| Niloy J. Mitra |
| Mon 25 May 2015, 10:00 - 11:00 |
| Informatics Forum (IF-4.31/4.33) |
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Both designers and novice users like to design functional objects for physical use. However, there exists limited computational support to facilitate this process. Existing tools either require specialized skills and extensive training, or force the users to perform extensive trial and error based exploration with limited guidance. In this talk we will discuss computational tools that support functional prototyping, guided designing, and material-aware modeling.
Profile: Dr. Mitra is a Professor of Geometry Processing in the Department of Computer Science, University College London (UCL). Niloy received his MS (2002) and PhD (Sept. 2006) in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University under the guidance of Prof. Leonidas Guibas and Prof. Marc Levoy, and was a postdoctoral scholar with Prof. Helmut Pottmann at Technical University Vienna. Niloy's research primarily centers around algorithmic issues in shape analysis and geometry processing. He is also interested in applying the analysis findings (e.g., relations, constraints, etc.) towards next generation design tools including smart shape synthesis and fabrication-aware functional model design. Niloy received the 2013 ACM Siggraph Significant New Researcher Award for "his outstanding work in discovery and use of structure and function in 3D objects" and the BCS Roger Needham award in 2015. He received the ERC Starting Grant on SmartGeometry in 2013.
Homepage: http://www0.cs.ucl.ac.uk/staff/n.mitra/