The Pierre Bézier Award
With
the approval of the family of the late Pierre Bézier,
the Solid Modeling Association has established The Pierre Bézier
Award for Solid, Geometric and Physical Modeling and Applications, in 2007. Pierre
Bézier is one of the founders of the fields of
solid, geometric and physical modeling. Beginning with his work on
representing curves, and continuing through his work on one of the first
CAD/CAM systems at Renault (UNISURF), Pierre Bézier
led the transformation of design and manufacturing, through mathematics and
computing tools, into computer aided design and three dimensional modeling.
He made contributions to computer control, interactive free-form curve and
surface design and 3D milling for manufacturing clay models and masters. Bézier's approach to research exemplifies how the
problems from the real world can drive scientific inquiry and lead to
engineering accomplishments. Solid,
geometric and physical modeling have matured and came a long way since the
1950s, resulting in a rich set of theories, mathematics and algorithms that
define and manipulate representations of physical objects, their properties,
and their associated abstractions. These representations are intimately tied
to processes (such as simulation, design, manufacturing, and analysis) and
application domains (automotive, aerospace, bio-medical, graphic arts, etc).
These representations support the creation, exchange, simulation,
visualization, animation, interrogation, and annotation of the digital models
of the objects and their evolution. Award
Recipients
2012: Paul de Faget de
Casteljau
2011: Christoph M. Hoffmann 2010: Malcolm Sabin 2009: Richard
Riesenfeld and Elaine Cohen 2008: I. Braid, A. Grayer and C. Lang 2007: A. Requicha and H. Voelcker Sponsors of
the Pierre Bézier Award
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