Vadim Shapiro

Vadim Shapiro is a Distinguished Research Fellow working at the crossroads of Computer Science and Mechanical Engineering, with focus on computational design and manufacturing. He joined ICSI from University of Wisconsin-Madison where he held Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Chair in Mechanical Engineering and was Professor of Computer Sciences, directing the Spatial Automation Laboratory. He holds Bachelor degrees in Mathematics and in Computer Science from NYU, MS in Computer Science from UCLA, and MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University. Prior to his academic career he was on research staff at the General Motors R&D Center. He teaches and conducts research in the areas of  geometric and topological computing, digital design and manufacturing, as well as physical modeling, analysis, and simulation. He is a Fellow of ASME and his  technical contributions have been recognized by a number of awards, including NSF CAREER and INSPIRE awards, 2014 ASME Design Automation Award, as well as the 2015 Pierre Bézier Award. He currently serves as the Editor in Chief of the Computer-Aided Design journal (Elsevier).