Publications

2026

1. M. Pont and C. Garth. Region-Aware Wasserstein Distances of Persistence Diagrams and Merge Trees. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 32, no. 9, pp. 7756–7773, Sep. 2026. 10.1109/tvcg.2026.3703539

   @article{Pont_2026,
     title = {Region-Aware Wasserstein Distances of Persistence Diagrams and Merge Trees},
     volume = {32},
     issn = {2160-9306},
     url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2026.3703539},
     doi = {10.1109/tvcg.2026.3703539},
     number = {9},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
     publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
     author = {Pont, Mathieu and Garth, Christoph},
     year = {2026},
     month = sep,
     pages = {7756–7773}
   }
   

2025

1. M. Kissi, M. Pont, J. A. Levine, and J. Tierny. A Practical Solver for Scalar Data Topological Simplification. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 97–107, Jan. 2025. 10.1109/tvcg.2024.3456345

   @article{Kissi_2025,
     title = {A Practical Solver for Scalar Data Topological Simplification},
     volume = {31},
     issn = {2160-9306},
     url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2024.3456345},
     doi = {10.1109/tvcg.2024.3456345},
     number = {1},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
     publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
     author = {Kissi, Mohamed and Pont, Mathieu and Levine, Joshua A. and Tierny, Julien},
     year = {2025},
     month = jan,
     pages = {97–107}
   }
   

2024

1. M. Pont and J. Tierny. Wasserstein Auto-Encoders of Merge Trees (and Persistence Diagrams). IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 30, no. 9, pp. 6390–6406, Sep. 2024. 10.1109/tvcg.2023.3334755

   @article{Pont_2024,
     title = {Wasserstein Auto-Encoders of Merge Trees (and Persistence Diagrams)},
     volume = {30},
     issn = {2160-9306},
     url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2023.3334755},
     doi = {10.1109/tvcg.2023.3334755},
     number = {9},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
     publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
     author = {Pont, Mathieu and Tierny, Julien},
     year = {2024},
     month = sep,
     pages = {6390–6406}
   }
   

2. F. Wetzels, M. Pont, J. Tierny, and C. Garth. Merge Tree Geodesics and Barycenters with Path Mappings. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1095–1105, 2024. 10.1109/TVCG.2023.3326601

   @article{10296528,
     author = {Wetzels, Florian and Pont, Mathieu and Tierny, Julien and Garth, Christoph},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
     title = {Merge Tree Geodesics and Barycenters with Path Mappings},
     year = {2024},
     volume = {30},
     number = {1},
     pages = {1095-1105},
     keywords = {Time series analysis;Data visualization;Level measurement;Task analysis;Layout;Surveys;Interpolation;Topological data analysis;merge trees;scalar data;ensemble data},
     doi = {10.1109/TVCG.2023.3326601}
   }
   

2023

1. M. Pont, J. Vidal, and J. Tierny. Principal Geodesic Analysis of Merge Trees (and Persistence Diagrams). IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 1573–1589, Feb. 2023. 10.1109/tvcg.2022.3215001

   @article{Pont_2023,
     title = {Principal Geodesic Analysis of Merge Trees (and Persistence Diagrams)},
     volume = {29},
     issn = {2160-9306},
     url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2022.3215001},
     doi = {10.1109/tvcg.2022.3215001},
     number = {2},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
     publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
     author = {Pont, Mathieu and Vidal, Jules and Tierny, Julien},
     year = {2023},
     month = feb,
     pages = {1573–1589}
   }
   

2. M. Pont. Analysis of Ensembles of Topological Descriptors. PhD thesis, Agence Bibliographique de l’Enseignement Supérieur, 2023. 10.70675/779689abz4615z4d04za477z9637b4bc726b

   @phdthesis{Pont,
     year = {2023},
     title = {Analysis of Ensembles of Topological Descriptors},
     url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.70675/779689abz4615z4d04za477z9637b4bc726b},
     doi = {10.70675/779689abz4615z4d04za477z9637b4bc726b},
     school = {Agence Bibliographique de l’Enseignement Supérieur},
     author = {Pont, Mathieu}
   }
   

2022

1. M. Pont, J. Vidal, J. Delon, and J. Tierny. Wasserstein Distances, Geodesics and Barycenters of Merge Trees. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 291–301, Jan. 2022. 10.1109/tvcg.2021.3114839

   @article{Pont_2022,
     title = {Wasserstein Distances, Geodesics and Barycenters of Merge Trees},
     volume = {28},
     issn = {2160-9306},
     url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tvcg.2021.3114839},
     doi = {10.1109/tvcg.2021.3114839},
     number = {1},
     journal = {IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
     publisher = {Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)},
     author = {Pont, Mathieu and Vidal, Jules and Delon, Julie and Tierny, Julien},
     year = {2022},
     month = jan,
     pages = {291–301}
   }