Dr. Peters is interested in representing and analyzing geometry on the
computer. He has developed new tools for free-form modeling, a design
that can be viewed as a language for describing geometric entities,
curves and surfaces, in a succinct form.
Efficient, exact representation of geometry is fundamental to
scientific visualization, animation and graphics, virtual reality,
virtual prototyping of manufacturable objects, etc.
For examples, please see
http://www.cs.purdue.edu/homes/jorg/res.html.
In 1994, Dr. Peters was honored with a five year National Young
Investigator Award. In 1991 and 1992 he held positions at the IBM
T. J. Watson Research Center and Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute.