Citation
(2005), "Mathematics of Surfaces XI", Kybernetes, Vol. 34 No. 6. https://doi.org/10.1108/k.2005.06734fac.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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Mathematics of Surfaces XI
This conference will take place from 5-7 September 2005 at the University of Loughborough, UK.
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Computer-based methods for the construction, representation, and manipulation of complicated surfaces have led to a wide interest in, and need for, surface mathematics. Many applications now require the use of surface descriptions, especially in such fields as computer-aided design and manufacturing, computer vision, and inspection of manufactured parts. The description of surfaces is also of interest in information systems, multimedia, and many other areas of science and medicine. This diversity and the wide range of applicability of the subject have already enabled the IMA to hold ten very successful conferences on the mathematics of surfaces. The 11th such conference has now been scheduled. Several international authorities will be presenting invited papers.
This combination of topics will make the conference of interest to a wide audience of mathematicians, computer scientists, engineers and many others who are already developing or using computer-based descriptions of surfaces or who wish to become acquainted with the underlying ideas and potential applications of such methods. A key feature will be the interplay of ideas between the theoreticians in the subject and the users of the techniques. It is hoped that the conference will stimulate research ideas from users and developers of surface-modelling systems by presentations of novel problems that may require new theoretical solutions.
The invited speakers are: Florian Albat (Tebis Technische Informations Systeme AG), Gershon Elber (Technion), Rida Farouki (University of California Davis), Adi Levin (Cadent Ltd), Leif Kobbelt (RWTH Aachen), Alyn Rockwood (Colorado School of Mines), Tamas Varady (Raindrop Geomagic Inc.).
For further information, contact: Lucy Nye, Conference Officer, The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 1EF, UK. Tel: (01702) 356104; Fax: (01702) 354111; E-mail: conferences@ima.org.uk; web site: www.ima.org.uk