There has NEVER been paper at #SIGGRAPH on Black, Afro-textured hair in its entire 50 year history.

UNTIL NOW.

We introduce CURLY-CUE: GEOMETRIC METHODS FOR HIGHLY COILED HAIR. When you STOP assuming straight hair is a universal baseline, lots of new science opens up.
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@TheodoreKim HECK YES!!!

So far I've skimmed the paper, and this is absolutely fantastic work! Huge congratulations to you and your team!