| Luiz Velho | |
| Birth Date: | 1956 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Fields: | Applied Mathematics |
| Workplaces: | IMPA |
| Thesis Title: | Piecewise Description of Implicit Surfaces and Solids |
| Thesis Year: | 1994 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Demetri Terzopoulos |
| Known For: | 4-8 Subdivision Scheme |
| Awards: | National Order of Scientific Merit (2010) |
Luiz Carlos Pacheco Rodrigues Velho (born 5 June 1956) is a Brazilian applied mathematician working primarily on computer graphics and computer vision. He is a full researcher and professor at Instituto Nacional de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA) and leading scientist of VISGRAF, laboratory that conducts researches in the field of modeling, rendering, imaging, and animation.[1] [2]
In 2010, Luiz Velho received the National Order of Scientific Merit for his scientific and technical contributions.[3] In 2005, he was keynote speaker in Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing, in Vienna.
His academic background includes a BE in industrial design from ESDI-UERJ, a specialization in computer science from PUC-Rio, a MS in computer graphics from the MIT Media Lab, a Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Toronto and a postdoctoral fellowship in applied mathematics from IMPA.[4]