Yotam Gingold

Contact

yotam (strudel) yotamgingold.com
http://cs.nyu.edu/~gingold/

Interests

geometric modeling, interaction, human computation, creative tools, topology for computation, game design

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science Department (2009). Thesis: 2D-Centric Interfaces and Algorithms for 3D Modeling
M.Sc. equivalency, Computer Science Department (2005). Qualifying exam topic: Topology for Computation
Advisor: Denis Zorin
New York University

B.Sc. Computer Science & Mathematics (joint degree), December 2002.
Brown University

Publications

• Yotam Gingold, Ariel Shamir, Daniel Cohen-Or. "Perceptual Micro Human Computation for Visual Tasks." Accepted with revisions to ACM Transactions on Graphics (title subject to change).
• Tino Weinkauf, Yotam Gingold, Olga Sorkine. "Topology-based Smoothing of 2D Scalar Fields with C1-Continuity." In Proceedings of EuroVis 2010, Bordeaux, France.
• Yotam Gingold, Denis Zorin, Takeo Igarashi. "Structured Annotations for 2D-to-3D Modeling." In Proceedings of SIGGRAPH Asia 2009, Yokohama, Japan.
• Yotam Gingold and Denis Zorin. "Shading-Based Surface Editing." In Proceedings of SIGGRAPH 2008, Los Angeles, USA.
• Elif Tosun, Yotam I. Gingold, Jason Reisman, Denis Zorin. "Shape Optimization Using Reflection Lines." In Proceedings of SGP 2007, Barcelona, Spain.
• Yotam I. Gingold, Denis Zorin. "Controlled-Topology Filtering." Computer-Aided Design, Volume 39, Issue 8, August 2007, Pages 676-684.
• Yotam I. Gingold, Harry Gingold. "Geometrical Properties of a Family of Compactifications." Balkan Journal of Geometry and Its Applications (BJGA), Volume 12, Number 1, Pages 44-55 (2007).
• Yotam I. Gingold, Philip L. Davidson, Jefferson Y. Han, Denis Zorin. "A Direct Texture Placement and Editing Interface." In Proceedings of UIST 2006, Montreux, Switzerland.
• Eitan Grinspun, Yotam Gingold, Jason Reisman, Denis Zorin. "Computing Discrete Shape Operators on General Meshes." In Proceedings of Eurographics 2006, Vienna, Austria. (3rd-Best Paper Award)
• Yotam I. Gingold. "From Rock, Paper, Scissors to Street Fighter II: Proof By Construction." In Proceedings of Sandbox 2006, Boston, MA. (Best Paper Award)
• Yotam I. Gingold, Denis Zorin. "Controlled-Topology Filtering." In Proceedings of SPM 2006, Cardiff, Wales. (2nd-Best Paper Award)
• Yotam Gingold, Adrian Secord, Jefferson Y. Han, Eitan Grinspun, Denis Zorin. "A Discrete Model for Inelastic Deformation of Thin Shells." Poster presented at SCA 2004; also NYU Computer Science Tech Report.

Experience

• Post-Doctoral Researcher, Columbia University. Mentor: Eitan Grinspun. 2011–present.
• Post-Doctoral Researcher, Rutgers University. Mentor: Andrew Nealen. 2011–present.
• Post-Doctoral Researcher, Tel-Aviv University/Herzliya IDC. Mentors: Daniel Cohen-Or, Ariel Shamir. Spring 2010–Spring 2011.
• Lecturer, Tel-Aviv University. Fall 2010.
• Visiting Researcher, JST ERATO Design UI Project. Mentor: Takeo Igarashi. Summer 2008.
• Research Intern, Adobe Systems. Mentor: David Salesin. Summer 2006.
• Software Engineer & Game Design Intern, gameLab. Summer 2005.
• Teaching Assistant, New York University. Fall 2004, Fall 2007, Spring 2008.
• Researcher, Brown University Computer Graphics Group. Spring 2003.
• Student Researcher, University of Tokyo. Mentor: Takeo Igarashi. Summer 2002.
• Student Researcher, Brown University. Mentor: John F. Hughes. Summer 2002.
• Teaching Assistant, Brown University. Fall 2001, Spring 2002, Fall 2002.
• Summer Intern, Apple Computer. Summer 2001.

Talks

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. November 2011.
• Princeton University, USA. November 2011.
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. December 2010.
• University of Toronto, Canada. April 2009.
• JST ERATO Design UI Project, Japan. June 2008.

Professional Activities

• Paper Reviewing: ACM SIGGRAPH, Eurographics, Computer Graphics Forum, ACM CHI, IEEE PAMI, IEEE TVCG, Graphical Models, SBIM (program committee), Eurographics Symposium on Rendering, Pacific Graphics, CG&A, ACM Sandbox
• Conference Organization: NYU MRL-WACS 2007 (student work-in-progress workshop), NYU Courant Student Conference 2009

Awards

• Tel-Aviv University Vatat Scholarship 2010-2011
• New York University Janet Fabri Prize for most outstanding dissertation 2009-2010
• New York University Dean's Dissertation Fellowship 2008-2009
• New York University Harold Grad Memorial Prize for outstanding performance and promise 2007-2008
• Best Paper: Yotam I. Gingold. "From Rock, Paper, Scissors to Street Fighter II: Proof By Construction." In Proceedings of Sandbox 2006, Boston, MA.
• 2nd-Best Paper: Yotam I. Gingold, Denis Zorin. "Controlled-Topology Filtering." In Proceedings of SPM 2006, Cardiff, Wales.
• 3rd-Best Paper: Eitan Grinspun, Yotam Gingold, Jason Reisman, Denis Zorin. "Computing Discrete Shape Operators on General Meshes." In Proceedings of Eurographics 2006, Vienna, Austria.

Last updated November 9th, 2011.