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Heterogeneous objects modelling and applications : collections of papers on foundations and applications

Originality - This edited book, published in the influential series "Lecture Notes in Computer Science", is a collection of papers, some of which were co-authored by the editors. Modelling of heterogeneous objects is an emerging multidisciplinary research topic with a number of important application areas such as volume modelling and rendering, modelling of objects with multiple materials in CAD and animation, simulation of different physical properties, and fabrication using 3D printing. The book is the first of its kind in terms of a systematic coverage of the emerging research subject.

Rigour - The majority of the papers describe representational and algorithmic frameworks based on mathematically sound theory of different nature. Personally, in addition to editing, I have co-authored two chapters, one of which ("An Implicit Complexes Framework for Heterogeneous Objects Modelling") presents an original rigorous foundational framework; another ("Modelling Function-based Mixed-Dimensional Objects with Attributes") describes the underlying function-based model for objects built of components of mixed dimensions and materials.

Significance - This is the first book systematically presenting the most recent research results in an emerging and increasingly important in term of numerous applications area of heterogeneous objects modelling.

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The editors invited papers by prominent authors working in this emerging area. In most cases, the authors were asked to submit a paper on a particular subject. The editors aimed to present a comprehensive systematic view on the subject thus commissioning papers of both theoretical and practical flavour using the criteria of originality and rigour. Each chapter presents either new research results or a survey on the following topics: formal models and abstractions of heterogeneous objects; data structures and algorithms for representing and modifying heterogeneous objects; applications of heterogeneous objects modelling in engineering, scientific and artistic areas.