Alec Jacobson

Alec Jacobson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto, with a courtesy appointment in Mathematics. He holds the Canada Research Chair in Geometry Processing and serves as a Senior Research Scientist at Adobe Research Toronto. Located at the Bahen Centre, he leads research in computer graphics and geometry processing as part of the Dynamic Graphics Project lab.

His research focuses on Geometry Processing, Discrete Differential Geometry, and Computer Graphics, with applications in 3D reconstruction, computational fabrication, and neural representations. Key areas include mesh processing algorithms, physics-based simulation, and differentiable rendering techniques that bridge theoretical foundations with practical implementations.

Recent publications demonstrate strong trends in neural field optimizations, robust 3D reconstruction, and physics simulation. His team frequently combines machine learning with geometric methods to solve challenging inverse problems in computer vision and graphics, with consistent innovation in computational efficiency and mathematical foundations.

Scientific Awards:

• Canada Research Chair in Geometry Processing
• AXL Faculty Fellow
• Best Paper Honourable Mention (SGP 2024)
• Best Paper Award (SIGGRAPH 2022)
• Test of Time Award (SIGGRAPH 2024)

He leads the Third Space research group advising numerous graduate students and postdocs. Current research infrastructure includes collaborations with the Vector Institute and Adobe Research, supported by grants focused on geometric algorithms and neural representations.