Regular biography
Mark Pauly is a Full Professor at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), affiliated with the Department of Computer Science. His research interests include Geometry Processing, Computer Graphics, Digital Fabrication, Optimization, Computational Design, and Architectural Geometry. He is involved in teaching and doctoral supervision, having directed the theses of several EPFL doctoral candidates. His work is associated with the Laboratory of Geometric Computing (GCM) and the Institute of Computer Science (IC).
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Mark Pauly is a Professor of Computer Science at EPFL, specializing in Geometric Computing, Architectural Geometry, Digital Fabrication, and Computational Design. His research focuses on advancing computational techniques for modeling, processing, and simulating complex 3D geometries. Key areas include point-sampled surface simplification, mesh processing, symmetry detection, and real-time animation. Pauly's work explores methods for efficient shape manipulation, such as embedded deformation, projective dynamics, and sparse iterative closest point. He also investigates applications in architectural geometry and mechanical metamaterials, emphasizing interactive systems for 3D surface editing and scan completion. His contributions span both theoretical and applied aspects of computational design and fabrication.