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Summary

I have been researching Monte Carlo integration for physically based rendering and its intersection with machine learning. My work focuses on designing Monte Carlo estimators and sampling strategies that are adaptive and tailored to each problem’s specific structure, in order to maximize efficiency and reduce variance. My most recent research works include: Stratified Histogram sampling for reservoir Resampling (SIGGRAPH 2025), Importance sampling and multiple importance sampling for gradient estimation (ICPRAM 2025), Perceptual error distribution for animated rendering (SIGGRAPH Asia 2023), Filtered sliced optimal transport sampling (SIGGRAPH Asia 2022), and Regression based Monte Carlo (SIGGRAPH 2022). In addition to research, I am actively involved in teaching physically based rendering, sharing both the theoretical foundations and practical implementation techniques with students and practitioners.

Education

• PhD candidate at Saarland Informatic Campus (Max Planck Institute) 2020-Now
• Graduate Engenering School, ESIR - Rennes France, 2020
• French High School Leaving Certificate with Honours, Rennes France, 2015

Publications

• Histogram Stratification for Spatio-Temporal Reservoir Sampling
  Salaün, Corentin, Martin Balint, Laurent Belcour, Eric Heitz, Gurprit Singh, Karol Myszkowski
  SIGGRAPH Conference Papers, 2024

• Multiple importance sampling for stochastic gradient estimation
  Salaün, Corentin, Xingchang Huang, Iliyan Georgiev, Niloy Mitra, Gurprit Singh
  ICPRAM (short paper), 2025

• Online Importance Sampling for Stochastic Gradient Optimization
  Salaün, Corentin, Xingchang Huang, Iliyan Georgiev, Niloy Mitra, Gurprit Singh
  ICPRAM (full paper, best student paper award), 2025

• Blue noise for diffusion models
  Xingchang Huang, Salaün, Corentin, Cristina Vasconcelos, Christian Theobalt, Cengiz Öztireli, Gurprit Singh
  SIGGRAPH Conference Proceedings (awarded graphics replicability stamp). 2024

• Perceptual error optimization for Monte Carlo animation rendering
  Miša Korać, Salaün, Corentin, Iliyan Georgiev, Pascal Grittmann, Philipp Slusallek, Karol Myszkowski, Gurprit Singh
  SIGGRAPH Asia 2023 Conference Papers, 2023

• Scalable Multi‑Class Sampling via Filtered Sliced Optimal Transport
  Salaün, Corentin, Iliyan Georgiev, Hans‑Peter Seidel, Gurprit Singh
  ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH Asia) pp. 1–14. ACM, 2022

• Regression‑based Monte Carlo integration
  Salaün, Corentin, Adrien Gruson, Binh‑Son Hua, Toshiya Hachisuka, Gurprit Singh
  ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. ACM SIGGRAPH) pp. 1–14. ACM, 2022

Teaching

• Realistic Image Synthesis @ Saarland University 2024,2025
• Mathematics refresher course @ Rennes 1 University 2023,2024

Service

• Program Committee PerGraVAR 2025
• Reviewer SIGGRAPH 2023‑2025, SIGGRAPH Asia 2023‑2025, Pacific Graphics 2024

Awards

• ICPRAM 2025 Best Student Paper Award, 2025
• ESIR Best Student Project Award ESIR, 2020

Profesional experience

• Summer 2020 : Intership in research on Blue noise error distribution
  • Unity, Grenoble France
  • 6 months
  • Improving state of the art method for a posteriori blue noise error distribution
  • Analysis of the state of art
• Summer 2019 : Intership in research and development on Super resoltion
  • Jouve, Mayenne France
  • 4 months
  • Prototype for super resolution developpment in Android
  • Analysis of the state of art
• Summer 2018 : Team member
  • McDonalds, Servon France
  • 4 months
  • Summer job in a fast food restaurant
• Summer 2017 : Intership in JAVA programming
  • Renault, Guyancourt France
  • 1 months
  • JEE programming
  • Agile developpment
• Summer 2016 : Intership to update a Labview software
  • UTP, Timisoara Romania
  • 1 months
  • Updating an old project
  • Creating compatibilities for all Windows versions
• Summer 2014-2016 : Contract staff
  • Liffre France
  • Waiter
  • Animator for childrens
  • Team manager for projects

Strengths

• C++
• Machine Learning
• Programmation GPU (CUDA, OpenGL, …)
• Image synthesis
  • Raytracing
  • Animation

Languages

• Frensh (Native speaker)

• English (B2 TOEIC)

• Spanish (B1)

Other experiences

• Membre of the Junior company of ESIR school
  • Manager of the documents redaction
• Membre of the Student organisation of ESIR school
  • Tutoring manager, 2017-2018
  • Managing tutoring for ESIR students
  • Organization of the first GAMEJAM of ESIR