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Nancy Viola Hitschfeld Kahler

Full Professor

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE , DEPTO CIENCIAS COMPUTACION

Santiago, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


Geometric modeling; Mesh generation techniques; Object oriented development; GPU computing; Computational science and engineering, computer science ducation

Educación

  •  Technischen Wissenschaften, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology-Zurich. Suiza, 1993
  •  Ciencias de la Computación, Universidad de Chile. Chile, 1987

Experiencia Académica

  •   Full professor Full Time

    Universidad de Chile

    Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas

    Santiago, Chile

    2022 - A la fecha

  •   Assistant Professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas

    Santiago, Chile

    1993 - 2004

  •   Invited researcher (post-doc) Full Time

    SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-ZURICH

    Integrated Systems Institute

    Zurich, Suiza

    2000 - 2001

  •   associate professor Full Time

    UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

    Facultad de Ciencias Fisicas y Matematicas

    Santiago, Chile

    2005 - 2021

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Coordinator of the Master in Computer Science Full Time

    Universidad de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2014 - A la fecha

  •   Head of the Departament of Computer Science Full Time

    Unversidad de Chile

    Santiago, Chile

    2009 - 2010

Formación de Capital Humano


Current PhD Students: 1
Current master Students: 4
Current undergraduate students: 4

Graduated students from 2007:
PhD Students: 5
Master students: 11
Engineering students: 34


Difusión y Transferencia


Nancy Hitschfeld, Francisco Gutierrez, Vanessa Peña, Jorge Romo. Desarrollando el Pensamiento Computacional: acercando la computación a niñas y niños de Chile. Bits de Ciencia No 12, 34-39. Primer Semestre 2015.
Nancy Hitschfeld, Jorge Perez, Jocelyn Simmonds. Pensamiento Computacional y Programación a nivel escolar en Chile: El valor de formar a los innovadores tecnológicos del futuro. Bits de Ciencia No 12, 18-33. Primer Semestre 2015.


Premios y Distinciones

  •   Best Nvidia paper award

    11th IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications

    Francia, 2014

    The paper "GPU maps for the space of computation in triangular domain problems" was selected as the best Nvidia paper award and got as a prize a Tesla TK 40

  •   The Ron Halmshaw Award 2006

    Insight journal

    Reino Unido, 2006

    The best journal paper published during the year 2005. Shared with Domingo Mery and Dennis Hahn.

  •   NVidia Gpu Research Center 2016

    NViidia Coorporation

    Estados Unidos, 2016

    Recognition as Research Center. Shared with Cristobal Navarro.


 

Article (62)

