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3D Object Retrieval

Active since 2008 · 19 editions

Search engines are now the default way in which most people engage with information, as the vast majority of information is born digital. At the same time, a new wave of information is underway: low-cost 3D scanners, 3D printers, and powerful modeling software have made 3D models appealing to an increasing audience.
Repositories of 3D objects are rapidly growing in both number and size. Yet, exploring such large 3D repositories and retrieving models of interest remains a challenging problem. Indeed, traditional information-access techniques have been shown to be inadequate for dealing with 3D content.

The aim of the 3DOR Workshop series is to offer a forum for discussion and interaction among researchers interested in 3D object retrieval, search, and exploration, while fostering cross-fertilization between different fields, such as Computer Vision, Computer Graphics, Machine Learning, Cognitive Science, and Human–Computer Interaction.
3DOR has been running continuously since 2008 supported by Eurographics.

Upcoming edition

Athens, Greece, on September 2-3, 2027

Upcoming edition: Athens, Greece, on September 2-3, 2027

Bibliometrics

  • 218 Publications
  • 19 Editions
  • 73,653 Downloads
  • 2,202 Citations

Organisation

Steering Committee

  • Ioannis Pratikakis Chair
  • Michela Spagnuolo Chair
  • Remco Veltkamp
  • Theoharis Theoharis
  • Silvia Biasotti
  • Tobias Schreck

Editions

  1. 2026 3DOR 2026 - Conference Papers

    ISBN 978-3-03868-315-5 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  2. 2025 3DOR 2025 - Short Papers London, UK September 4 -5, 2025

    ISBN 978-3-03868-280-6 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  3. 2024 3DOR 2024 - Short Papers Santiago, Chile August 26 - 27, 2024

    ISBN 978-3-03868-242-4 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

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  1. 2023 3DOR 2023 - Short Papers Lille, France August 31 – September 1, 2023

    ISBN 978-3-03868-213-4 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  2. 2022 3DOR 2022 - Short Papers Florence, Italy September 1 - 2, 2022

    ISBN 978-3-03868-174-8 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  3. 2021 3DOR 2021 - Short Papers Held as Virtual Open Workshop September 2 – 3, 2021

    ISBN 978-3-03868-137-3 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  4. 2020 3DOR 2020 - Short Papers Graz, Austria September 4 – 5, 2020

    ISBN 978-3-03868-126-7 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  5. 2019 3DOR 19 Genova, Italy May 5-6, 2019

    ISBN 978-3-03868-077-2 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  6. 2018 3DOR 18 Delft, the Netherlands April,16, 2018

    ISBN 978-3-03868-053-6 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  7. 2017 3DOR 17 Lyon, France April, 23 - 24, 2017

    ISBN 978-3-03868-030-7 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  8. 2016 3DOR 16

    ISBN 978-3-03868-004-8 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  9. 2015 3DOR 15

    ISBN 978-3-905674-78-1 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  10. 2014 3DOR 14 Strasbourg, France April 6th, 2014

    ISBN 978-3-905674-58-3 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  11. 2013 3DOR 13

    ISBN 978-3-905674-44-6 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  12. 2012 3DOR 12

    ISBN 978-3-905674-36-1 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  13. 2011 3DOR 11

    ISBN 978-3-905674-31-6 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  14. 2010 3DOR 10

    ISBN 978-3-905674-22-4 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  15. 2009 3DOR 09

    ISBN 978-3-905674-16-3 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

  16. 2008 3DOR 08

    ISBN 978-3-905674-05-7 Proceedings in the EG digital library.

Topics

  • Information Search and Retrieval 36
  • Computational Geometry and Object Modeling 23
  • Shape analysis 21
  • Information systems 18
  • Computing methodologies 17
  • Curve 14
  • solid 14
  • surface 14
  • and object representations 11
  • Applications 10
  • Picture/Image Generation 9
  • Line and curve generation 8
  • Shape 7
  • Content Analysis and Indexing 6
  • Geometric algorithms 6
  • Methodology and Techniques 6
  • Retrieval models 6
  • Scene Analysis 6
  • Three Dimensional Graphics and Realism 6
  • languages 6
  • Neural networks 5
  • Vision and Scene Understanding 5
  • Biometrics 4
  • Feature Measurement 4
  • Information Storage and Retrieval 4

