Mikhail Bessmeltsev
Associate Professor
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Top SchoolMikhail Bessmeltsev is an Associate Professor in Montreal with 11 years of experience at the intersection of computer graphics and geometric modeling, guiding research and training graduate students. He earned a PhD in Computer Science from UBC for work on sketch-based 3D modeling and recovering shape from drawings, then continued as a postdoc at MIT before joining Université de Montréal faculty. His background blends rigorous mathematical foundations from Novosibirsk State University with hands-on leadership roles, including CTO of a laser-scan processing startup and early mobile app development. Mikhail’s work is research-driven but application-minded, capable of translating novel geometry algorithms into practical software and supervising students who want to turn creative sketches into 3D models.
10 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Computer Science at The University of British ColumbiaMaster, Applied Mathematics, Master, Applied Mathematics at Novosibirsk State University (NSU)
Github Skills (17)
asset-pipeline9
fbx8
patreon8
stl8
data-structure8
collada8
android8
volume-rendering8
gltf7
ifc7
3d-models7
game-development7
python7
opengl6
assimp6
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
bmpix/PolyVectorization
Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
Reference implementation of Vectorization of Line Drawings via PolyVector Fields
Contributions:3 reviews, 13 commits, 1 PR in 1 month
bmpix/AlphaContours
Jul 2023 - Sep 2023
Contributions:15 pushes, 1 branch in 2 months
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