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Mark Pauly

mark.pauly@epfl.ch https://gcm.epfl.ch/

EPFL IC IINFCOM GCM
BC 348 (Bâtiment BC)
Station 14
1015 Lausanne

Expertise

Geometric Computing, Geometry Processing,
Digital Fabrication, Optimization, Computational Design,
Architectural Geometry
Mark Pauly is a full professor at the School of Computer and Communication Sciences at EPFL. Prior to joining EPFL, he was assistant professor at the CS department of ETH Zurich since April 2005. From August 2003 to March 2005 he was a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University, where he also held a position as visiting assistant professor during the summer of 2005. He received his Ph.D. degree (with distinction) in 2003 from ETH Zurich and his M.S. degree (with highest honors) in 1999 from TU Kaiserslautern. His research interests include computer graphics and animation, shape modeling and analysis, geometry processing, architectural geometry, and digital fabrication. He received the ETH medal for outstanding dissertation, was awarded the Eurographics Young Researcher Award in 2006 and the Eurographics Outstanding Technical Contributions Award in 2016.

CURRENT WORK

Research at the EPFL Geometric Computing Laboratory focuses on efficient representations, scalable data structures, and robust algorithms for digital 3D models. Our goal is to understand fundamental principles of geometric computing and leverage these insights to develop new algorithms and tools for 3D shape analysis, simulation, design, and fabrication. Our research explores the interface of several scientific disciplines, such as mathematics, computer science, materials science, and architecture to facilitate innovative computational design solutions for advanced manufacturing and construction.

Awards

ETH medal

2006

Eurographics Young Researcher Award

European Association for Computer Graphics

2006

Eurographics Outstanding Technical Contributions Award

Eurographics Association for Computer Graphics

2016

ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Best Paper Award Honorable Mention

ACM SIGGRAPH

2023

ACM SIGGRAPH Best Paper Award Honorable Mention

ACM SIGGRAPH

2022

IASS Form and Force Prize

International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures

2019

SGP Best Paper Award

Symposium of Geometry Processing

2015

AAG Best Paper Award

Symposium on Advances in Architectural Geometry

2012

SCA Best Student Paper Award

ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Computer Animation

2009

ACM SIGGRAPH Best Paper Award Honorable Mention

ACM SIGGRAPH

2025

Teaching & PhD

PhD Students

Liliane-Joy Yana Dandy, Junyu Liu, Michele Vidulis, Dongsu Zhang

Past EPFL PhD Students

Sofien Bouaziz (2015), Duygu Ceylan (2014), Ngoc Minh Dang (2016), Mario Moacir Deuss (2015), Alexandru Eugen Ichim (2017), Mina Konakovic (2019), Stefan Lienhard (2017), Yingying Ren (2024), Yuliy Gennadievich Schwartzburg (2015), Anastasia Tkach (2018), Ziqi Wang (2021)

Courses

Computer graphics

CS-341

The students study and apply fundamental concepts and algorithms of computer graphics for rendering, geometry synthesis, and animation. They design and implement their own interactive graphics programs.

Geometric computing

CS-457

This course will cover mathematical concepts and efficient numerical methods for geometric computing. We will explore the beauty of geometry and develop algorithms to simulate and optimize 2D and 3D geometric models with an emphasis towards computational design for digital fabrication.