Education
Ph.D. Computer Science (May 2012)
Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
B.Sc. Mathematical Engineering (June 2007)
EAFIT University, Medellín, COLOMBIA.
Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
B.Sc. Mathematical Engineering (June 2007)
EAFIT University, Medellín, COLOMBIA.
Employment
Synthicity, Berkeley, USA
Dec 2012-
Chief Technology Officer
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Institute for Urban and Regional Development
Apr 2012-Mar 2013
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mentor: Prof. Paul Waddell
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Computer Graphics and Visualization Lab
Department of Computer Science
Jul 2007‐Mar 2012
Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Daniel Aliaga
Projects: Urban Modeling and Visualization
ETH Zürich, Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Chair for Information Architecture
Feb-Jul 2010
Visiting Graduate Research Assistant
Procedural Inc., Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Feb-Jul 2010
Intern Software Engineer
Participated in the implementation of CityEngine 2010. Design and implementation of algorithms for block subdivision and road network synthesis.
EAFIT University, Medellín, COLOMBIA
CAD/CAM/CAE Laboratory
Jan 2004‐Jul 2007
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Oscar E. Ruiz
Projects: i) Interactive environment and language for processing 3D digitizations (DigitLAB). ii) Deterministic and stochastic algorithms for curve and surface reconstruction. iv) Stochastic geometry application for determining wear regions in cylindrical surfaces.
University of Vigo, Vigo, SPAIN
Department of Industrial Engineers
Feb‐Jul 2006
Visiting Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Xoan A. Leiceaga (Ph.D., U. Politécnica de Madrid, 1984)
Project: Implementation of a mobile crane simulator for operator training.
University of Vigo, Vigo, SPAIN
Department of Industrial Engineers
Jan‐Jul 2005
Visiting Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Xoan A. Leiceaga
Project: Implementation of a software package for Design, Analysis and Manufacturing of Ship Hulls.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Dec 2003
Visiting Student, Department of Mineral Sciences, Global Volcanism Program Description: Revision and Translation (English‐Spanish) of summaries on volcanoes of the Americas.
EAFIT University, Medellín, COLOMBIA
Department of Geology
Jan‐Dec 2003
Research Assistant,
Advisor: Prof. Juan D. Restrepo
Description: Statistical Analysis of Hydrologic Time Series (El Niño Water and Sediment discharge).
Dec 2012-
Chief Technology Officer
University of California, Berkeley, USA
Institute for Urban and Regional Development
Apr 2012-Mar 2013
Postdoctoral Scholar
Mentor: Prof. Paul Waddell
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Computer Graphics and Visualization Lab
Department of Computer Science
Jul 2007‐Mar 2012
Graduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Daniel Aliaga
Projects: Urban Modeling and Visualization
ETH Zürich, Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Chair for Information Architecture
Feb-Jul 2010
Visiting Graduate Research Assistant
Procedural Inc., Zürich, SWITZERLAND
Feb-Jul 2010
Intern Software Engineer
Participated in the implementation of CityEngine 2010. Design and implementation of algorithms for block subdivision and road network synthesis.
EAFIT University, Medellín, COLOMBIA
CAD/CAM/CAE Laboratory
Jan 2004‐Jul 2007
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Oscar E. Ruiz
Projects: i) Interactive environment and language for processing 3D digitizations (DigitLAB). ii) Deterministic and stochastic algorithms for curve and surface reconstruction. iv) Stochastic geometry application for determining wear regions in cylindrical surfaces.
University of Vigo, Vigo, SPAIN
Department of Industrial Engineers
Feb‐Jul 2006
Visiting Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Xoan A. Leiceaga (Ph.D., U. Politécnica de Madrid, 1984)
Project: Implementation of a mobile crane simulator for operator training.
University of Vigo, Vigo, SPAIN
Department of Industrial Engineers
Jan‐Jul 2005
Visiting Research Assistant
Advisor: Prof. Xoan A. Leiceaga
Project: Implementation of a software package for Design, Analysis and Manufacturing of Ship Hulls.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, USA
Dec 2003
Visiting Student, Department of Mineral Sciences, Global Volcanism Program Description: Revision and Translation (English‐Spanish) of summaries on volcanoes of the Americas.
