Amal Dev Parakkat

Amal Dev Parakkat is a tenured Assistant Professor at Telecom Paris (Institut Polytechnique de Paris) since September 2021, affiliated with the Computer Graphics Group and the IMAGES research team. His work focuses on sketch-based interfaces and geometry processing, particularly for digital content creation tasks like 3D shape inference and mesh generation.

• PhD in Computer Science from IIT Madras (2019), under Ramanathan Muthuganapathy
• Postdoctoral experience at Ecole Polytechnique (2019) and TU Delft (2020-2021)

Research highlights include Surface Reconstruction, Interactive Modeling, and Geometric Algorithms. He leads the ANR SketchMAD project (2024-2028) and serves as International Mobility Chair at Telecom Paris. His publications span top conferences like SIGGRAPH Asia, Eurographics, and ACM CHI.

Scientific Awards:

• SMI Young Investigator Award (2024)
• BEST PAPER AWARD (SIGGRAPH Asia Technical Communication 2023)

Administrative roles include Head of Interaction, Graphics & Design at Telecom Paris. He mentors PhD students Tara Butler, Anandhu Sureshkumar, and Leiheng Qin, and collaborates with international researchers.