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Overview

Christoph M. Hoffmann is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research spans several interdisciplinary areas, with primary focus on the history and philosophy of science, education, computational mechanics, and geography.

Their recent publications cover a variety of topics reflecting this breadth. These include:

  • Christian Reiß, Der Axolotl: Ein Labortier im Heimaquarium, 1864-1914, 2020, History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences
  • Training scenes: Taking science studies to the classroom, 2023, Social Studies of Science
  • Natures of Data: A Discussion between Biology, History and Philosophy of Science and Art, 2020, RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)
  • Automatic and explainable grading of meningiomas from histopathology images, 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Offset approximation of polygons on an ellipsoid, 2021, Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica

Their research intersections include significant contributions to fields and subfields such as:

  • History and Philosophy of Science
  • Education
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Geography, Planning and Development

Major thematic areas covered across their work comprise:

  • History of Science and Natural History
  • Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques
  • History of Science and Medicine
  • Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
  • Educational Strategies and Epistemologies
  • Evaluation of Teaching Practices
  • Science Education and Pedagogy

Christoph M. Hoffmann has collaborated with a range of co-authors, including Young Joon Ahn, Kris Decker, Philipp Fischer, Gabriele Gramelsberger, and Hans Hofmann. These collaborations reflect an interdisciplinary approach linking historical, scientific, and computational disciplines.

Their works have appeared frequently in venues such as:

  • Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
  • History & Philosophy of the Life Sciences
  • Social Studies of Science
  • RWTH Publications (RWTH Aachen)
  • Acta Geodaetica et Geophysica

Best Publications

  • Geometric and Solid Modeling: An Introduction

    Christoph M. Hoffmann

  • Pattern Matching in Trees

    Christoph M. Hoffmann;Michael J. O'Donnell

  • Geometric and Solid Modeling

    C M Hoffmann

  • Geometric constraint solver

    William Bouma;Ioannis Fudos;Christoph M. Hoffmann;Jiazhen Cai

  • Tracing surface intersections

    C. L. Bajaj;C. M. Hoffman;R. E. Lynch;J. E. H. Hopcroft

  • A graph-constructive approach to solving systems of geometric constraints

    Ioannis Fudos;Christoph M. Hoffmann

  • The problems of accuracy and robustness in geometric computation

    C.M. Hoffmann

  • Group-theoretic algorithms and graph isomorphism

    Christoph M. Hoffmann

  • Programming with Equations

    Christoph M. Hoffmann;Michael J. O'Donnell

  • A multidisciplinary approach towards computational thinking for science majors

    Susanne Hambrusch;Christoph Hoffmann;John T. Korb;Mark Haugan

  • Redundant reader elimination in RFID systems

    B. Carbunar;M.K. Ramanathan;M. Koyuturk;C. Hoffmann

  • Generic naming in generative, constraint-based design

    Vasilis Capoyleas;Xiangping Chen;Christoph M Hoffmann

  • Robust set operations on polyhedral solids

    C.M. Hoffmann;J.E. Hopcroft;M.J. Karasick

  • A framework for object modeling

    Vinod Kumar;D. Burns;Debasish Dutta;Christoph M. Hoffmann

  • Erep: An editable, high-level representation for geometric design and analysis

    Christoph M. Hoffmann;Robert Juan

  • Towards valid parametric CAD models

    Christoph M. Hoffmann;Ku-Jin Kim

  • The Potential Method for Blending Surfaces and Corners

    Christoph M. Hoffmann;John E. Hopcroft

  • On editability of feature-based design

    Xiangping Chen;Christoph M Hoffmann

  • Towards implementing robust geometric computations

    C. M. Hoffmann;J. E. Hopcroft;M. S. Karasick

  • Correctness Proof of a Geometric Constraint Solver

    Ioannis Fudos;Christoph M. Hoffmann

Frequent Co-Authors

John E. Hopcroft
John E. Hopcroft Cornell University
Debasish Dutta
Debasish Dutta University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Ananth Grama
Ananth Grama Purdue University West Lafayette
Ahmed Sameh
Ahmed Sameh Purdue University West Lafayette
Jarek Rossignac
Jarek Rossignac Georgia Institute of Technology
Vadim Shapiro
Vadim Shapiro University of Wisconsin–Madison
Danny C. Sorensen
Danny C. Sorensen Rice University
Kyle A. Gallivan
Kyle A. Gallivan Florida State University
Zvi Galil
Zvi Galil Georgia Institute of Technology

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