The principal goal of visualization is to create a visual representation of complex information and largedatasets in order to gain insight and understanding. Our current research focuses on methods for handling uncer...
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(纸本)9781424420025
The principal goal of visualization is to create a visual representation of complex information and largedatasets in order to gain insight and understanding. Our current research focuses on methods for handling uncertainty stemming from data acquisition and algorithmic sources. Most visualization methods, especially those applied to 3D data, implicitly use some form of classification or segmentation to eliminate unimportant regions and illuminate those of interest. The process of classification is inherently uncertain;in many cases the source data contains error and noise, data transformations such as filtering can further introduce and magnify the uncertainty. More advanced classification methods rely on some sort of model or statistical method to determine what is and is not a feature of interest. While these classification methods can model uncertainty or fuzzy probabilistic memberships, they typically only provide discrete, maximum a-posteriori memberships. It is vital that visualization methods provide the user access to uncertainty in classification or image generation if the results of the visualization are to be trusted.
We present a parallel algorithm for k-nearest neighbor graph construction that uses Morton ordering. Experiments show that our approach has the following advantages over existing methods: (1) Faster construction of k-...
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The proceedings contain 29 papers. The topics discussed include: capstone address: visualization of high dimensional data in brain and information sciences;second-order pre-integrated volume rendering;dynamic shader g...
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(纸本)9781424419661
The proceedings contain 29 papers. The topics discussed include: capstone address: visualization of high dimensional data in brain and information sciences;second-order pre-integrated volume rendering;dynamic shader generation for flexible multi-volume visualization;interactive exploration of remote isosurfaces with point-based non-photorealistic rendering;crossing minimization meets simultaneous drawing;effects on crossing angles;visual statistics for collections of clustered graphs;energy-based hierarchical edge clustering of graphs;finite-time transport structures of flow fields;importance-driven particle techniques for flow visualization;illustrative streamline placement visualization;and optimizing parallel performance of streamline visualization for large distributed flow datasets.
In this paper, we describe a novel 3D subdivision strategy to extract the surface of binary image data. This iterative approach generates a series of surface meshes that capture different levels of detail of the under...
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In this paper, we describe a novel 3D subdivision strategy to extract the surface of binary image data. This iterative approach generates a series of surface meshes that capture different levels of detail of the underlying structure. At the highest level of detail, the resulting surface mesh generated by our approach uses only about 10 percent of the triangles in comparison to the Marching Cube ( MC) algorithm, even in settings where almost no image noise is present. Our approach also eliminates the so-called "staircase effect," which voxel-based algorithms like the MC are likely to show, particularly if nonuniformly sampled images are processed. Finally, we show how the presented algorithm can be parallelized by subdividing 3D image space into rectilinear blocks of subimages. As the algorithm scales very well with an increasing number of processors in a multithreaded setting, this approach is suited to process large image data sets of several gigabytes. Although the presented work is still computationally more expensive than simple voxel-based algorithms, it produces fewer surface triangles while capturing the same level of detail, is more robust toward image noise, and eliminates the above-mentioned "staircase" effect in anisotropic settings. These properties make it particularly useful for biomedical applications, where these conditions are often encountered.
In this paper we present a new approach to the interactive visual analysis of time-dependent scientific data both from measurements as well as from computational simulation-by visualizing a scalar function. over time ...
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In this paper we present a new approach to the interactive visual analysis of time-dependent scientific data both from measurements as well as from computational simulation-by visualizing a scalar function. over time for each of tenthousands or even millions of sample points. In order to cope with overdrawing and cluttering, we introduce a new four-level method of focus+context visualization. Based on a setting of coordinated, multiple views (with linking and brushing), we integrate three different kinds of focus and also the context in every single view. Per data item we use three values (front the unit interval each) to represent to which degree the data item is part of the respective focus level. We present a color compositing scheme which is capable of expressing all three values in a meaningful way, taking semantics and their relations amongst each other (in the context of our multiple linked view setup) into account. Furthermore, we present additional image-based postprocessing methods to enhance the visualization of large sets of function graphs, including a texture-based technique based on line integral convolution (LIC). We also propose advanced brushing techniques which are specific to the time-dependent nature of the data (in order to brush patterns over time more efficiently). We demonstrate the usefulness of the new approach in the context of medical perfusion data.
parallel computing is increasingly used to provide more performance to applications that need tremendous computational power. The main characteristics of distributed parallel machines are heterogeneity, dynamism and s...
