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Alla Sheffer received her PhD from the Hebrew University in 1999 and is currently a full professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Her research focuses on algorithms for shape modeling and analysis in the context of computer graphics applications. She is well-known for her work in mesh parameterization, hexahedral meshing, and perception-driven shape modeling. Sheffer has received numerous accolades, including the Canadian Human Computer Communications Society Achievement Award in 2018 and the UBC Killam Research Award in 2019. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, ACM, and IEEE, and a member of the SIGGRAPH Academy. Her research has been supported by various faculty awards from institutions such as IBM, Google, Adobe, and the Killam Research Fellowship. A prominent figure in her field, Sheffer has served as an Associate Editor for major computer graphics journals and has been involved in organizing multiple conferences, including serving as program co-chair for Eurographics and general co-chair for Pacific Graphics. She has co-authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, with significant contributions to high-impact journals in computer graphics and holds six recent patents related to sketch analysis and hexahedral mesh generation.
University of British Columbia • Vancouver, BC, Canada
Investigates algorithms for shape modeling and analysis in the context of computer graphics applications.
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