A (non-exhaustive) tribute to the researchers who have had a meaningful impact at some point in my academic journey.
Mentors
Besides being extremely competent researchers, they are fundamentally good people who have taught me a lot. Working with them has been such a pleasure and a blessing.
Scientific heroes
- Gabriel Peyré
- His “Oldies but goldies” Twitter series basically introduced me to all the topics I love today, I wouldn’t be where I am today without him.
- Keenan Crane
- The “Heat method” made me fall in love with Geometry Processing and differential geometry. The beauty of his papers, courses, and talks did the rest.
- Justin Solomon
- The figures in the “Convolutional Wasserstein Barycenters” almost single-handedly made me want to discover and learn Optimal Transport.
- Albert Chern
- As a math-lover, being able to write papers 10% as cool as his would make me happy for life.
Teachers
Teachers who were willing to spend precious time to answer my questions during my studies.
- Eric Galin
- Alexandre Meyer
- Morgane Bergot
- Vincent Nivoliers
- Simon Robert
Math popularizers
A long time ago, I did not like math. Amazing teachers and math popularizers made me change my mind right before I went to university. I am forever grateful to them for that.
Inspiring researchers
People who consistently do amazing work.
- Mathieu Desbrun The literal GOAT
- Etienne Corman
- Mark Gillespie
- Yousuf Soliman
- Nicholas Sharp (Since I discovered it, ALL my projects have used Polyscope)
- Mohammad Sina Nabizadeh
- Silvia Sellán
Lab-mates
My nice, smart and (incredibly) funny friends at the “Bureau 41” who make each day of my PhD a joy.