Research

The departments of the Institute for Visualization and Interactive Systems are doing research in the fields of Computer Graphics and Visualization, Interactive Systems and Human-Computer-Interaction as well as Intelligent Systems and Computer Vision. We mainly focus on basic research (usually promoted by the German Research Council) and applied research (mainly promoted by Federal Ministries and the European Union). Additionally, thematically there can be found some points of contact as well as common projects between the departments. Spreading research directions are Visual Computing and Interactive Intelligent Systems.

Scientific Visualization

• Volume visualization (for example medical neuro-imaging)
• Flow-visualization, vector field and tensor-field-visualization
• Molecular dynamics-visualization
• Visualization of protein dynamics and system biology
• Visualization of astronomically and relativistically data and objects
• Visualization in Special and General Relativity

Information Visualization and Visual Analytics

• Visualization of dynamic graphs and hirarchies
• Visualization in bioinformatics
• Visual analysis of patent data and text documents
• Visual analysis of enviromental data and civil infrastructure
• Visual analysis of video streams

Visual Computing and Computer Graphics

• Gigapixel-Displays and Graphic-Cluster
• GPGPU: Simulation onto Graphic Processors
• Anaglyph Stereo
• Real-Time Rendering of Light and Audio
• Real-Time Systems for Computational Photography and Illumination
• Image Space Acquisition and Modeling
• Appearance Synthesis

Interactive Systems

• Haptic-graphical use interfaces for blind and visually impaired people
• Navigation- and orientation systems for blind people
• Interaction within the Semantic Web
• Cognitive basics of visualization
• Modelling and interaction for mobile systems within ÖPVN

Mensch-Computer-Interaktion

• Benutzungsschnittstellen für mobile Systeme und Fahrzeuge
• Pervasive und Ubiquituous Computing Systeme
• Entwurf und Evaluierung interaktiver Systeme
• Sensor-/Aktor-Netze und Wearable Computing

Computer Vision

• Motion Estimation / Optical Flow
• 3-D Stereo Reconstruction / Scene Flow
• Shape from Shading
• Image Registration / Image Fusion

Image Processing and Pattern Recognition

• Denoising Methods
• Deinterlacing and Superresolution
• High Dynamic Range Imaging
• Image and Video Compression

Scientific Computing

• Multigrid Methods
• Splitting and Factorization Techniques
• Parallel Computing (MPI)
• Special Hardware (GPU,CELL)