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Computer Science D-index 48 Citations 20,312 109 World Ranking 3926 National Ranking 1997

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Awards & Achievements

1997 - ACM Fellow For pionering the development of computational geometry as a field, and for leading the technology transfer of theoretical algorithms to practical problems in computer graphics.

1988 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

What is he best known for?

The fields of study he is best known for:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Algorithm
  • Geometry

David P. Dobkin mainly focuses on Combinatorics, Theoretical computer science, Artificial intelligence, Computational geometry and Discrete mathematics. His Combinatorics research incorporates themes from Convex combination and Convex polytope, Convex set. His Artificial intelligence research focuses on Pattern recognition and how it connects with Computer vision.

His Computational geometry study deals with Reflection symmetry intersecting with Topology. The Discrete mathematics study combines topics in areas such as Intersection and Polyhedron. His Convex hull algorithms study which covers Algorithm that intersects with Gift wrapping algorithm, Convex hull, Output-sensitive algorithm and Quickhull.

His most cited work include:

  • The quickhull algorithm for convex hulls (3769 citations)
  • Shape distributions (1442 citations)
  • A search engine for 3D models (940 citations)

What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?

His primary areas of study are Combinatorics, Discrete mathematics, Computational geometry, Algorithm and Artificial intelligence. His work deals with themes such as Polygon, Intersection, Regular polygon, Convex analysis and Convex set, which intersect with Combinatorics. In his study, Quickhull is strongly linked to Convex hull, which falls under the umbrella field of Convex set.

His work carried out in the field of Discrete mathematics brings together such families of science as Polyhedron and Largest empty rectangle. In Algorithm, David P. Dobkin works on issues like Computer animation, which are connected to Data visualization. He has researched Artificial intelligence in several fields, including Machine learning, Computer vision and Pattern recognition.

He most often published in these fields:

  • Combinatorics (36.27%)
  • Discrete mathematics (27.45%)
  • Computational geometry (21.57%)

What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1999-2015)?

  • Algorithm (17.65%)
  • Artificial intelligence (18.63%)
  • Fresco (2.94%)

In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:

His primary areas of investigation include Algorithm, Artificial intelligence, Fresco, Pattern recognition and Computational geometry. David P. Dobkin combines Algorithm and Software in his studies. In his research on the topic of Artificial intelligence, Fragment is strongly related with Computer vision.

His work on Active shape model, Heat kernel signature and Shape analysis is typically connected to Probability distribution as part of general Pattern recognition study, connecting several disciplines of science. His work in Computational geometry addresses issues such as Reflection symmetry, which are connected to fields such as Combinatorics, Homogeneous space and Matching. He combines subjects such as Creative visualization, Point and Polyhedron with his study of Line.

Between 1999 and 2015, his most popular works were:

  • Shape distributions (1442 citations)
  • A search engine for 3D models (940 citations)
  • Matching 3D models with shape distributions (542 citations)

In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Artificial intelligence
  • Geometry
  • Algorithm

David P. Dobkin mostly deals with Artificial intelligence, Computer vision, Heat kernel signature, Computer graphics and Shape analysis. The various areas that David P. Dobkin examines in his Artificial intelligence study include Conceptual design, Polygon mesh and Surface. His Computer vision research integrates issues from Geometric shape and Pattern recognition.

His Heat kernel signature study incorporates themes from Cognitive neuroscience of visual object recognition, Topological skeleton and Pattern matching.

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Best Publications

The quickhull algorithm for convex hulls

C. Bradford Barber;David P. Dobkin;Hannu Huhdanpaa.
ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software (1996)

6024 Citations

The quickhull algorithm for convex hulls

C. Bradford Barber;David P. Dobkin;Hannu Huhdanpaa.
ACM Transactions on Mathematical Software (1996)

6024 Citations

Shape distributions

Robert Osada;Thomas Funkhouser;Bernard Chazelle;David Dobkin.
ACM Transactions on Graphics (2002)

2273 Citations

Shape distributions

Robert Osada;Thomas Funkhouser;Bernard Chazelle;David Dobkin.
ACM Transactions on Graphics (2002)

2273 Citations

A search engine for 3D models

Thomas Funkhouser;Patrick Min;Michael Kazhdan;Joyce Chen.
ACM Transactions on Graphics (2003)

1421 Citations

A search engine for 3D models

Thomas Funkhouser;Patrick Min;Michael Kazhdan;Joyce Chen.
ACM Transactions on Graphics (2003)

1421 Citations

MAPS: multiresolution adaptive parameterization of surfaces

Aaron W. F. Lee;Wim Sweldens;Peter Schröder;Lawrence Cowsar.
international conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques (1998)

995 Citations

MAPS: multiresolution adaptive parameterization of surfaces

Aaron W. F. Lee;Wim Sweldens;Peter Schröder;Lawrence Cowsar.
international conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques (1998)

995 Citations

Matching 3D models with shape distributions

R. Osada;T. Funkhouser;B. Chazelle;D. Dobkin;D. Dobkin.
international conference on shape modeling and applications (2001)

880 Citations

Matching 3D models with shape distributions

R. Osada;T. Funkhouser;B. Chazelle;D. Dobkin;D. Dobkin.
international conference on shape modeling and applications (2001)

880 Citations

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