Workshop on Shape Computation

该奖项资助了一个关于形状计算的研讨会。这次活动延续了加州大学洛杉矶分校1997年5月发起的关于同一主题的早期活动的讨论。形状计算的重点是形状语法的研究和应用。形状文法最初是为了直接在钢笔、纸质图画和物理模型中计算形状而开发的，不需要中间的几何结构或抽象表示。这种方法是新颖的，因为形状语法可能允许在固定的计算方案内以多种方式看到和解释空间元素(点、曲线、表面和实体)的任何排列-形状可以在计算内的任何时间被分成几个部分。形状语法已经成功地推动了许多主题领域的设计过程。本次研讨会将集中讨论理论改进、计算机应用、设计科学中的应用以及图书情报科学中的应用。

This award funds a workshop on Shape Computation. This event continues discussions began at an earlier event on the same set of topics sponsored by UCLA in May of 1997.Shape computation is focused on the study and application of shape grammars. Shape grammers were developed originally to compute with shapes directly in pen and pencil, paper drawings and physical models, with no requirement for intermediate stmbolic structures or abstract representations. The approach is novel in that shape grammars possibly allow for any arrngement of spatial elements (points, curves, surfaces, and solids) to be seen and interpreted in many ways within a fixed computational scheme - shapes can be divided into parts at any time within a computation. Shape grammars have been successful in furthering the process of design in many topical areas. This workshop will concentrate on theoretical refinements, computer implementation, applications in design sciences and applications in library and information sciences.