Seminar 2

Volume Graphics and Volume Visualization
Date: 17 th September 2013
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Registration Fee: RM1,000 (RINGGIT MALAYSIA: One thousand only)
(Inclusive of breakfast, buffet lunch & tea)
Venue:Impiana KLCC Hotel & Spa, Kuala Lumpur

Synopsis:

Volume graphics is concerned with graphics scenes, where models are defined using volume representations instead of, or in addition to, traditional surface representations. Volume visualization is also concerned with volume data representations that are used to store measured physical attributes of real-world objects and phenomena, or to represent computer-generated models and their attributes in volumetric forms. Whilst the two subjects have rather different objectives, they share the same underlying mathematical concepts, and a large collection of algorithms and techniques. Meanwhile, they also face a common challenge of displaying true-3D graphical models on 2D computer screens and paper media.

Professor Min Chen is the main organizer of the first International Workshop on Volume Graphics at Swansea in 1999, and the author of the entry on “Volume Graphics and Volume Visualization” in Wiley Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Engineering, and that on “Volume Graphics” in Encyclopedia of Microcomputers. In this seminar, he will introduce the theoretical foundations and applications of these two closely-related subjects, and will cover the main techniques for modelling, manipulating and rendering volumetric representations with the following syllabus:

Introduction: Objectives, historical development, and applications (e.g., medical imaging and scientific computing).
Volumetric Data Types: Concept of scalar fields, regular and irregular data types, multi-fields, and functional volumetric models.
Volume and Surface: Concepts of iso-surfaces. Surface extraction. Ambiguity problems and solutions. Acceleration techniques. Voxelization and distance fields.
Direct Volume Rendering: Volume rendering integral. Transfer functions. Ray-casting algorithms. Forward projection algorithms. Acceleration techniques.
Advanced Topics: Constructive volume geometry (CVG). Discrete ray tracing. Volume deformation and animation.

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Speaker Profile

Prof. Min Chen

Min Chen, BSc, PhD, FBCS, FEG, FLSW

Professor of Scientific Visualization

Prof. Min Chen research areas include volume graphics, video visualization, face modeling, automated visualization, and theory of visualization. He is currently leading visualization activities at Oxford e‐Research Centre, with a team of 7 researchers and applying visualization and visual analytics to a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary research topics, ranging from physical sciences to digital humanities, and from sport events to cybersecurity.

Research Interests:

Visualization and Computer Graphics
Video Processing and Visualization
Aspects of Image Analysis and Computer Vision
Interactive Techniques and Multimedia Communications
Computer-Aided Engineering

For more details, contact:-

Email: uoc@fskm.uitm.edu.my
Telephone: +601123812171
Postal address: Faculty of Computer & Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA,
40450 Shah Alam, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

Important Dates

Registration Closed on
13 SEPT 2013

Data Analysis and Visualization
16 SEPT 2013

Volume Graphics and Volume Visualization
17 SEPT 2013

Seminar Registration Fees

Before 13 SEPT 2013

Seminar 1
RM1000

Seminar 2
RM1000

Both Seminars
RM1950

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Speaker Profile

Min Chen, BSc, PhD, FBCS, FEG, FLSW

Important Dates

Seminar Registration Fees

Before 13 SEPT 2013