EAFIT University, Medellín, COLOMBIA
Department of Geology
Jan‐Dec 2003
Research Assistant,
Advisor: Prof. Juan D. Restrepo
Description: Statistical Analysis of Hydrologic Time Series (El Niño Water and Sediment discharge).
Teaching
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
Department of Computer Science
Teaching Assistant
+ CS334: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics (Spring 2008)
+ CS240: Programming in C (Fall 2007)
EAFIT University, Medellín, COLOMBIA
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Assistant
+ IM024: Introduction to CAD/CAM Systems (Spring, Summer 2004)
Department of Computer Science
Teaching Assistant
+ CS334: Fundamentals of Computer Graphics (Spring 2008)
+ CS240: Programming in C (Fall 2007)
EAFIT University, Medellín, COLOMBIA
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Teaching Assistant
+ IM024: Introduction to CAD/CAM Systems (Spring, Summer 2004)
Publications
Refereed Papers
+ Paul Waddell, Carlos A. Vanegas, "Design and Implementation of an Interactive Platform for Community Engagement in Transit-Oriented Development Projects", TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference, 2013.
+ Basil Vitins, Ignacio Garcia-Dorado, Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Kay Axhausen, "Evaluation of Shape Grammar Rules for Urban Transport Network Design", Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2013.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Ignacio Garcia-Dorado, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, Paul Waddell, "Inverse Design of Urban Procedural Models", ACM Transactions on Graphics (also in Proceedings SIGGRAPH Asia), 31(6), 2012.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, "Automatic Extraction of Manhattan-World Building Masses from 3D Laser Range Scans", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, to appear, 2012.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Tom Kelly, Basil Weber, Jan Halatsch, Daniel G. Aliaga, Pascal Müller, "Procedural Generation of Parcels in Urban Modeling", Computer Graphics Forum (Proceedings Eurographics), 2012.
+ Daniel G. Aliaga, Carlos A. Vanegas, Ming Lei, and Dev Niyogi, "Visualization-based Decision Tool for Urban Meteorological Modeling", Environment and Planning B, to appear, 2012.
+ Bedrich Benes, Michel Abdul Massih, Philip Jarvis, Daniel G. Aliaga, Carlos A. Vanegas, "Urban Ecosystem Design", ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games (I3D), 2011.
+ Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, Carlos Cadavid, "Ellipse-based Principal Component Analysis for Self-intersecting Curve Reconstruction from Noisy Point Sets", The Visual Computer, 27(3), 2011.
+ Antje Kunze, Jan Halatsch, Carlos A. Vanegas, Martina Jacobi, Benamy Turkienicz, Gerhard Schmitt, "A Conceptual Participatory Design Framework for Urban Planning"’, eCAADe 2011 Conference, 2011.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, "Building Reconstruction using Manhattan-World Grammars", IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2010.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Pascal Mueller, Paul Waddell, Benjamin Watson, Peter Wonka, “Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces”, Computer Graphics Forum (also in Eurographics 2009 State‐of‐the‐Art Reports), 2010.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Bene, Paul Waddell, “Interactive Design of Urban Spaces using Geometrical and Behavioral Modeling”, ACM Transactions on Graphics (also in Proceedings SIGGRAPH Asia), 28(5), 2009.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, Paul Waddell, "Visualization of Simulated Urban Spaces: Inferring Parameterized Generation of Streets, Parcels, and Aerial Imagery", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 15(3):424‐435, 2009.
+ Daniel G. Aliaga, Carlos A. Vanegas, Bedrich Benes, “Interactive Example‐Based Urban Layout Synthesis”, ACM Transactions on Graphics (also in Proceedings SIGGRAPH Asia), 27(5), 2008.
+ Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, Carlos A. Vanegas, Nathan Andrysco, “Interactive Reconfiguration of Urban Layouts”, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Special Issue on Urban Modeling), 28(3):38‐47, 2008.
+ Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, “Statistical Assessment of Global and Local Cylinder Wear”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 1:387‐392, 2007.
+ Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, Carlos Cadavid, “Principal Component and Voronoi Skeleton alternatives for curve reconstruction from noisy point sets”, Journal of Engineering Design, 18(5):437‐457, 2007.
