Johan Gielis

Johan Gielis
Born (1962-07-08) July 8, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityBelgian
CitizenshipBelgian
Known forProposing the superformula
Scientific career
Thesis Universal Natural Shapes[1]  (2010)
Websitehttps://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=b9Q6yVMAAAAJ&hl=nl

Johan Gielis (born July 8, 1962) is a Belgian engineer, scientist, mathematician, and entrepreneur.[2] Gielis is known for his contributions to the field of mathematics, specifically in the area of modeling and geometrical methods. He is best known for developing the concept of the superformula, which is a generalization of the traditional Pythagorean theorem and the equation of the circle, that can generate a wide variety of complex shapes found in nature.[3]

  1. ^ Gielis, Johan. "Thesis: Universal Natural Shapes". ru.on.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  2. ^ Outreach, Research (2021-09-03). "Superellipses to Superformula: The impact of Gielis Transformations". Research Outreach. Archived from the original on 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
  3. ^ US 7620527, Gielis, Johan Leo Alfons, "Method and apparatus for synthesizing and analyzing patterns utilizing novel "super-formula" operator", published 2009-11-17