Alla Sheffer is a professor at the University of British Columbia, Canada, where she investigates algorithms for geometry processing in the context of computer graphics applications. She is best known for her research on mesh parameterization, hexahedral meshing, computational garment design, and perception driven shape modeling. Dr. Sheffer is a Fellow of ACM, IEEE, and the Royal Society of Canada. She is a member of SIGGRAPH Academy and a recipient of the Canadian Human Computer Communications Society Achievement Award’18. She served as an Associate Editor of ACM TOG, IEEE TVCG, and CGF. She is the Technical Papers Chair for SIGGRAPH'23.