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Hugues Hoppe: Redefining Computer Graphics

Time: 01:48 EST/06:48 GMT | News Source: Microsoft | Posted By: Jonathan Tigner

Hugues Hoppe is a quiet man. He sits quietly, he talks quietly, and his smile, which he uses often, is as calm as Mona Lisa. For such a quiet man, he's made himself heard in the world of graphics research.

ACM SIGGRAPH has recognized his achievements with a Computer Graphics Achievement Award for his work in progressive meshes, surface reconstruction, geometry texturing and geometry images. The award is a lifetime achievement award, and is given to researchers who have made significant contributions to the graphics world.

Hoppe has always found computers fascinating, though he didn't immediately decide to study computer science. "I used to think computers were only a means to an ends, so I went into electrical engineering. But I was drawn to the computer science classes, so I switched over to computer science in graduate school," said Hoppe.