Amir Vaxman
Reader at School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh
City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolAmir Vaxman is a Reader in Computer Graphics and Geometry at the University of Edinburgh with 11 years of post-PhD academic and research experience spanning computer-aided design, architectural geometry, 3D mesh reconstruction, physical simulation and medical imaging. He progressed from PhD training at Technion through postdoctoral work in Vienna and an assistant professorship at Utrecht, blending rigorous theoretical work with applied projects in industrial and architectural settings. His background includes a brief industry stint at Intel, reflecting an ability to translate research prototypes into practical software. Known for tackling challenging geometry-processing problems, he often bridges discrete computational geometry with continuous simulation techniques to enable robust mesh and imaging solutions. Based in Edinburgh, he combines deep academic leadership with hands-on algorithm development and cross-disciplinary collaborations that inform real-world design and medical applications.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Hebrew, English
Github Skills (45)
polygons10
geometry10
synthesis10
shape-analysis10
post-processing10
geometric10
polyhedra10
libigl10
geometry-processing10
audio-effect10
mesh9
cluster-computing9
tessellation9
mesh-processing9
cpp9
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
avaxman/libhedra
Sep 2016 - Dec 2022
A library providing functionality for the geometric processing of polygonal(non-triangular) meshes.
Contributions:48 commits, 1 PR, 212 pushes in 6 years 4 months
polygonsmeshtriangular-meshesgeometry-processingtessellation
avaxman/MoebiusCode
Oct 2016 - Jan 2023
Contributions:10 commits, 37 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 3 months
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