Geometric Reasoning (Oxford science publications)

When computers are asked to deal with information about the shape of objects, the tasks required can be divided into those that can be attacked by algorithms and those that cannot. In computer graphics and image-processing, for example, despite great progress, it is really only the algorithmic processes that have been computerized. There are many more complex, less easily defined uses for shape information that elude solution. Geometric Reasoning deals with these activities. Its scope is broad, ranging beyond computational geometry or von Neumann architectures. Applications include shape modelling, computer graphics, image processing and computer vision.