Dietmar Saupe (born 1954) is a
fractal
In mathematics, a fractal is a geometric shape containing detailed structure at arbitrarily small scales, usually having a fractal dimension strictly exceeding the topological dimension. Many fractals appear similar at various scales, as illu ...
researcher and professor of
computer science
Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to Applied science, practical discipli ...
, Department of Computer and Information Science,
University of Konstanz
The University of Konstanz (german: Universität Konstanz) is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966. The university is Germany's ...
, Germany.
Saupe's book, ''Chaos and Fractals'', won the
Association of American Publishers
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award for Best Mathematics Book of the Year in 1992. His current research interests include
computer graphics
Computer graphics deals with generating images with the aid of computers. Today, computer graphics is a core technology in digital photography, film, video games, cell phone and computer displays, and many specialized applications. A great de ...
,
scientific visualization
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, and
image processing
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.
External links
University of Konstanz bio
German computer scientists
1954 births
Living people
Date of birth missing (living people)
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