3-D feature extraction, segmentation, and pattern recognition; computer-aided geometric design (CAGD) and computer graphics, NURB curves and surfaces; 3-D face biometrics and 3-D digital libraries; segmentation and feature extraction from volumetric data and images, digital documents, image processing and handwriting analysis; 3-D compression techniques and data reduction techniques (e.g., mesh decimation); approximation techniques (for curves, surfaces, volumes, and scattered data); geometric modeling and processing (e.g., CAD/CAM and solid modeling); scalar field/volume visualization (e.g., contouring, ray casting, and medical imaging); use of high bandwidth networking for VRML and scientific visualization