Frequent authors

  • A. Godil — 19 papers, 355 citations
  • R. Ohbuchi — 16 papers, 290 citations
  • T. Furuya — 15 papers, 285 citations
  • M. Aono — 12 papers, 375 citations
  • Ioannis Pratikakis — 12 papers, 199 citations
  • Tobias Schreck — 12 papers, 270 citations
  • Stefano Berretti — 11 papers, 22 citations
  • B. Bustos — 11 papers, 328 citations
  • Minh-Triet Tran — 11 papers, 56 citations
  • A. Giachetti — 10 papers, 166 citations
  • A. Tatsuma — 10 papers, 271 citations
  • Silvia Biasotti — 9 papers, 24 citations
  • B. Li — 9 papers, 333 citations
  • Bo Li — 9 papers, 102 citations
  • Yijuan Lu — 9 papers, 102 citations
  • I. Sipiran — 9 papers, 281 citations
  • Theoharis Theoharis — 9 papers, 127 citations
  • S. Biasotti — 8 papers, 69 citations
  • Alberto Del Bimbo — 8 papers, 20 citations
  • M. M. Bronstein — 8 papers, 294 citations
  • H. Johan — 8 papers, 330 citations
  • A. M. Bronstein — 7 papers, 249 citations
  • U. Castellani — 7 papers, 96 citations
  • Trong-Le Do — 7 papers, 46 citations
  • H. Dutagaci — 7 papers, 20 citations
  • Andrea Giachetti — 7 papers, 20 citations
  • Z. Lian — 7 papers, 116 citations
  • Anan Liu — 7 papers, 49 citations
  • Y. Lu — 7 papers, 222 citations
  • Vinh-Tiep Nguyen — 7 papers, 46 citations
  • Weizhi Nie — 7 papers, 49 citations
  • A. Axenopoulos — 6 papers, 39 citations
  • Ngoc-Minh Bui — 6 papers, 39 citations
  • Mohamed Daoudi — 6 papers, 9 citations
  • P. Daras — 6 papers, 39 citations
  • Bianca Falcidieno — 6 papers, 7 citations
  • Alfredo Ferreira — 6 papers, 7 citations
  • Daisuke Kihara — 6 papers, 37 citations
  • C. Li — 6 papers, 186 citations
  • H. Li — 6 papers, 128 citations

Size: papers. Colour: citations 375

Frequent affiliations

  • University of Verona — 18 papers
  • Toyohashi University of Technology — 17 papers
  • University of Chile — 15 papers
  • Istituto di Matematica Applicata e Tecnologie Informatiche — 14 papers
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology — 13 papers
  • University of Yamanashi — 13 papers
  • Texas State University — 12 papers
  • Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City — 11 papers
  • Democritus University of Thrace — 10 papers
  • University of Florence — 9 papers
  • University of Konstanz — 9 papers
  • Università della Svizzera italiana — 9 papers
  • Beijing Technology and Business University — 7 papers
  • Ho Chi Minh City University of Science — 7 papers
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology — 7 papers
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign — 7 papers
  • University of Southern Mississippi — 7 papers
  • Cardiff University — 6 papers
  • Technical University of Munich — 6 papers
  • Technion – Israel Institute of Technology — 6 papers
  • Tel Aviv University — 6 papers
  • Tianjin University — 6 papers
  • Concordia University — 5 papers
  • Khalifa University of Science and Technology — 5 papers
  • Middle East Technical University — 5 papers
  • University of Lisbon — 5 papers
  • Université Paris-Saclay — 5 papers
  • Université de Lille — 5 papers
  • Analyse, Géométrie et Modélisation — 4 papers
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique — 4 papers
  • Centre de Recherche en Informatique, Signal et Automatique de Lille — 4 papers
  • Dublin City University — 4 papers
  • Fraunhofer Singapore — 4 papers
  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology — 4 papers
  • Information Technology University — 4 papers
  • Institut Mines-Télécom — 4 papers
  • National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine — 4 papers
  • National Institute of Standards — 4 papers
  • National and Kapodistrian University of Athens — 4 papers
  • Peking University — 4 papers

Size: papers. Affiliation data via OpenAlex; coverage varies by edition.