Salik Syed

Elmo’s MonsterMaker featured in an Apple commercial

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 04:22:08 +0000

The app I built last summer has been featured in a TV commercial. Check it out:

Traditional Art — Fighting Fish

admin — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 09:39:59 +0000

My mom scanned and posted this old oil pastel sketch I did on facebook — Figured I’d share it here

Robot Holding Ball

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:10:34 +0000

As you can probably tell – humanoid robots are a favorite subject of mine. Here’s one holding a ball

Motion Planning in Dynamic Environments

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:01:37 +0000

How does one program a robot to navigate complex environments like a skatepark? For my CS326a project I aimed to develop algorithms that allowed robots to effectively conduct path planning in dynamic environments. My path planning software was able to generate a path that allowed a robot to find its way out of complex mazes where the only solutions required exploitation of environment dynamics. (i.e going back and forth up a half-pipe in order to build up enough speed to jump over a wall.)

The technique developed new methods for exploring the state-time space when building probabilistic roadmaps. For more information on how this worked read my article in ACM Crossroads.

The screens below show a robots path (pink) when given a goal to reach halfway up the ramp.

A couple of random 3d models

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:55:58 +0000

Some shiny desktop ornaments. Rendered in 3D Studio Max.

Emerald Tree Boa

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:52:43 +0000

A 3D Model I created of an Emerald Tree Boa. The modeling was done using MetaReyes. The textures are all procedurally generated. You can purchase the model on TurboSquid

Solar Car Visualizations

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:46:33 +0000

These are some renderings I did using High Dynamic Range lighting in 3D Studio Max. The model is of the Stanford Solar Car

A raycasting engine in Java

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:39:51 +0000

For my CS106a graphics contest entry I wrote a raycaster in Java.
Professor Patrick Young’s research project has gone awry – you must find and destroy all the bugs then find Prof. Young to win the game.

Breakout (CS 248 Project)

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:35:18 +0000

I decided to go a bit crazy with my implementation for breakout. I coded a simple OpenGL particle system. The ball is a meteor, the paddle is a giant fireball and the bricks explode when you hit them. Its a bit ADD.

Random Sketch : Dinosaurs

admin — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:27:28 +0000

Found this on my hard-drive