computer science

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Jean-Daniel Boissonnat rather than just read about it. In short: Jean-Daniel Boissonnat (born 18 May 1953) is a French computer scientist, who works as a director of research at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA). He is an invited professor of computational geometry at the Collège de France, holding the Chair in Informatics and Computational Sciences for 2016–2017.

Key takeaways

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Jean-Daniel Boissonnat to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Jean-Daniel Boissonnat from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Jean-Daniel Boissonnat (born 18 May 1953) is a French computer scientist, who works as a director of research at the French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation (INRIA). He is an invited professor of computational geometry at the Collège de France, holding the Chair in Informatics and Computational Sciences for 2016–2017. Boissonat was one of the founders of the CGAL project for implementing geometric algorithms. With Mariette Yvinec, he is the author of the book Algorithmic Geometry (Cambridge University Press, 1998, translated from a 1995 edition in French). With Yvinec and Frédéric Chazal, he is the coauthor of Geometric and Topological Inference (Cambridge University Press, 2018).

Awards and honours 1987: IBM award in Computer Science 2006: EADS award in Information Sciences 2006: Knight of National Order of Merit 2013: ANR Digital Technology Award

References

External links Jean-Daniel Boissonnat at the Mathematics Genealogy Project

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Jean-Daniel Boissonnat claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Jean-Daniel Boissonnat before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Jean-Daniel Boissonnat ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Jean-Daniel Boissonnat

In research: Jean-Daniel Boissonnat appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Jean-Daniel Boissonnat in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Jean-Daniel Boissonnat is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1953 births, Computer scientist stubs, French computer scientists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Jean-Daniel Boissonnat outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Jean-Daniel Boissonnat in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Jean-Daniel Boissonnat means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Jean-Daniel Boissonnat out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Jean-Daniel Boissonnat in simple terms?

Why does Jean-Daniel Boissonnat matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Jean-Daniel Boissonnat?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Jean-Daniel Boissonnat.