+ Xoan Leiceaga, Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, Manuel Rodríguez, Jose Prieto, Eva Soto, “Bi‐Curve And Multi‐Patch Smoothing with Application to the Shipyard Industry”, Congresso XVI ADM‐XIX INGEGRAF, 1:415‐424, 2007.
+ Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, “Piecewise Linear Curve Reconstruction from Point Clouds”, TMCE (Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering), 1:285‐298, 2006.
Manuscripts
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, “Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces”, Ph.D. Thesis, Nominated to Purdue University Outstanding Dissertation Award, Advisor: Prof. Daniel G. Aliaga, March, 2012.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, “Applications of Computational Geometry to Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing”, EAFIT University B.Sc. Thesis with Honors, Advisor: Prof. Oscar E. Ruiz, June, 2007.
+ Paul Waddell, Carlos A. Vanegas, "Design and Implementation of an Interactive Platform for Community Engagement in Transit-Oriented Development Projects", TRB National Transportation Planning Applications Conference, 2013.
+ Basil Vitins, Ignacio Garcia-Dorado, Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Kay Axhausen, "Evaluation of Shape Grammar Rules for Urban Transport Network Design", Proceedings of Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2013.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Ignacio Garcia-Dorado, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, Paul Waddell, "Inverse Design of Urban Procedural Models", ACM Transactions on Graphics (also in Proceedings SIGGRAPH Asia), 31(6), 2012.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, "Automatic Extraction of Manhattan-World Building Masses from 3D Laser Range Scans", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, to appear, 2012.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Tom Kelly, Basil Weber, Jan Halatsch, Daniel G. Aliaga, Pascal Müller, "Procedural Generation of Parcels in Urban Modeling", Computer Graphics Forum (Proceedings Eurographics), 2012.
+ Daniel G. Aliaga, Carlos A. Vanegas, Ming Lei, and Dev Niyogi, "Visualization-based Decision Tool for Urban Meteorological Modeling", Environment and Planning B, to appear, 2012.
+ Bedrich Benes, Michel Abdul Massih, Philip Jarvis, Daniel G. Aliaga, Carlos A. Vanegas, "Urban Ecosystem Design", ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games (I3D), 2011.
+ Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, Carlos Cadavid, "Ellipse-based Principal Component Analysis for Self-intersecting Curve Reconstruction from Noisy Point Sets", The Visual Computer, 27(3), 2011.
+ Antje Kunze, Jan Halatsch, Carlos A. Vanegas, Martina Jacobi, Benamy Turkienicz, Gerhard Schmitt, "A Conceptual Participatory Design Framework for Urban Planning"’, eCAADe 2011 Conference, 2011.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, "Building Reconstruction using Manhattan-World Grammars", IEEE Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2010.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Pascal Mueller, Paul Waddell, Benjamin Watson, Peter Wonka, “Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces”, Computer Graphics Forum (also in Eurographics 2009 State‐of‐the‐Art Reports), 2010.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Bene, Paul Waddell, “Interactive Design of Urban Spaces using Geometrical and Behavioral Modeling”, ACM Transactions on Graphics (also in Proceedings SIGGRAPH Asia), 28(5), 2009.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, Paul Waddell, "Visualization of Simulated Urban Spaces: Inferring Parameterized Generation of Streets, Parcels, and Aerial Imagery", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 15(3):424‐435, 2009.
+ Daniel G. Aliaga, Carlos A. Vanegas, Bedrich Benes, “Interactive Example‐Based Urban Layout Synthesis”, ACM Transactions on Graphics (also in Proceedings SIGGRAPH Asia), 27(5), 2008.
+ Daniel G. Aliaga, Bedrich Benes, Carlos A. Vanegas, Nathan Andrysco, “Interactive Reconfiguration of Urban Layouts”, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Special Issue on Urban Modeling), 28(3):38‐47, 2008.
+ Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, “Statistical Assessment of Global and Local Cylinder Wear”, IEEE International Conference on Industrial Informatics, 1:387‐392, 2007.
+ Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, Carlos Cadavid, “Principal Component and Voronoi Skeleton alternatives for curve reconstruction from noisy point sets”, Journal of Engineering Design, 18(5):437‐457, 2007.
