CEA / INDUSTRY ADVISORS
Industry
Advisors.
Accomplished perspectives on the craft: visual effects, digital characters, animation, game design and digital product design.
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01 / INDUSTRY ADVISOR
Jan Philip Cramer
Visual effects + character performance
Specializing in photoreal character performance, Jan Philip helped bring Thanos to life in Avengers: Infinity War and supervised Digital Domain’s work on The Fantastic Four: First Steps. He shared the 2019 VES Award for Thanos.
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02 / INDUSTRY ADVISOR
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Mohsen Mousavi
Visual effects + generative production
Mohsen’s background spans visual effects, physics-based simulation and machine-learning tools for filmmaking. He won an Emmy for Game of Thrones: “The Bells” and shared a 2024 VES Award for Nyad.
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03 / INDUSTRY ADVISOR
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Scott Morin
Game design + education
Scott’s experience includes Blizzard Entertainment, mission design on Watch Dogs and scripting design on Prototype 2, alongside work on Star Wars Battlefront II and SSX. He previously led CEA’s Game Design program.
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04 / INDUSTRY ADVISOR
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Andrew McCartney
Character animation
Andrew’s animation credits include Logan, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Deadpool 2 and Lost in Space. He shared the 2019 VES Award for the Humanoid with Chad Shattuck, Paul Zeke and Julia Flanagan, and has taught through CEA’s academic partnership at KPU.
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05 / INDUSTRY ADVISOR · CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY
Daniel Roizman
Co-founder & CEO, UME.Studio
AI, Digital Twins & Simulation
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
MAYA / ALIAS|WAVEFRONT
Development contributor
Product specialist alongside the development teamELECTRONIC ARTS
Real-time graphics research & development
NVIDIA GTC 2026
OpenUSD workshop instructor
Daniel Roizman connects creative technology with practical industry adoption. His career spans contributions to Maya, real-time graphics research at Electronic Arts and leadership in digital production. As Co-founder and CEO of UME.Studio, he develops collaborative learning and computing environments that help teams apply AI, digital twins and simulation. In 2026, he instructed an OpenUSD workshop at NVIDIA GTC. UME.Studio is an NVIDIA Education Partner.
06 / INDUSTRY ADVISOR
Chris Edwards
Founder, Motive
Digital Product Design | Creative Direction | Brand Experience
With over two decades of experience at the intersection of design, technology, and brand innovation, Chris Edwards has helped shape digital experiences for some of the world's most influential companies. His leadership spans award-winning creative teams and high-profile collaborations with Peloton, The New York Times, Microsoft, Amazon, and InVision. He contributed to NYT Games alongside The New York Times’ internal team and September Works. NYT Games received a 2024 Apple Design Award for Delight and Fun. Today, Chris is the Founder of Motive, an independent design studio focused on creating distinctive digital products and brand experiences.
07 / INDUSTRY ADVISOR
Dr. Edward Hunter
Software Engineering Director, Data Science and AI Institute | Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Edward Hunter is a computer scientist and engineering leader serving as Software Engineering Director at Johns Hopkins University’s Data Science and AI Institute. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UC San Diego and previously directed engineering at Johns Hopkins’ Scientific Software Engineering Center. His background spans scientific software, research computing and technology leadership, including work on ocean-observatory cyberinfrastructure at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. He brings experience connecting advanced research with the engineering needed to build practical software systems.
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