Regular biography
Szymon Rusinkiewicz is the David M. Siegel '83 Professor and Chair of the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University. His work focuses on the interface between computation and the visual and tangible world, including acquisition, representation, analysis, and fabrication of 3D shape, motion, surface appearance, and scattering. He investigates methods for computational fabrication, 3D scan acquisition, registration, and reconstruction, learning for low-level image and shape analysis, robotic localization and planning, and appearance capture and representation. Applications of his work include documentation of cultural heritage artifacts and sites, appearance and performance capture for digital humans, and illustrative depiction through line drawings and non-photorealistic shading models.
Scholar-generated biography
Szymon Rusinkiewicz is a researcher at Princeton University's Department of Computer Science, specializing in Computer Graphics, Computational Fabrication, Computer Vision, and Robotics. His work focuses on 3D modeling, shape representation, and real-time scanning techniques. Key contributions include the development of algorithms for 3D scanning, such as the Digital Michelangelo Project, and methods for enhancing 3D geometry through multiscale analysis. He has also explored robotic applications, such as Tidybot, which integrates large language models for personalized assistance. His research emphasizes geometric accuracy, efficient computation, and practical applications in fabrication and vision.