Computer
Graphics at
The Ohio State
University
Computer Graphics Group
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Ranked US News Top 15
Research Foci: computer animation, geometry
modeling, scientific visualization
6 faculty and ~20 Graduate Research Assistants
Many government (DOE, DOD, NASA, NSF,ARO,NIH)
and industry funded (Honda, Ameritech, TI,
Mitsubishi) research projects
Strong collaboration with local organizations such as
Advanced Computing Center for Art and Design
(ACCAD) and Ohio Super Computer Center
Faculty at OSU
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Roger Crawfis
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Tamal Dey
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Scientific visualization
Medical visualization
Image-based Rendering
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Sci. Viz., Graphics
Application-specific data
analysis
Inverse approaches
Rick Parent
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Geometric Computing
Reconstruction, Meshing
Raghu Machiraju
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Han-Wei Shen
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Modeling
Animation
Scientific Visualization
Parallel Graphics
Rafe Wenger
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Computational Geometry
N-Dimensional Contouring
Bio-medical visualization
Computer Graphics Courses
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581 – Survey of Computer Graphics (OpenGL)
681 - Introduction to Computer Graphics
682 – Computer Animation
694L- New Visualization
781 - Introduction to 3D Image Generation
782 - Advanced 3D Image Generation
784 - Geometric Modeling
788 – Visualization, Animation, Geometric Modeling
888 - Advanced Studies on Computer Graphics
793 - Independent studies
999 - Research
Suggested Course Sequence
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681 - Introduction to Computer Graphics (AU03,WI04)
682 – Computer Animation (WI04)
694L- New Visualization (SP04)
781 - Introduction to 3D Image Generation(WI04)
782 - Advanced 3D Image Generation(AU03)
784 - Geometric Modeling (SP04)
AU03 (681)
• WI04 682/781
• SP04 784/694L
• AU04 782
Computer Animation
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Prof. Rick Parent
Projects with Ameritech, Texas Instruments, Honda,
etc
Collaboration with ACCAD
Scientific Viz and Graphics
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Prof. Roger Crawfis, Raghu Machiraju, Han-Wei Shen
Projects with NASA Ames Research Center,
Department of Energy (Lawrence Livermore, Oak
Ridge), Department of Defense, NSF
Collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Research
Laboratories, Cambridge, MA
Close ties with Ohio Supercomputer Center,
Departments of Physics, Mechanical and Electrical
Engineering, Radiology and BioMedical Informatics
Collaboration with other engineering/science
departments and universities elsewhere
Scientific Visualization
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Prof. Roger Crawfis, Raghu Machiraju, Han-Wei Shen
Projects with NASA Ames Research Center,
Department of Energy, Department of Defense, NSF
etc.
Scientific Visualization
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Collaboration with other engineering/science
departments
Medical Visualization
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Projects with OSC and
Biomedical Informatics department
Sample Work (Synthesis, Modeling)
Inverse Problems
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Video->Model->Animation
Light Material Interaction
Varying Reflectance
Subsurface Scattering
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Optimal Views (triangles)
Reconstruction
Rough Surfaces, Level Sets
Sample Work
•Finding Features in Presence of Noise
•Segmentation
Solids
Biological Imaging
Fluids
Geometric Modeling
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Prof. Tamal Dey and Rephael Wenger
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Projects funded by NSF, ARO, DARPA, NIH
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Collaborations with Stanford University, UIUC and
Hong-Kong U. of Science & Technology
Collaborations with Civil Engineering, Materials
Science Engineering, Cancer Genetics
Geometric Modeling
Tamal K Dey
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Surface Reconstruction
Shape Segments and Matching
Tamal K Dey
Computer Analysis and Generation of
RLGS Profiles
Dr. Rephael Wenger
Restricted Landmark Genomic Scanning
2D Gel Electrophoresis
Spots correspond to DNA fragments
Normal Tissue
Cancerous Tissue
Isosurface Construction
Rephael Wenger
Jet stream – Time varying data
Interval volume generated
from 4D isosurface
Full resolution
Adaptive resolution
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Isosurface Construction in 4 and 5 dimensions;
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Multi-resolution isosurface construction;