Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik (original) (raw)

Head of the Computer Graphics Department

Prof. Dr. Hans-Peter Seidel

Contact

Address:	Max-Planck-Institut Informatik Saarland Informatics Campus Campus E 1 4 66123 Saarbrücken Germany
Room:	201
Phone:	+49 681 9325-4000
Fax:	+49 681 9325-4099
Email:	hpseidel@mpi-inf.mpg.de
Secretariat:	Azadeh Asadi ag4-sek@mpi-inf.mpg.de Sabine Zimmer

Education

24.04.1958	born in Stuttgart
1977	Abitur, Staufer-Gymnasium Waiblingen
1978 - 1984	Study of Mathematics und Physics, Tübingen University
1984 - 1985	University of California, Berkeley, USA
1985 - 1987	PhD in Mathematics, Tübingen University
1986	Marriage with Stefanie Seidel, geb. Reiff, two children
1987 - 1989	Habilitation in Computer Science, Tübingen University

Fellowships and Professional Experience

1977 - 1984	German National Merit Foundation
1984 - 1985	USA-Fellowship, German National Merit Foundation
1985 - 1987	PhD-Fellowship, German National Merit Foundation
1987 - 1989	Research Associate, WSI/GRIS, Tübingen University
1989 - 1992	Assistant Professor, Computer Science Department, University of Waterloo, Canada
1992 - 1999	Full professor (Chair for Computer Graphics) Erlangen University
1992 -	Adjunct Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada
1999 -	Director, Max-Planck-Institute for Computer Science, Saarbrücken
1999 -	Affiliated Professor, Saarland University, Saarbrücken

Awards

2017	Eurographics Medal
2016	Solid Modeling Pioneer
2012	Eurographics Distinguished Career Award
2012	European Academy of Sciences, Academia Europaea
2004	Founding Chair, Eurographics Awards Programme
2003	Leibniz-Prize, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
2003	Fellow, Eurographics Association
2002	ACM Recognition of Service Award

Journal Editorship

2004 -	IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)
2001 -	International Journal of Shape Modeling (IJSM)
1999 -	The Visual Computer (TVC)
1999 -	Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD)
1995 -	Graphical Models (GMOD)
1993 -	Computer Graphics Forum (Chief Editor 1993 - 1999) (CGF)

Conference Organization (2001 - 2004)

2004	ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality (VRST) (Co-Chair)
2004	Vision, Modeling and Visualization'04 (Co-Chair)
2004	ACM Siggraph'04 (Papers Advisory Committee)
2003	Dagstuhl Workshop on Hierarchical Methods in Computer Graphics (Co-Chair)
2003	Dagstuhl Workshop in Honor of Carl de Boor (Co-Chair)
2002	ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling (Co-Chair)
2002	EUROGRAPHICS'02 (Program Co-Chair)
2002	Vision, Modeling and Visualization'02 (Program Co-Chair)
2001	ACM Symposium on Solid Modeling (Co-Chair)

Other Academic Activities

2005 -	Chair, European Association for Computer Graphics Eurographics)
2004 -	Election to DFG Fachkollegium Informatik
2004	International Review Panel, Computer Science Departments
	TU Delft, Univ. Leiden, The Netherlands
2004 -	Executive Committee, Solid Modeling Association (Steering Committee
	ACM Solid Modeling Symposium)
2003 -	Co-Director, Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication
	Stanford/Saarbrücken
2003 - 2004	Vice Chair, European Association for Computer Graphics (Eurographics)
2001 - 2003	Managing Director, Max-Planck-Institute for Computer Science
2000 - 2003	Perspectivenkommission CPTS, Max-Planck-Society
1998 -	Scientific Advisory Board, Leibniz Minerva Center, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1998 - 1999	Stv. Sprecher, DFG Sonderforschungsbereich 603, Model Based Analysis and
	Visualization of Complex Scenes and Sensor Data, Univ. Erlangen
1997 - 1999	Coordinator, DAAD Bachelor-Master-Programm Comp. Engineering, Univ. Erlangen
1996 - 1999	Stv. Sprecher, DFG Graduiertenkolleg 3D Image Analysis and Synthesis, Univ. Erlangen
1996 - 1997	Managing Director, Computer Science Institute, Univ. Erlangen
1993 -	Eurographics Executive Committee

Grants

Seidel has received grants from a wide range of organizations, including the German National Science Foundation (DFG), the German Government (BMBF), the European Community (EU), NATO, and the German-Israel Foundation (GIF). Some of his current project activities include: Coordinator EU project ViHAP3D, Coordinator EU Marie Curie Training Site for Complex Computer Systems at MPII, Co-Director Max Planck Center for Visual Computing and Communication Stanford/Saarbrücken.

In February 2003 Seidel was awarded the `Leibniz Prize', the most prestigious German research award from the German Research Foundation (DFG). Seidel is the first computer graphics researchers to receive this award.