Jean Gallier Created 2026-10-14 Updated 2026-11-05
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Jean Gallier is a computer scientist whose research connects mathematical foundations with computer programming and geometric applications. His earlier work includes formal verification, automated deduction and unification; his later interests include computer graphics, computer vision, robotics and the geometry of curves and surfaces.[ref]
His Curves and Surfaces in Geometric Modeling: Theory and Algorithms by Jean Gallier develops geometric constructions with explicit mathematical foundations. For example, its account of affine maps separates the geometry of points from the linear maps acting on displacement vectors, a distinction useful when describing transformations in computer graphics.[ref]
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