Humans perceive the three-dimensional structure of the world with apparent ease. However,
despite all of the recent advances in computer vision research, the dream of having a …

The paper describes a fast algorithm for scattered data interpolation and approximation.
Multilevel B-splines are introduced to compute a C/sup 2/continuous surface through a set of …

This distinctly accessible introduction to wavelets provides computer graphics professionals
and researchers with the mathematical foundations for understanding and applying this …

Wavelets are a mathematical tool for hierarchically decomposing functions. They allow a
function to be described in terms of a coarse overall shape, plus details that range from …

Wavelets have proven to be powerful bases for use in numerical analysis and signal
processing. Their power lies in the fact that they only require a small number of coefficients …

During the last years the concept of multi-resolution modeling has gained special attention
in many fields of computer graphics and geometric modeling. In this paper we generalize …

This paper develops locally adapted hierarchical basis functions for effectively
preconditioning large optimization problems that arise in computer graphics applications …

We describe a multiresolution representation for meshes based on subdivision, which is a
natural extension of the existing patch-based surface representations. Combining …

We describe a system that automatically generates varied geometric models of human
faces. A collection of random measurements of the face is generated according to …

Finite element solvers are a basic component of simulation applications; they are common in
computer graphics, engineering, and medical simulations. Although adaptive solvers can be …