CS237 Class Schedule

David Laidlaw
Brown University
Fall 2000


Topics for each class period. See the readings/assignments page for details on assignments for each class. There is something due for almost every class!

Date Class Topic Speaker
Tu 9/5 Introduction, goals, organization, schedule, definition of visualization Laidlaw
Th 9/7 Open problems in visualization; what makes a ``good'' project? Laidlaw
Tu 9/12 Review and discuss NSF KDI proposal ``3D Free-Form Models for Geometric Recovery and Applications to Archaeology'' (Cooper, Joukowsi, Mumford, Kimia, Laidlaw) and related papers; evaluating project possibilities Laidlaw, Eileen Vote (Brown Old World Art and Architecture)
Th 9/14 Review and discuss NSF proposal: ``Computer Graphics Tools for Understanding Tensor-Valued Volume Data: A Painting Metaphor,'' (Laidlaw) and related proposals/papers Laidlaw, davidkremers (Caltech Distinguished Conceptual Artist in Biology)
Tu 9/19 Review and discuss NIH proposal ``Quantitative Inverse Electrocardiography,'' (Johnson). Dr. Johnson will discuss his research strategy and answer questions. Laidlaw, Chris Johnson (U Utah Computer Science)
Th 9/21 Discuss project ideas Laidlaw
Tu 9/26 More on a taxonomy of visualization methods and problems Laidlaw
Th 9/28 Review and discuss NIH Human Brain Project proposal (Jacobs,Fraser,Barr,Laidlaw,Allman,Meade) Laidlaw,Fraser,Jacobs
Tu 10/3 Proposal presentations Josh and Mike
Th 10/5 Proposal presentations Scott and Marty
Tu 10/10 Understanding Imaging Data Laidlaw
Th 10/12 Vis '00 Conference -- no regular class; optional makeup class (next Fri.) will go over how to create a research proposal budgetLaidlaw
Tu 10/17 Vis '00 trip report Laidlaw,Kirby,Acevedo,Vote
Th 10/19 Study section (evaluate, score, ``fund'' proposals) 
Fr 10/20 4pm Optional makeup class: Creating a research budget Laidlaw, CIT 506
Tu 10/24 Project Schedules; User studies All; Laidlaw
Th 10/26 Data modeling Laidlaw
Tu 10/31 Cave Field Trip Keefe, Acevedo, Forsberg; meet at the Cave at 2:30
Th 11/2 Crutcher: "Imaging the Universe at Radio Wavelengths;" Ware: "Static and Moving Patterns" Marty; Scott
Tu 11/7 Project progress, pictures, problems; Li/Zaidi: "Perception of Three-Dimensional Shape from Texture is Based on Patterns of Oriented Energy;" All; Mike
Th 11/9 Painting for Multi-valued Visualization: an in-class experiment Laidlaw, Kremers
Tu 11/14 Healey: "Large Datasets at a Glance: Combining Textures and Colors in Scientific Visualization;" Josh
Th 11/16 Ware: "Evaluating Stereo and Motion Cues for Visualizing Information Nets in Three Dimensions"; Interrante's Visualization Viewpoints column from the latest IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Scott; Mike
Tu 11/21 Project progress, pictures, problems; Interrante/Grosch: ``Visualizing 3D Flow.'' All; Josh
Th 11/23 THANKSGIVING! 
Tu 11/28 Interrant/Fuchs/Pizer: "Conveying the 3D Shape of Smoothly Curving Transparent Surfaces via Texture"; Turk/Banks "Image-Guided Streamline Placement"; cognition/attention Marty; Scott; Wes
Th 11/30 Radio-telescope Field Trip Marty; meet in Lubrano>
Tu 12/5 Delmarcelle chapter: "Review of Vector Icons"; Delmarcelle/Hesselink: "Visualizing second-order tensor fields with hyperstream lines," Mike; Josh
Th 12/7 TBD; Course Summary Marty; Laidlaw
12/?? ``exam,'' Final Presentations/Demos   
Copyright 2000 David H. Laidlaw