+ Xoan Leiceaga, Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, Manuel Rodríguez, Jose Prieto, Eva Soto, “Bi‐Curve And Multi‐Patch Smoothing with Application to the Shipyard Industry”, Congresso XVI ADM‐XIX INGEGRAF, 1:415‐424, 2007.
+ Oscar Ruiz, Carlos A. Vanegas, “Piecewise Linear Curve Reconstruction from Point Clouds”, TMCE (Tools and Methods of Competitive Engineering), 1:285‐298, 2006.
Manuscripts
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, “Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces”, Ph.D. Thesis, Nominated to Purdue University Outstanding Dissertation Award, Advisor: Prof. Daniel G. Aliaga, March, 2012.
+ Carlos A. Vanegas, “Applications of Computational Geometry to Computer Aided Design and Manufacturing”, EAFIT University B.Sc. Thesis with Honors, Advisor: Prof. Oscar E. Ruiz, June, 2007.
Distinctions and Awards
+ Purdue University 2012 nominee for the Council of Graduate Schools/ProQuest Distinguished Dissertation Award in Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering, 2012.
+ Purdue Computing Research Institute Special Incentive Research Assistantship, 2010.
+ Purdue College of Science Graduate Student International Travel Grant, 2009.
+ Purdue LAFASA Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award, 2008.
+ Purdue Research Foundation Assistantship, 2008.
+ Procter & Gamble Prest&Gio Award, 2006. Undergraduate scholarship and career opportunity within the company, granted by Procter & Gamble to 21 (among 1500 pre‐selected) undergraduate students in Colombia, based on their “outstanding academic performance and excellent leadership capabilities”.
+ Research Internship Award, 2005, 2006. Granted by the European Union through INTERREG funds, to carry out research for the shipyard industry in Galicia and northern Portugal.
+ ACM Certificate of Achievement, 2005, 2006. Awarded by ACM for participating in the 2005 and 2006.
+ ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) South America. Honor Scholarship, 2002. Awarded by EAFIT University to the student with the highest GPA in each undergraduate program.
+ Andrés Bello Scholarship (Physics), 2001. Awarded by the Ministry of Education of Colombia to top 0.05% scores in each subject area of the ICFES test for high school graduates. Received full scholarship covering tuition expenses for the duration of undergraduate studies.
+ First Place, EAFIT University Mathematics and Physics Contest, 2001. Awarded full scholarship for first undergraduate semester.
+ Purdue Computing Research Institute Special Incentive Research Assistantship, 2010.
+ Purdue College of Science Graduate Student International Travel Grant, 2009.
+ Purdue LAFASA Outstanding Student Poster Presentation Award, 2008.
+ Purdue Research Foundation Assistantship, 2008.
+ Procter & Gamble Prest&Gio Award, 2006. Undergraduate scholarship and career opportunity within the company, granted by Procter & Gamble to 21 (among 1500 pre‐selected) undergraduate students in Colombia, based on their “outstanding academic performance and excellent leadership capabilities”.
+ Research Internship Award, 2005, 2006. Granted by the European Union through INTERREG funds, to carry out research for the shipyard industry in Galicia and northern Portugal.
+ ACM Certificate of Achievement, 2005, 2006. Awarded by ACM for participating in the 2005 and 2006.
+ ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) South America. Honor Scholarship, 2002. Awarded by EAFIT University to the student with the highest GPA in each undergraduate program.
+ Andrés Bello Scholarship (Physics), 2001. Awarded by the Ministry of Education of Colombia to top 0.05% scores in each subject area of the ICFES test for high school graduates. Received full scholarship covering tuition expenses for the duration of undergraduate studies.
+ First Place, EAFIT University Mathematics and Physics Contest, 2001. Awarded full scholarship for first undergraduate semester.