Automatic floor plan analysis and recognition
Measuring geometrical quality of different 3D linear element types
POLYLLA: polygonal meshing algorithm based on terminal-edge regions
Squeeze: Efficient compact fractals for tensor core GPUs
A filtering technique for fast Convex Hull construction in R2
Efficient GPU thread mapping on embedded 2D fractals
Investigating the impact of the estimation error of fracture intensity (P-32) on the evaluation of in-situ rock fragmentation and potential of blocks forming around tunnels
Optimising adjacent membrane segmentation and parameterisation in multicellular aggregates by piecewise active contours
A nodal integration scheme for meshfree Galerkin methods using the virtual element decomposition
Decomposition of 2D polygons and its effect in hydrological models
Impact of Urban Growth and High Residential Irrigation on Streamflow and Groundwater Levels in a Peri-Urban Semiarid Catchment
Veamy: an extensible object-oriented C plus plus library for the virtual element method
A 3D Voronoi+Gapper Galaxy Cluster Finder in Redshift Space to z ? 0.2. II. An Abundant Cluster Population Dominated by Late-type Galaxies Unveiled
A high-speed tracking algorithm for dense granular media
Competitiveness of a Non-linear Block-space GPU Thread Map for Simplex Domains
Delaunay based algorithm for finding polygonal voids in planar point sets
GPU parallel simulation algorithm of Brownian particles with excluded volume using Delaunay triangulations
A 3D Voronoi+Gapper Galaxy Cluster Finder in Redshift Space to z similar to 0.2 I: an Algorithm Optimized for the 2dFGRS
A GIS-based urban and peri-urban landscape representation toolbox for hydrological distributed modeling
Automatic classification of human sperm head morphology
Gold-standard for computer-assisted morphological sperm analysis
Parallel family trees for transfer matrices in the Potts model
A Survey on Parallel Computing and its Applications in Data-Parallel Problems Using GPU Architectures
Domain modeling as a basis for building a meshing tool software product line
Domain modeling as a basis for building a meshing tool software product line
Gold-standard and improved framework for sperm head segmentation
Gold-standard and improved framework for sperm head segmentation
Quasi-delaunay triangulations using gpu-based edge-flips
A Comprehensive System for Facial Animation of Generic 3D Head Models driven by Speech
A Comprehensive System for Facial Animation of Generic 3D Head Models driven by Speech
Computer-assisted mesh generation based on hydrological response units for distributed hydrological modeling
Computer-assisted mesh generation based on hydrological response units for distributed hydrological modeling
Jacobian-based repair method for finite element meshes after registration
Jacobian-based repair method for finite element meshes after registration
Balancing flexibility and performance in three dimensional meshing tools
Balancing flexibility and performance in three dimensional meshing tools
A TOOL BASED ON DL FOR UML MODEL CONSISTENCY CHECKING
A TOOL BASED ON DL FOR UML MODEL CONSISTENCY CHECKING
Bayesian image reconstruction based on Voronoi diagrams
Bayesian image reconstruction based on Voronoi diagrams
Robust tree-ring detection
3D NOffset mixed-element mesh generator approach
3D NOffset mixed-element mesh generator approach
A meshing tool product line architecture
Building a 3D meshing framework using good software engineering practices
Designing a product family of meshing tools
Designing a product family of meshing tools
Product line architecture for a family of meshing tools
Product line architecture for a family of meshing tools
Generation of 3D mixed element meshes using a flexible refinement approach
Generation of 3D mixed element meshes using a flexible refinement approach
Simulation of defects in aluminium castings using CAD models of flaws and real X-ray images
Simulation of defects in aluminium castings using CAD models of flaws and real X-ray images
Terminal-edge algorithms: an integrated approach for mesh generation
Improving the quality of meshes for the simulation of semiconductor devices using Lepp-based algorithms
Improving the quality of meshes for the simulation of semiconductor devices using Lepp-based algorithms
Automatic construction of non-obtuse boundary and/or interface Delaunay triangulations for control volume methods
Automatic construction of non-obtuse boundary and/or interface Delaunay triangulations for control volume methods
Approximate shape quality mesh generation
Approximate shape quality mesh generation
Terminal-edges Delaunay (small-angle based) algorithm for the quality triangulation problem
Terminal-edges Delaunay (small-angle based) algorithm for the quality triangulation problem

BookWhole (1)

Techniques for the generation of 3D finite element meshes of human organs

ConferencePaper (10)

Camarón: An open-source visualization tool for the quality inspection of polygonal and polyhedral meshes
Potential benefits of a block-space GPU approach for discrete tetrahedral domains
Generation of polyhedral Delaunay meshes
GPU maps for the space of computation in triangular domain problems
Multi-core computation of transfer matrices for strip lattices in the potts model
Animation of generic 3D head models driven by speech
Generic face animation
Robust tree-ring detection
A meshing tool product line architecture
Clustering of 3D spatial points using maximum likelihood estimator over voronoi tessellations: Study of the galaxy distribution in redshift space

Proyecto (14)

Improving algorithms for the generation of polygonal and polyhedral meshes
Evaluación de Recursos Geológicos en Geometrías Complejas
IMAGE PROCESSING AND PHYSICAL MODELS FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF CELL MIGRATION WITH 4-LENS LIGHT SHEET FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY
MCC=> Multimodal Communication Corpus
Dynamic selection of classifiers with application in real time environments
FAST COMPUTATIONAL SCHEMES FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MORPHO-TOPOLOGICAL DATA FROM HIGH THROUGHPUT MICROSCOPY
Improving the functionality and performance of meshing tools
Testing nature's fundamental theories by new cosmological and astrophysical observations
Bavi=> Bio-inspired Audio Visual Information Integration
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS FOR 3D PHOTON DENOISING, OPTICAL FLOW AND ADJACENT ACTIVE SURFACE MODELS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT IN VIVO SPINNING DISK MICROSCOPY
MIXED-ELEMENT MESH GENERATION FOR MOVING BOUNDARY APPLICATIONS.
MESH GENERATION ALGORITHMS FOR COMPLEX APPLICATIONS
MESH GENERATION FOR COMPLEX GEOMETRIES USING A SET OF WELL-SHAPED
BASES DE DATOS DE TEXTO => ALGORITMOS, INTERFASES Y APLICACIONES

