12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Bldg. 9, level 2, lecture hall 2
Professor Alexander Bobenko of Technical University of Berlin will illustrate the paradigm of structure-preserving discretizations on the example of conformal maps by showing how simple definitions lead to surprisingly rich theories. He will also establish a connection between conformal geometry for triangulated surfaces, the geometry of ideal hyperbolic polyhedra and discrete uniformization of Riemann surfaces. He will also discuss applications in geometry processing and computer graphics and show excerpts of the new computer-animated movie entitled “conform!”. Professor Bobenko will demonstrate that the difference between the continuous and discrete models is hardly noticeable. His aim is to convince students and researchers that this new branch of mathematics is both (literally) beautiful and useful.
The multiple award-winning film The Discrete Charm of Geometry by Ekaterina Eremenko will screen on April 3 after the CEMSE Dean’s Distinguished Lecture at 1:15 – 2:00 p.m. Following the screening, Prof. Bobenko will be available for a Q&A session.
A light lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m.
For more information about the lecture, please email: Professor Helmut Pottmann.