Service
Reviewer / Program Committee
+ ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
+ ACM SIGGRAPH
+ ACM SIGGRAPH Asia
+ ACM I3D
+ ACM SIGSPATIAL (IWCTS)
+ Climate-KIC (European network of innovators) proposals
+ Computer Graphics International (CGI)
+ Elsevier Computers & Graphics
+ Elsevier Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD)
+ Eurographics
+ IEEE Visualization
+ IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)
+ International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC)
+ SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International
Conference Organization
+ Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH 2011 and 2012, Academic Program Coordinator
University Associations
+ Purdue AMIGOS Association, Student Representative
+ ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG)
+ ACM SIGGRAPH
+ ACM SIGGRAPH Asia
+ ACM I3D
+ ACM SIGSPATIAL (IWCTS)
+ Climate-KIC (European network of innovators) proposals
+ Computer Graphics International (CGI)
+ Elsevier Computers & Graphics
+ Elsevier Computer Aided Geometric Design (CAGD)
+ Eurographics
+ IEEE Visualization
+ IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)
+ International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC)
+ SIMULATION: Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International
Conference Organization
+ Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH 2011 and 2012, Academic Program Coordinator
University Associations
+ Purdue AMIGOS Association, Student Representative
Programming Skills
C/C++, Java, OpenGL, Qt, Boost Libraries, Graphics programming, TCP and network programming, Windows, UNIX, MATLAB.
Languages
+ English: Fluent (115/120 TOEFL iBT)
+ Spanish: Native
+ French: Advanced
+ German: Basic
+ Spanish: Native
+ French: Advanced
+ German: Basic
Invited Talks and Presentations
+ November 2013. NYU Center for Urban Science and Progress, New York, USA. "Cities and Graphics".
+ October 2012. Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH, Bogotá, COLOMBIA. "Inverse Design of Urban Procedural Models".
+ May 2012. Eurographics, Cagliari, ITALY. "Procedural Generation of Parcels in Urban Modeling".
+ November 2011. UC Berkeley Department of City and Regional Planning Colloquium, Berkeley, USA. " "Engaging sustainability: Linking modeling, scenario planning, and 3D visualization to support sustainability planning".
+ October 2011. Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH, Bogotá, COLOMBIA. "Interactive Modeling and Design of Real World Cities".
+ September 2011. Machine Learning and Applications Seminar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA. "Interactive design and modeling of urban spaces using simulation and optimization techniques".
+ August 2011. SIGGRAPH 2011, Vancouver, CANADA. "Modeling 3D Urban Spaces Using Procedural and Simulation-Based Techniques".
+ June 2011. Symposium on Data-Driven Approaches to Droughts (DDAD2011), West Lafayette, USA. "Visualization-based Decision Support System for Urban Weather".
+ October 2010. Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH, Bogotá, COLOMBIA. "Interactive Methods for 3D urban modeling".
+ October 2010. Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, COLOMBIA. "PhD programs in the USA".
+ October 2010. Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, COLOMBIA. "Interactive Methods for 3D urban modeling" and "PhD programs in the USA".
+ July 2010. Univesitat de Girona, SPAIN. "Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces".
+ June 2010. UFRGS, Porto Alegre, BRAZIL. "Interactive Design of Urban Spaces using Geometrical and Behavioral Modeling".
+ June 2010. CVPR, San Francisco, USA. "Building Reconstruction using Manhattan-World Grammars".
+ April 2010. UrbanSim User Meeting. Zürich, SWITZERLAND. "Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces".
+ March 2010. ETH Zürich, Zürich, SWITZERLAND. "Interactive Design of Urban Spaces using Geometrical and Behavioral Modeling".
+ December 2009. SIGGRAPH Asia, Yokohama, JAPAN. "Interactive Design of Urban Spaces using Geometrical and Behavioral Modeling".
+ March 2009. Eurographics, Münich, GERMANY. "Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces".
+ December 2008. SIGGRAPH Asia, Singapore, SINGAPORE. "Interactive Example‐Based Urban Layout Synthesis".
+ July 2008. Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, COLOMBIA. "Inside a PhD program in the USA" and "Synthesis, Reconfiguration and Visualization of Urban Spaces".
+ June 2007. Congresso ADM - INGEGRAF, Perugia, ITALY. "Bi‐Curve And Multi‐Patch Smoothing with Application to the Shipyard Industry".
+ October 2012. Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH, Bogotá, COLOMBIA. "Inverse Design of Urban Procedural Models".
+ May 2012. Eurographics, Cagliari, ITALY. "Procedural Generation of Parcels in Urban Modeling".
+ November 2011. UC Berkeley Department of City and Regional Planning Colloquium, Berkeley, USA. " "Engaging sustainability: Linking modeling, scenario planning, and 3D visualization to support sustainability planning".
