News & Info:
Talk by Connor McMahan
9 September 2021
Modeling and programming shape-morphing structured media Learn More
Mina's PhD thesis has received the EPFL Distinction and has been awarded the Denantes Memorial Price.
December 2019
Anastasia Tkach received an honorable mention of the Eurographics PhD Award. Congratulations Anastasia!
15 Dec 2017
Talk by Christopher Brandt
01 Nov 2018
Model Reduction Approaches for Geometry Processing Learn More
LGG alumnus Sofien Bouaziz received the Eurographics Young Researcher Award. Congratulations, Sofien!
16 Apr 2018
Alexandru Ichim has been awarded the EPFL Distinction for his dissertation. Congratulations, Alex!
15 Dec 2017
Talk by Prof. Bernd Bickel
23 Oct 2017
Computational Fabrication: Creating Virtual Content for the Real World Learn More
Talk by Dr. Peng Song
12 Jun 2017
An Interlocking Method for 3D Assembly Design and Fabrication Learn More
Mark has been selected as one of the Top Ten Researchers among the 100 Digital Shapers of Switzerland by the Magazine Bilanz.
20 Oct 2016
Sofien received the Honorable Mention for the ACM SIGGRAPH Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award.
01 Aug 2016
Fritz Kutter award
25 Nov 2015
Sofien Bouaziz received the Fritz Kutter award for his PhD thesis. Congratulations, Sofien!
Invited talk
21 Oct 2015
Chengcheng Tang, "Computational Design with Nonlinear Constraints"
Invited talk
18 Sep 2015
Olga Diamanti, "Design of Tangent Vector-Set Fields using Polynomials"
Our work on dynamic 3D avatar creation is getting the attention of the press!
7 August 2015
After the EPFL press release, numerous news outlets talked about our work. See the project page for a list of media appearances.
Faceshift used in new Star Wars movie!
14 July 2015
The performance capture technology of EPFL Spinoff faceshift is used in the new movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens, as can be seen at time 0:41 of this movie: https://youtu.be/CTNJ51ghzdY.
SGP Best Paper Award
8 July 2015
Our hand tracking paper has been selected for the best paper award at SGP 2015.
Eurographics PhD award
4 May 2015
Congratulations to LGG alumni Duygu Ceylan for the Eurographics PhD award.
EG Course on Registration
Documentation and code of our EG Course on Registration are now available.
National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) on Digital Fabrication
Our lab participates in a new National Center of Competence in Research (NCCR) on Digital Fabrication.
Caustic
9 Sep 2013
Turing caustic explored by Bradley Cooper in Spanish TV show El Hormiguero.
Invited talk
16 Apr 2015
Caigui Jiang, "Geometry rationalization for freeform architecture"
Invited talk
2 Dec 2014
Stefanie Mueller, "Interacting with Personal Fabrication Machines"
Invited talk
7 Nov 2014
Tim Weyrich, "Computational Analysis in Cultural Heritage Applications"
Invited talk
15 Oct 2014
Wenzel Jakob, "Making complex light transport simulations practical"
Invited talk
1 Oct 2014
Marios Papas, "First steps in Goal-driven Appearance Fabrication"
National Competence Centre for Research on Digital Fabrication
1 Sep 2014
New National Competence Centre for Research on Digital Fabrication has been launched.
ShapeOp Library
18 Aug 2014
Mark gave a keynote speech at AAG 2014 in London, and presented the ShapeOp library.
Computational Caustics
1 Aug 2014
Our SIGGRAPH paper on Computational Caustics is featured in Nature's Images of the Month.
Invited talk
7 May 2014
Ralph Wiedemeier, "The art and science behind the show: Real-time interactive graphics for TV, stage and the web"
Invited talk
30 Apr 2014
Stelian Coros, "Character Animation: From Virtual Environments to the Real World"
EG Course on Registration
7 Apr 2014
Documentation and code of our EG Course on Registration are now available.
Swiss Tech Convention Center
5 Apr 2014
Our Caustics and Avatar installations was at the opening of the Swiss Tech Convention Center on April 5/6.
Invited talk
4 Mar 2014
Oliver Mattausch, "New Methods for Indoor Scan Processing and Online Reconstruction"
SIGGRAPH Asia, Hongkong
21 Nov 2013
Duygu presented her latest work at SIGGRAPH Asia in Hongkong on Nov. 21st.
Motion in Games 2013
8 Nov 2013
Mark gave an invited talk at ACM Motion in Games in Dublin on Nov. 8th.
Invited talk
4 Nov 2013
Michael Bronstein, "Dense correspondence between 3D shapes using sparse coding"
Night of the Museum
21 Sept 2013
LGG exhibited Caustics and Mimicry at the Night of the Museum on Sept. 21st.
Swiss Informatics Competition
10 Jul 2013
The statues project won the Swiss Informatics Competition. Congratulations to all students participating in the Digital 3D Geometry Processing class!
Software to Construct Everything with Legos
1 Jul 2013
Romain's semester project featured in EFPL news.
Venture Kick Challenge
21 May 2013
Faceshift won the Venture Kick Challenge. Congratulations Thibaut and Brian!
Best PhD Thesis award
6 May 2013
Boris won the Eurographics 2013 Best PhD Thesis award. Congratulations!
Best paper award at AAG
27 Sept 2012
Our paper Architectural Caustics has won the best paper award at AAG 2012 in Paris.
Caustic Project
29 Nov 2012
Caustic Project has been featured in New Scientist, Discovery Channel and Swiss TV.
Invited talk
31 Aug 2012
Victor Adrian Prisacariu, "Shape Knowledge for Segmentation and Tracking"
Faceshift Webpage
Faceshift webpage has been launched. Check out our latest work on realtime performance-based facial animation.
Video and Dataset Release
The video and datasets for course project 3D Statues from Photos have been released. Check out the project homepge
Paneling algorithm
A variant of our paneling algorithm has been used in the design of a new pavilion for the Eiffel Tower.
Invited talk
23 Nov 2011
Simon Schubiger, "CityEngine: from a research prototype to a leading 3D product"
Invited talk
22 Nov 2011
Brian Amberg, "Optimal Landmark Detection using Shape Models and Branch and Bound"
Invited talk
25 Jul 2011
David Bommes, "Generating and Optimizing Quadrilateral Surface Meshes for Animation and Simulation"
Symposium on Geometry Processing 2011
Jul 2011
The Symposium on Geometry Processing 2011 was held at EPFL from July 20-22 2011.
I&C Research Day
16 Jun 2011
The I&C Research Day took place on June 16th with a focus on Graphics and Vision.
Invited talk
3 Nov 2010
Philippe Block, "Form Finding to Fabrication: An integrative digital design process for free-form masonry vaults""
Architectural Geometry
Sep 2010
Advances in Architectural Geometry 2010 took place in Vienna from September 18-21.
ACM SIGGRAPH
Jul 2010
Our three most recent papers were presented at ACM SIGGRAPH in Los Angeles in July 2010.
Invited talk
27 Apr 2010
Michael M. Bronstein, "Symmetry and Regularity Analysis in Non-Rigid Shapes"
Event
22 Feb 2010
LGG Open Day
Best student paper award for Face/Off
Thibaut and Hao received the SCA 2009 best student paper award for Face/Off.
Silhouette of Jazz
Silhouette of Jazz, a movie created with our Shadow Art software has been nominated Best in Show award at SIGGRAPH 2009.