Mark Pauly

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. Teaching & PhD PhD Students Michele Vidulis, Liliane-Joy Yana Dandy Past EPFL PhD Students Duygu Ceylan, Sofien Bouaziz, Yuliy Gennadievich Schwartzburg, Mario Moacir Deuss, Ngoc Minh Dang, Alexandru Eugen Ichim, Stefan Lienhard, Anastasia Tkach, Mina Konakovic, Ziqi Wang, Yingying Ren, Uday Kusupati, Becker Quentin 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