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(纸本)9781424425785
parallel computing is increasingly used to provide more performance to applications that need tremendous computational power. The main characteristics of distributed parallel machines are heterogeneity, dynamism and size. They influence directly the way the application and platform monitoring tasks are performed, especially when analyzing a large quantity of information collected in a topologically complex machine. This paper describes our efforts to provide parallel programmers and Grid users a new way to visualize monitoring data. Using graphics in three dimensions and information visualization techniques, we aim at bringing rich topological information to the rendered scene. It results in an immersible and human readable representation of complex monitoring data, suited to Grid environments. We first review known techniques in information visualization context, especially those that address the case of hierarchical information, and we discuss about their use in our context. Then, we propose a new 3D approach that combines the classical space-time visualization of application traces with the representation of the application's communication pattern. Finally, we present experimental results obtained through the visualization of parallel applications in our prototype.
parallel performance has been a challenging topic in streamline visualization for large unstructured flow datasets on parallel distributed-memory computers. It depends strongly on domain partitions. Unsuitable partiti...
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(纸本)9781424419661
parallel performance has been a challenging topic in streamline visualization for large unstructured flow datasets on parallel distributed-memory computers. It depends strongly on domain partitions. Unsuitable partitions often lead to severe load imbalance and high frequent communications among the domain partitions. To address the problem, we present an approach to flow data partitioning taking account of flow directions and features. Multilevel spectral graph bisection method is employed to reduce communication and synchronization overhead among distributed domains. Edge weights in the corresponding adjacent matrix is defined based on an anisotropic local diffusion operator which assigns strong coupling along flow direction and weak coupling orthogonal to flow. Meanwhile, the distributions of seed points and flow features such as vortex structure are also considered in partitioning so as to obtain good load balance. The experimental results are given to show the feasibility and effectiveness of our method.
The proceedings contain 20 papers. The topics discussed include: a graph-based approach to symmetry detection;a survey of methods for moving least squares surfaces;parallel construction of k-nearest neighbor graphs fo...
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(纸本)9783905674125
The proceedings contain 20 papers. The topics discussed include: a graph-based approach to symmetry detection;a survey of methods for moving least squares surfaces;parallel construction of k-nearest neighbor graphs for point clouds;harmonic colormaps for volume visualization;stroke-based transfer function design;on accuracy of marching isosurfacing methods;isosurface ambient occlusion and soft shadows with filterable occlusion maps;multiresolution interval volume meshes;stereo pseudo 3D rendering for web-based display of scientific volumetric data;layers for effective volume rendering;GPU-based particle systems for illustrative volume rendering;interactive global light propagation in direct volume rendering using local piecewise integration;obscurance-based volume rendering framework;decomposition and visualization of fourth-order elastic-plastic tensors;and pseudorandom noise for real-time volumetric rendering of fire in a production system.
Dynamic data Driven Application Systems (DDDAS), systems with online simulations models fed with sensorial data from the environment, are increasingly;being used for emergency, management strategic planning. This pape...
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(纸本)9780769534251
Dynamic data Driven Application Systems (DDDAS), systems with online simulations models fed with sensorial data from the environment, are increasingly;being used for emergency, management strategic planning. This paper describes an approach to establish the communication and exchange information among the many subsystems composing a DDDAS using the High Level Architecture (HLA) infrastructure's services. We present the LAViE-3D, a framework that generates Web-based simulation front-ends using 3D graphics to manage and control HLA-compliant distributed simulations. The LAViE-3D framework uses open-source software and is designed to make it easier to implement and deploy visualization applications on different platforms with customizable interface for simulations runtime control and management.
parallel coordinate plots (PCPs) are commonly used in information visualization to provide insight into multi-variate data. These plots help to spot correlations between variables. PCPs have been successfully applied ...
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