Name: ASWF Machine Learning Working Group - Tommy Burnette, ILM, Cottalango Leon, Sony Pictures Imageworks & Cameron Target, Walt Disney Studios
Start: 2026-07-20T11:00:00-0700
End: 2026-07-20T12:00:00-0700

July 19| Los Angeles, California
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ASWF Machine Learning Working Group - Tommy Burnette, ILM, Cottalango Leon, Sony Pictures Imageworks & Cameron Target, Walt Disney Studios

Monday July 20, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT

JW Marriott - Gold Ballroom 3

This BoF is a part of SIGGRAPH, and you must be registered for SIGGRAPH to attend.

Updates from the ASWF Machine Learning Working Group. Ongoing progress on the DNA development and feedback from early adopters. New initiative for mutual learning sessions on the topics of interest in the AI/ML domain in VFX/Animation industry.

This BoF is part of a full day of open source BoFs hosted by the Academy Software Foundation as part of Open Source Days. Learn more at opensourcedays.aswf.io.

Presenters

Cameron Target

VFX Coordinator, Walt Disney Studios

Fascinated by production team workflows, huge fan of Denis Villenueve movies, originally from Hong Kong.

Tommy Burnette

ILM

Cottalango Leon

Software Architect, Sony Pictures Imageworks

Cottalango Leon is a Distinguished Engineer at Sony Pictures Imageworks, leading the development of artist tools used in award-winning films including Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Over the Moon, and Hotel Transylvania. He received an Academy Award® for Scientific and Technical... Read More →

Monday July 20, 2026 11:00am - 12:00pm PDT
JW Marriott - Gold Ballroom 3

SIGGRAPH BoF Session

Open Source Days 2026

Cameron Target

Tommy Burnette

Cottalango Leon

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