Gabriel Taubin

Gabriel Taubin is a Professor of Engineering and Computer Science at Brown University. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Brown (1991) and a Licenciado en Ciencias Matemáticas from the University of Buenos Aires (1981). Previously, he worked at IBM Research (1990-2003) as a Research Staff Member and Manager.

• Education: PhD in Electrical Engineering, Brown University (1991); Licenciado en Ciencias Matemáticas, University of Buenos Aires (1981).

His research spans Applied Computational Geometry, Computer Graphics, Geometric Modeling, 3D Photography, and Computer Vision, focusing on algorithms for 3D object representation, low-cost 3D scanning, and digital fabrication. Key contributions include 3D mesh processing, camera networks, and surface reconstruction techniques.

Recent publications emphasize 3D scanning for printing, super-resolution imaging, and geometric optimization. His work has been cited in ACM Transactions on Graphics, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis, and interdisciplinary journals.

• Scientific Awards: IEEE Fellow (2001), Fulbright Specialist (2014), IBM Master Inventor (2001), Eurographics Best Paper (2002), Best Poster (ICDP 2011).