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

  1. Geometric modeling and applications in computer graphics: Shape representation, point pattern synthesis, proximity encoding and clustering, discrete geometry operators, high-dimensional data representation/analysis.
  2. Computational geometry: Mesh optimization, surface reconstruction, Surface Sampling (cf. CGAL library).
  3. 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, since Sept 2024.

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):


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.