Mark Pauly

Mark Pauly is a computer science professor at EPFL (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) who specializes in computer graphics and geometric computing. His research has significantly influenced the fields of digital geometry processing, shape modeling, and computer animation. Pauly's work on point-based graphics and surface reconstruction has been particularly influential, developing new methods for processing and rendering point-sampled geometry. His contributions to mesh processing and geometric optimization have led to advances in digital shape manipulation and 3D modeling techniques. He has received multiple academic honors, including the Eurographics Young Researcher Award and the EUROGRAPHICS Outstanding Technical Contributions Award. His research papers have been published in prestigious venues such as ACM SIGGRAPH and IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. At EPFL, Pauly leads the Geometric Computing Laboratory and has supervised numerous PhD students who have gone on to positions in academia and industry. He has also contributed to the development of various open-source geometric processing libraries used by researchers worldwide.

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Markets Without Limits: Moral Virtues and Commercial Interests (2015) Examines the philosophical arguments for and against commodification, analyzing whether there are inherent moral limits to what can be bought and sold in markets.

Ethics and Economics of Insurance (2017) Explores the ethical dimensions of insurance practices, risk pooling, and the relationship between economic efficiency and moral considerations in insurance markets.

The Ethics of Voting (2011) Analyzes the moral obligations and responsibilities of voters in democratic societies, addressing questions about civic duty and informed voting.

Games+Learning+Society: A Field Guide to Research and Practice (2016) Investigates the intersection of gaming and education, documenting research findings and practical applications of game-based learning.

The Routledge Handbook of Libertarianism (2017) Presents a comprehensive overview of libertarian political philosophy, covering key concepts, debates, and applications in contemporary contexts.