Surface Representations and Geometric Modeling

Course Topics

Recent advances in 3D digital geometry processing have created a plenitude of novel concepts for the mathematical representation and interactive manipulation of geometric  models. This course covers some of the latest developments in geometric modeling and surface representations. Topics include surface modeling based on triangle meshes, mesh generation, subdivision schemes, mesh fairing and simplification, multiresolution methods, and interactive shape editing.

This course is an integral part of the new major on visual computing.

Course Objectives

After attending this course, you should be able to:

• define and relate the basic concepts, tools, and algorithms in geometric modeling and digital surface processing
• critically analyze and assess current research on surface representations and geometric modeling with the intent to apply the proposed methods in your own work.
• implement individual components of a geometric modeling system

Assignments

Programming assignments will help you translate theoretical concepts to practical applications. A code framework will be provided that allows you to experiment with various algorithms without having to bother about software infrastructure.

Prerequisites

Introduction to Computer Graphics. Some background in geometry or computational geometry is helpful, but not necessary.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Mark Pauly

Dr. Mario Botsch

Administration