Ron Goldman (mathematician), Date of Birth

    

Ron Goldman (mathematician)

American mathematician

Date of Birth: 21-Feb-1947

Profession: computer scientist, mathematician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Ron Goldman (mathematician)

  • Ronald Neil Goldman is a Professor of Computer Science at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
  • Professor Goldman received his B.S.
  • in Mathematics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1968 and his M.A.
  • and Ph.D.
  • in Mathematics from Johns Hopkins University in 1973.Dr.
  • Goldman's current research interests lie in the mathematical representation, manipulation, and analysis of shape using computers.
  • His work includes research in computer-aided geometric design, solid modeling, computer graphics, and splines.
  • He is particularly interested in algorithms for polynomial and piecewise polynomial curves and surfaces, and he is currently investigating applications of algebraic and differential geometry to geometric modeling.
  • He has published over a hundred articles in journals, books, and conference proceedings on these and related topics. Before returning to academia, Dr.
  • Goldman worked for 10 years in industry solving problems in computer graphics, geometric modeling, and computer aided design.
  • He served as a mathematician at Manufacturing Data Systems Inc., where he helped to implement one of the first industrial solid modeling systems.
  • Later he worked as a senior design engineer at Ford Motor Company, enhancing the capabilities of their corporate graphics and computer-aided design software.
  • From Ford he moved on to Control Data Corporation, where he was a principal consultant for the development group devoted to computer-aided design and manufacture.
  • His responsibilities included database design, algorithms, education, acquisitions, and research. Dr.
  • Goldman left Control Data Corporation in 1987 to become an associate professor of computer science at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.
  • He joined the faculty at Rice University in Houston, Texas as a professor of computer science in July 1990.

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