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Overview

Elaine Cohen is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, with a focus on several specialized subfields including Computational Mechanics, Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design, and Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics, notably Advanced Numerical Analysis Techniques, Computer Graphics and Visualization Techniques, Computational Geometry and Mesh Generation, 3D Shape Modeling and Analysis, and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Elaine Cohen has contributed to notable publication venues such as the SMAI Journal of Computational Mathematics and the Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering. Some of their recent papers include:

  • "Refinement for a Hybrid Boundary Representation and its Hybrid Volume Completion" (2020) published in SMAI Journal of Computational Mathematics
  • "Reconstruction of Trimmed NURBS Surfaces for Gap-Free Intersections" (2020) published in Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering

Their research collaborations involve frequent coauthors such as Yang Song, Benjamin Urick, Richard Crawford, Thomas J.R. Hughes, and Richard F. Riesenfeld.

Best Publications

  • Discrete B-splines and subdivision techniques in computer-aided geometric design and computer graphics

    Elaine Cohen;Tom Lyche;Richard Riesenfeld

  • A non-photorealistic lighting model for automatic technical illustration

    Amy Gooch;Bruce Gooch;Peter Shirley;Elaine Cohen

  • Toolpath generation for freeform surface models

    Gershon Elber;Elaine Cohen

  • Volumetric parameterization and trivariate B-spline fitting using harmonic functions

    T. Martin;E. Cohen;R. M. Kirby

  • Analysis-aware modeling: Understanding quality considerations in modeling for isogeometric analysis

    E. Cohen;T. Martin;R. M. Kirby;T. Lyche

  • Volumetric parameterization and trivariate b-spline fitting using harmonic functions

    Tobias Martin;Elaine Cohen;Mike Kirby

  • A framework for efficient minimum distance computations

    D.E. Johnson;E. Cohen

  • Direct haptic rendering of sculptured models

    Thomas V. Thompson;David E. Johnson;Elaine Cohen

  • ERROR BOUNDED VARIABLE DISTANCE OFFSET OPERATOR FOR FREE FORM CURVES AND SURFACES

    Gershon Elber;Elaine Cohen

  • Hidden curve removal for free form surfaces

    Gershon Elber;Elaine Cohen

  • Algorithms for degree-raising of splines

    Elaine Cohen;Tom Lyche;Larry L. Schumaker

  • Practical ray tracing of trimmed NURBS surfaces

    William Martin;Elaine Cohen;Russell Fish;Peter Shirley

  • Quadrilateral mesh simplification

    Joel Daniels;Cláudio T. Silva;Jason Shepherd;Elaine Cohen

  • Interactive artistic rendering

    Matthew Kaplan;Bruce Gooch;Elaine Cohen

  • Second-order surface analysis using hybrid symbolic and numeric operators

    Gershon Elber;Elaine Cohen

  • Physical modeling with B-spline surfaces for interactive design and animation.

    Jeffrey A. Thingvold;Elaine Cohen

  • MATHSM: medial axis transform toward high speed machining of pockets

    Gershon Elber;Elaine Cohen;Sam Drake

  • Rates of convergence of control polygons

    Elaine Cohen;Larry L. Schumaker

  • Technical Section: Volumetric parameterization of complex objects by respecting multiple materials

    Tobias Martin;Elaine Cohen

  • Haptic rendering of surface-to-surface sculpted model interaction

    Donald D. Nelson;David E. Johnson;Elaine Cohen

Frequent Co-Authors

Gershon Elber
Gershon Elber Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Cláudio T. Silva
Cláudio T. Silva New York University
Robert M. Kirby
Robert M. Kirby University of Utah
Peter Shirley
Peter Shirley Nvidia (United States)
Charles Hansen
Charles Hansen University of Utah
John M. Hollerbach
John M. Hollerbach University of Utah
Robert C. Zeleznik
Robert C. Zeleznik Brown University
Sung Yong Shin
Sung Yong Shin Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Zhigang Deng
Zhigang Deng University of Houston
Fred F. Lange
Fred F. Lange University of California, Santa Barbara

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