Ayellet Tal
Israeli researcher in computational geometry and computer graphics
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Ayellet Tal (Hebrew: איילת טל; born 1962)[1] is an Israeli researcher in computational geometry and computer graphics, who holds the Alfred and Marion Bar Chair in Engineering at the Technion.
Ayellet Tal | |
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איילת טל | |
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) |
| Alma mater | Tel Aviv University, Princeton University |
| Known for | Computational geometry, computer graphics, geometric modeling, geometry processing |
| Awards | Alfred and Marion Bar Chair in Engineering |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computational Geometry, Computer Graphics |
| Institutions | Technion – Israel Institute of Technology |
| David P. Dobkin | |
Research
Tal's research interests include computational geometry, computer graphics, geometric modeling, and geometry processing.[2] She has also studied the applications of computer vision to archaeology.[2][3]
Education and career
Tal has a bachelor's degree in mathematics and computer science from Tel Aviv University[2] and a Ph.D. in 1995 in computer science from Princeton University. Her dissertation, Animation and Visualization of Geometric Algorithms, was supervised by David P. Dobkin.[4]
She is a professor of electrical engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and holds the Alfred and Marion Bar Chair in Engineering at the Technion.[5] At the Technion, she is also the advisor for the advancement of women in science and engineering at the university.[6]
Recognition
Tal was a keynote speaker at Computer Graphics International 2015.[2]