Head of the Computer Graphics Department
Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Seidel |
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Contact
Address:
| Max-Planck-Institut Informatik
Saarland Informatics Campus
Campus E 1.4
66123 Saarbrücken
Germany |
Room:
| 201 |
Phone:
| +49 681 9325-4000 |
Fax:
| +49 681 9325-4099 |
Email:
| hpseidel@mpi-inf.mpg.de |
Secretary:
| Sabine Budde
Ellen Fries |
Education
24.04.1958 |
born in Stuttgart |
1977 |
Abitur, Staufer-Gymnasium Waiblingen |
1978 - 1984 |
Study of Mathematics und Physics, Tübingen University |
1984 - 1985 |
University of California, Berkeley, USA |
1985 - 1987 |
PhD in Mathematics, Tübingen University |
1986 |
Marriage with Stefanie Seidel, geb. Reiff, two children |
1987 - 1989 |
Habilitation in Computer Science, Tübingen University |
Fellowships and Professional Experience
1977 - 1984 |
German National Merit Foundation |
1984 - 1985 |
USA-Fellowship, German National Merit Foundation |
1985 - 1987 |
PhD-Fellowship, German National Merit Foundation |
1987 - 1989 |
Research Associate, WSI/GRIS, Tübingen University |
1989 - 1992 |
Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Waterloo, Canada |
1992 - 1999 |
Full professor (Chair for Computer Graphics) Erlangen University |
1992 - |
Adjunct Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada |
1999 - |
Director, Max-Planck-Institute for Computer Science, Saarbrücken |
1999 - |
Affiliated Professor, Saarland University, Saarbrücken |
Awards
2017 |
Eurographics Medal |
2016 |
Solid Modeling Pioneer |
2012 |
Eurographics Distinguished Career Award |
2012 |
European Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea |
2004 |
Founding Chair, Eurographics Awards Programme |
2003 |
Leibniz-Prize, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft |
2003 |
Fellow, Eurographics Association |
2002 |
ACM Recognition of Service Award |
Journal Editorship
2004 - |
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) |
2001 - |
International Journal of Shape Modeling (IJSM) |
1999 - |
The Visual Computer (TVC) |
1999 - |
Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD) |
1995 - |
Graphical Models (GMOD) |
1993 - |
Computer Graphics Forum (Chief Editor 1993 - 1999) (CGF) |
Conference Organization (2001 - 2004)
2004 |
ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality (VRST) (Co-Chair) |
2004 |
Vision, Modeling and Visualization'04 (Co-Chair) |
2004 |
ACM Siggraph'04 (Papers Advisory Committee) |
2003 |
Dagstuhl Workshop on Hierarchical Methods in Computer Graphics (Co-Chair) |
2003 |
Dagstuhl Workshop in Honor of Carl de Boor (Co-Chair) |
2002 |
ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling (Co-Chair) |
2002 |
EUROGRAPHICS'02 (Program Co-Chair) |
2002 |
Vision, Modeling and Visualization'02 (Program Co-Chair) |
2001 |
ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling (Co-Chair) |
Other Academic Activities
2005 - |
Chair, European Association for Computer Graphics Eurographics) |
2004 - |
Election to DFG Fachkollegium Informatik |
2004 |
International Review Panel, Computer Science Departments |
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TU Delft, Univ. Leiden, The Netherlands |
2004 - |
Executive Committee, Solid Modeling Association (Steering Committee |
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ACM Solid Modeling Symposium) |
2003 - |
Co-Director, Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication |
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Stanford/Saarbrücken |
2003 - 2004 |
Vice Chair, European Association for Computer Graphics (Eurographics) |
2001 - 2003 |
Managing Director, Max-Planck-Institute for Computer Science |
2000 - 2003 |
Perspectivenkommission CPTS, Max-Planck-Society |
1998 - |
Scientific Advisory Board, Leibniz Minerva Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel |
1998 - 1999 |
Stv. Sprecher, DFG Sonderforschungsbereich 603, Model Based Analysis and |
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Visualization of Complex Scenes and Sensor Data, Univ. Erlangen |
1997 - 1999 |
Coordinator, DAAD Bachelor-Master-Programm Comp. Engineering, Univ. Erlangen |
1996 - 1999 |
Stv. Sprecher, DFG Graduiertenkolleg 3D Image Analysis and Synthesis, Univ. Erlangen |
1996 - 1997 |
Managing Director, Computer Science Institute, Univ. Erlangen |
1993 - |
Eurographics Executive Committee |
Grants
Seidel has received grants from a wide range of organizations, including the
German National Science Foundation (DFG), the German Government (BMBF),
the European Community (EU), NATO, and the German-Israel Foundation (GIF).
Some of his current project activities include: Coordinator EU project
ViHAP3D, Coordinator EU Marie Curie Training Site for Complex Computer
Systems at MPII, Co-Director Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and
Communication Stanford/Saarbrücken.
In February 2003 Seidel was awarded the `Leibniz Prize', the most prestigious
German research award from the German Research Foundation (DFG). Seidel is the
first computer graphics researchers to receive this award.