Paul’s research in High Dynamic Range imaging, image-based lighting, and light stage facial capture has been recognized with two technical Academy Awards, SMPTE’s Progress Medal, and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy Award. Techniques from Paul’s work have been used to create key visual effects sequences in The Matrix, Spider-Man 2, Benjamin Button, Avatar, Gravity, Furious 7, Blade Runner: 2049, Gemini Man, Free Guy, numerous video games, and to record a 3D Portrait of US President Barack Obama. Paul is past SIGGRAPH Vice President and a Governor of the Visual Effects Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. www.debevec.org