publications | Presentations | CV | Practice Archive
This section documents Asadilari’s creative scholarship during his tenure period across three tracks. The tracks reflect the structure of the work, not separate silos. Technical research informs creative productions; creative productions generate new pedagogical materials; classroom training produces outcomes at the highest industry level; and those outcomes feed back into new research questions, creating an interconnected loop across all three tracks:
Track 1 - Research and Technical Innovation: Original research into real-time animation pipelines, motion capture-driven 2D puppeting, and procedural animation systems, disseminated through peer-reviewed international conferences.
Track 2 - Creative and Industry Practice: Sustained professional work with major studios and platforms, producing creative output at the highest industry standard.
Track 3 - Pedagogical Scholarship: Curriculum development and innovation, industry-validated certification, and student outcomes that demonstrate the direct impact of research and practice on the next generation of animators.
