Alla Sheffer

Professor

Office
ICCS
X651
Office Phone #
604-822-4030

Academic Information

B.Sc., Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1991); M.Sc., Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1995), Ph.D., Hebrew University, Jerusalem (1999); Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1999-2001); Assistant Professor, Technion, Israel (2001-2003); Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia (2003-2008), Associate Professor, University of British Columbia (2008-present).

Interests

When describing real world objects on a computer we typically must first describe their shape. My research focuses on geometry processing addressing the algorithmic challenges which arise in digital shape modeling and manipulation. I am particularly interested in discrete geometry representations and specifically meshes (polygonal model representations). The main application areas of this research are computer graphics and computer aided engineering applications. My work utilizes tools from computational and differential geometry, discrete math, and graph theory to generate, manipulate, and edit discrete geometric models.

Research Interests

graphics
virtual/augmented reality

Latest Courses

2022 Winter

CPSC 424 - Geometric Modelling

2021 Winter

CPSC 427 - Video Game Programming
CPSC 524 - Computer Graphics: Modelling

2019 Winter

CPSC 427 - Video Game Programming
CPSC 424 - Geometric Modelling

2018 Winter

CPSC 436D - Topics in Computer Science
CPSC 524 - Computer Graphics: Modelling

2017 Winter

CPSC 424 - Geometric Modelling
CPSC 436D - Topics in Computer Science

2016 Winter

CPSC 314 - Computer Graphics
CPSC 524 - Computer Graphics: Modelling

2014 Winter

CPSC 424 - Geometric Modelling
CPSC 524 - Computer Graphics: Modelling