Bedrich Benes

Bedrich Benes is a Professor and Associate Department Head in the Department of Computer Science at Purdue University. He holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer Science from Czech Technical University in Prague (1998 and 1991, respectively). His research focuses on generative methods for geometry synthesis, procedural modeling, simulation of natural phenomena, and additive manufacturing. He has published over 200 research papers and secured grants from organizations like the NSF, NASA, and DOE.

• Editor-in-Chief of Elsevier's Graphical Models
• Senior Member of ACM and IEEE
• Fellow of Eurographics Association

Research interests include graphics, visualization, geometric modeling, and computational biology. He leads projects on tree digital twins, urban forestry modeling, and immersive VR/XR education. Advised students include Bosheng Li and Xiaochen Zhou, who recently defended their Ph.D. theses.

Notable contributions include neural ranking algorithms for forest reconstruction and tools like Tree-D Fusion for tree dataset generation. His work bridges computer graphics with environmental science and agriculture.