Pooran MEMARI
CNRS Researcher,
Laboratoire d'Informatique de l'Ecole Polytechnique (LIX),
UMR CNRS 7161, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
GeomeriX research team, LIX-Inria.
Address: 1 Rue Honore d'Estienne d'Orves, Alan Turing Building,
Ecole polytechnique, 91120 Palaiseau, France
E-mail : memari (at) lix (dot) polytechnique (dot) fr
Research Interests
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Geometric modeling and applications in computer graphics: Shape representation, point pattern synthesis, proximity encoding and clustering, discrete geometry operators, high-dimensional data representation/analysis.
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Computational geometry: Mesh optimization, surface reconstruction, Surface Sampling (cf. CGAL library).
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Broad-reaching applications: Geometric models for accessibility and inclusion, multisensory perception, visual computing for interactive interfaces, neurocognition validation, collaboration with INSEI.
Short Biography
- September 2024:
HDR (Habilitation à diriger des recherches), IP-Paris;
Title: Points, Patterns and Shapes towards accessible geometric
modeling.
- Since September 2019:
Affiliate Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (PCC Part-time position)
- September 2006- January 2010
Ph.D at INRIA Sophia-Antipolis, Geometrica Project.
Associate Editor of Computer Graphics Forum (CGF), April 2021- March 2025.
Associate Editor of Graphical Models Journal, Elsevier, April 2023 - May 2024.
Co-responsible of Interaction, Graphics & Design (IGD) masters at IP-Paris, 2024-2025.
Coordinator of the LIX Seminar, Since May 2025.
Board member of the French Chapter of Eurographics (EGFR), since Oct 2024.
Co-Chair of Eurographics STARs 2025.
Program Co-Chair SGP (Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing) 2023.
General Co-Chair SGP (Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing) 2018.
Technical Papers COI Coordinator, ACM Siggraph Asia 2025.
Member of International Program Committee (IPC):
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ACM SIGGRAPH:
2018,
2019,
2021,
2022,
2024
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Eurographics:
2020,
2021,
2023,
2024,
2026
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Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP):
2018,
2019,
2020, 2021
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Pacific Graphics: 2020, 2021
2025-2026 teaching activities:
Geometric Algorithms for Point Patterns and 2D embedded Structures, Across Applications in Visual Computing, Graduate Degree M2-
Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Visual Computing,
Ecole Polytechnique (CSC_54445_EP).
Computational Geometry and Topology,
Parisian Computer Sciences Research Master (MPRI Master Program, M2), with Steve Oudot.
Digital Representation and Analysis of Shapes,
Ecole Polytechnique (CSC_51074_EP), with Mathieu Desbrun.
Computer Science Projects Coordinator, 3rd Year of Bachelor, Ecole Polytechnique, IP-Paris, since 2019.
Ph.D students:
Aude Bouillé (2025-..): Computational Aspects of Generalized Voronoi Diagrams , with Mathieu Desbrun.
Emilien Ganier (2025-..): Geometric Proximity graphs with Higher-Order Statistical Integration , with Steve Oudot.
Nasim Bagheri (2024-..): Application of neurocognition to study the
effectiveness of geometric tactile 2D patterns in
navigation maps and instructions for Visually Impaired
Individuals, with Panos Mavros.
Jiayi Wei (2020-2023): Robust Geometry Processing, with Damien Rohmer.
Pauline Olivier (2019-2022): Dynamic Sketches : Coarse to fine modeling of time-evolving 3D shapes, with Marie-Paule Cani.
Pierre Ecormier-Nocca (2017-2020): Simulation and design of animated virtual worlds, with Marie-Paule Cani.
Thibault Lescoat (2016-2019): Shape Representations for Modern Visual Computing Applications, with Tamy Boubekeur and Maks Ovsjanikov.
Ana-Maria Vintescu (2014-2017): 3D Copy-Paste: Consistent Parameterization of Triangle Meshes, with Florent Dupont, Guillaume Lavoue and Julien Tierny.
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