CS237 Class Schedule

David Laidlaw
Brown University
Fall 2003


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 9/2 Introduction, goals, organization, schedule, definition of visualization Laidlaw
Th 9/4 Open problems in visualization; what makes a ``good'' project? Laidlaw

Tu 9/9 Review and discuss NSF ITR proposal Visualization of Multi-valued Scientific Data: Applying Ideas from Art and Perceptual Psychology (Laidlaw, Tarr, Karniadakis) and related papers; evaluating project possibilities Cullen Jackson and Dan Keefe
Th 9/11 Review of NSF CAREER proposal "Shape Capture and Modeling for Wrist Dynamics and Ancient Pottery Analysis using Manifold Surfaces and Signed-Distance Volume Images" (Laidlaw) Laidlaw

Tu 9/16 Discuss project ideas Laidlaw
Th 9/18 Review and discuss NIH Human Brain Project proposal (Jacobs,Fraser,Barr,Laidlaw,Allman,Meade) Laidlaw, Fraser, Jacobs

Tu 9/23 More on a taxonomy of visualization methods and problems.
----- Schedule meeting with Rethoric Fellow.
Laidlaw
Th 9/25 Review and discuss NIH proposal ``Quantitative Inverse Electrocardiography,'' (Johnson).
----- Schedule meeting with Rethoric Fellow.
Laidlaw, Johnson

Tu 9/30 Preliminary proposal due on paper. Proposal presentations
Th 10/2 Proposal presentations


Tu 10/7 Understanding Imaging Data Laidlaw
Th 10/9 Project Schedules; User studies Laidlaw

Tu 10/14 Data modeling. Final proposals due. Study section. Laidlaw
Th 10/16 Study section (evaluate, score, "fund'' proposals)  Laidlaw

Tu 10/21 Painting Class!! Acevedo, Keefe
Th 10/23 No class!!


Tu 10/28 Vis '03 Trip review Laidlaw et al.
Th 10/30 Sci-Viz papers All

Tu 11/4 Sci-Viz papers All
Th 11/6 Project progress, pictures, problems; All

Tu 11/11 Sci-Viz papers All
Th 11/13 Sci-Viz papers All

Tu 11/18 Project progress, pictures, problems;  All
Th 11/20 Sci-Viz papers All

Tu 11/25 Sci-Viz papers All
Th 11/27 THANKSGIVING!

Tu 12/2 Sci-Viz papers All
Th 12/4 Course Summary. Project abstracts due.
---- Schedule meetings with Rethoric Fellow during the next 2 weeks to review final document and presentation.
Laidlaw

12/18 ``exam,'' Final Presentations/Demos 9AM All  
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