AppleSenior Engineering Manager
Feb 2020 — Present
Nafees Zafar is an engineering leader at Apple whose work spans computer graphics, physically based simulation, and generative AI. He is a two-time Academy Scientific and Technical Award recipient for fluid and large-scale destruction simulation systems.
Nafees Zafar is an engineering leader at Apple whose work spans computer graphics, physically based simulation, and generative AI. He is a two-time Academy Scientific and Technical Award recipient for fluid and large-scale destruction simulation systems.
Career
Magic LeapSenior Software Engineer
May 2018 — Feb 2020
Digital DomainTechnology Development Supervisor
Jun 2017 — May 2018
Cosigns Received
Featured Media
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2014 Academy Technical Achievement Award
The Academy recognized his development of a large-scale destruction simulation system based on Bullet physics.
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2007 Academy Scientific and Engineering Award
The Academy recognized his work on Digital Domain’s influential fluid simulation system.
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Academy Science and Technology Council appointment
The Academy’s announcement details his award-winning simulation work and credits across visual effects and animation.
nafees.net
Nafees’ Devlog
Personal site featuring his software notes and projects.