+ October 2011. Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH, Bogotá, COLOMBIA. "Interactive Modeling and Design of Real World Cities".
+ September 2011. Machine Learning and Applications Seminar, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA. "Interactive design and modeling of urban spaces using simulation and optimization techniques".
+ August 2011. SIGGRAPH 2011, Vancouver, CANADA. "Modeling 3D Urban Spaces Using Procedural and Simulation-Based Techniques".
+ June 2011. Symposium on Data-Driven Approaches to Droughts (DDAD2011), West Lafayette, USA. "Visualization-based Decision Support System for Urban Weather".
+ October 2010. Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH, Bogotá, COLOMBIA. "Interactive Methods for 3D urban modeling".
+ October 2010. Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, COLOMBIA. "PhD programs in the USA".
+ October 2010. Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, COLOMBIA. "Interactive Methods for 3D urban modeling" and "PhD programs in the USA".
+ July 2010. Univesitat de Girona, SPAIN. "Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces".
+ June 2010. UFRGS, Porto Alegre, BRAZIL. "Interactive Design of Urban Spaces using Geometrical and Behavioral Modeling".
+ June 2010. CVPR, San Francisco, USA. "Building Reconstruction using Manhattan-World Grammars".
+ April 2010. UrbanSim User Meeting. Zürich, SWITZERLAND. "Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces".
+ March 2010. ETH Zürich, Zürich, SWITZERLAND. "Interactive Design of Urban Spaces using Geometrical and Behavioral Modeling".
+ December 2009. SIGGRAPH Asia, Yokohama, JAPAN. "Interactive Design of Urban Spaces using Geometrical and Behavioral Modeling".
+ March 2009. Eurographics, Münich, GERMANY. "Modeling the Appearance and Behavior of Urban Spaces".
+ December 2008. SIGGRAPH Asia, Singapore, SINGAPORE. "Interactive Example‐Based Urban Layout Synthesis".
+ July 2008. Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, COLOMBIA. "Inside a PhD program in the USA" and "Synthesis, Reconfiguration and Visualization of Urban Spaces".
+ June 2007. Congresso ADM - INGEGRAF, Perugia, ITALY. "Bi‐Curve And Multi‐Patch Smoothing with Application to the Shipyard Industry".
Conferences Attended
+ SIGGRAPH 2012 - Los Angeles, USA, August 5-9, 2012.
_+ Eurographics 2012 - Cagliari, Italy, May 13‐May 18, 2012. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH 2011 - Vancouver, CANADA, August 7-11, 2011. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH 2010 - Los Angeles, California, July 25-29, 2010.
+ CVPR 2010 - San Francisco, USA, June 15-17, 2010. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 - Yokohama, Japan, Decemeber 16‐19, 2009. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH 2009 - New Orleans, Louisiana, August 3‐7, 2009.
+ Eurographics 2009 - Munich, Germany, March 30‐April 3, 2009. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 - Singapore, Decemeber 10‐13, 2008. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH 2008 ‐ Los Angeles, California, August 11‐15, 2008.
+ SIGGRAPH 2007 ‐ San Diego, California, August 5‐9, 2007.
+ Congresso XVI ADM ‐ XIX INGEGRAF, Perugia, Italy, June 6‐9, 2007. (Presenter)
_+ Eurographics 2012 - Cagliari, Italy, May 13‐May 18, 2012. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH 2011 - Vancouver, CANADA, August 7-11, 2011. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH 2010 - Los Angeles, California, July 25-29, 2010.
+ CVPR 2010 - San Francisco, USA, June 15-17, 2010. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH Asia 2009 - Yokohama, Japan, Decemeber 16‐19, 2009. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH 2009 - New Orleans, Louisiana, August 3‐7, 2009.
+ Eurographics 2009 - Munich, Germany, March 30‐April 3, 2009. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 - Singapore, Decemeber 10‐13, 2008. (Presenter)
+ SIGGRAPH 2008 ‐ Los Angeles, California, August 11‐15, 2008.
+ SIGGRAPH 2007 ‐ San Diego, California, August 5‐9, 2007.
+ Congresso XVI ADM ‐ XIX INGEGRAF, Perugia, Italy, June 6‐9, 2007. (Presenter)