Review (1)

A Survey on Parallel Computing and its Applications in Data-Parallel Problems Using GPU Architectures
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Nancy Hitschfeld

Full Professor

Computer Science

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE , DEPTO CIENCIAS COMPUTACION

Santiago, Chile

9
Cristobal Navarro

PROFESSOR

INFORMATICA

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

VALDIVIA, Chile

7
Maria Bastarrica

profesora asociada

DEPTO. DE CIENCIAS DE LA COMPUTACIÓN, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

4
Pedro Sanzana

Especialista en Modelación

Ciencias de la Tierra

CEAZA

La Serena, Chile

4
Claudio Lobos

Profesor Auxiliar

Informática

UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA

Santiago, Chile

4
Jorge Gironás

Associate Professor

Department of Hydraulic and Environmental Engiineering

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Mauricio Cerda

Assistant Professor (appointed)

Programa de Anatomía y Biología del Desarrollo

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

3
Benjamin Bustos

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE, DEPARTAMENTO DE CIENCIAS DE LA COMPUTACIÓN

Santiago, Chile

3
Steffen Härtel

Full Professor

Instituto de Ciencias Biomédicas

University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Violeta Chang

Profesora asistente

Ingeniería Informática

Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Santiago, Chile

2
Fabrizio Canfora

Permanent Researcher

Theoretical Physics Laboratory

CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS CIENTIFICOS - CECs

Valdivia, Chile

2
Alejandro Ortiz

Associate Professor

Mechanical Engineering

Faculty of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, University of Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Nicolás Mujica

Full professor

DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICA, FCFM, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Jorge Jara

Investigador Posdoctoral

ICBM, Facultad de Medicina

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Christopher Haines

Assistant Professor

Instituto de Astronomía y Ciencias Planetarias

Universidad de Atacama

Copiapó, Chile

1
Francisco de la Barrera

Profesor asociado

Planificación Territorial y Sistemas Urbanos

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
SONIA REYES

Profesora Asistente

Ecosistemas y Medio Ambiente

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Victor Castañeda

Prof. Asistente

Tecnologia Medica

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Miguel Concha

Full Professor

Anatomy and Developmental Biology

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Francisco Carter

Investigador

ALGES

Santiago, Chile

1
Rodrigo Soto

Full professor

Physics

DEPARTAMENTO DE FISICA, FCFM, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Matthieu Vernier

Assistant Professor / Profesor Auxiliar (Categoria III)

UNIVERSIDAD AUSTRAL DE CHILE

Chile

1
Karina Palma

Postdoctorado

Instituto de Neurociencia Biomédica BNI

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Sebastian Vicuña

Director

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Guillermo Cabrera

Associate Professor

Department of Computer Science

Universidad de Concepción

Concepción, Chile

1
Eliana Scheihing

Profesora Titular, Directora Magíster en Informática

Universidad Austral de Chile

Valdivia, Chile

1
HECTOR FERRADA

Profesor

Instituto de Informática

UACh

Valdivia, Chile

1
Jocelyn Simmonds

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Ciencias de la Computacion

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Xavier Emery

Full professor

Mining Engineering

UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
Haydée Vargas

INGENIERO CIVIL SENIOR

PARTICULAR

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Ivan Sipiran

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Ciencias de la Computación

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Carmen Lemus

Post Doc

Laboratorio de Estudios Ontogénicos - Universidad de CHile

Santiago, Chile

1
Francisca Valdés

Asistente de investigación

Facultad de Medicina

Universidad de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Simon Casassus

Profesor Titular

Astronomía

DEPARTAMENTO DE ASTRONOMÍA, UNIVERSIDAD DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile

1
DOMINGO MERY

Profesor Titular

Computación

PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE

Santiago, Chile