Welcome to the activity group on geometric design in SIAM. The group is concerned with the mathematical and computational issues that arise in generating, analyzing, and processing geometric information in applications such as: mechanical design, process planning, manufacturing, medicine, games, animation, geology and virtual reality.
The scope of the group's activities encompasses a wide spectrum of scientific, technological, and other skills, ranging from rigorous mathematics to the subjective aesthetics of shape.
This website has evolved from the previous one that was maintained by Tor Dokken.
The conference took place October 5-8 2009. You can read more about the conference here. A report on the conference survey is available here.
Fellowships in Europe are available in the Marie-Curie Initial Training Network SAGA - ShApes, Geometry and Algebra.
PhD & early post doc. fellowships + visiting scientist stipends. Applications evaluated as they come. Positions are available in Austria, France, Greece, Italy, Lithuania, Norway and Spain.
See here for more details and information on eligibility criteria.
As a mathematical discipline, geometric design deals with geometric objects, such as curves, surfaces, and volumes, which can be represented in various ways: explicitly, implicitly, or parametrically, using splines (NURBS), polygonal meshes, subdivision, algebraic methods, and so on. Algorithms for interpolation and approximation, with respect to these various mathematical representations, therefore play an important role. Another important aspect of geometric design is the visualization of geometry, and with it the use of computer graphics.