Christoph Bregler
Also known as Chris Bregler
Chris Bregler is a computer scientist whose research includes human motion analysis and deepfake technology. He earned a Diplom at Karlsruhe University in 1993 and a Berkeley Ph.D. in 1998. In 1997 he developed Video Rewrite with Michele Covell and Malcolm Slaney, and he later held faculty posts at Stanford and New York University. The IEEE test of time award, called the Longuet-Higgins Prize, went to him and Jitendra Malik in 2008, and the Academy gave him and Ronald Mallet an Academy Award for the Geometry Tracker in 2016. He is a senior director and distinguished scientist at Google DeepMind, and the IEEE named him a Fellow in 2026.
Timeline
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1993–1998
Degrees from Karlsruhe and Berkeley
He receives a Diplom in computer science from Karlsruhe University in 1993 and an M.S. and Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley in 1995 and 1998.
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1997
Developing Video Rewrite
In 1997 he develops Video Rewrite with Michele Covell and Malcolm Slaney, a system that generates new sequences from existing video footage.
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1999
Assistant professor at Stanford
In 1999 he joins Stanford University as an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science.
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2002
Professor at New York University
In 2002 he joins New York University, where he becomes a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences.
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2008
A Longuet-Higgins Prize
In 2008 he and Jitendra Malik receive the IEEE test of time award, called the IEEE Longuet-Higgins Prize.
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2016
An Academy Award for Geometry Tracker
In 2016 he and Ronald Mallet receive an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for their Industrial Light & Magic Geometry Tracker.
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2026
Named an IEEE Fellow
In 2026 the IEEE names him a Fellow for contributions to human motion analysis and deepfake technology.
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As of October 2026
Senior director at Google DeepMind
He is a senior director and distinguished scientist at Google DeepMind.
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