2014: Recent submissions

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    • Multi-resolution shape analysis based on discrete Morse decompositions 

      Federico, Iuricich (2014)
      Representing and efficiently managing scalar fields and morphological information extracted from them is a fundamental issue in several applications including terrain modeling, static and dynamic volume data analysis (i.e. ...

    • Image Space Adaptive Rendering 

      Rousselle, Fabrice (2014-06-06)
      In this thesis, we develop an adaptive framework for Monte Carlo rendering, and more specifically for Monte Carlo Path Tracing (MCPT) and its derivatives. MCPT is attractive because it can handle a wide variety of light ...

    • Measurement-Based Model Estimation for Deformable Objects 

      Miguel, Eder (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 2014-11-25)
      Deformable objects play a critical role in our life due to their compliance. Clothing and support structures, such as mattresses, are just a few examples of their use. They are so common that an accurate prediction of their ...

    • Constrained Camera Motion Estimation and 3D Reconstruction 

      Kurz, Christian (2014-11-28)
      The creation of virtual content from visual data is a tedious task which requires a high amount of skill and expertise. Although the majority of consumers is in possession of multiple imaging devices that would enable ...

    • Application and validation of capacitive proximity sensing systems in smart environments 

      Braun, Andreas (2014-09-18)
      Smart environments feature a number of computing and sensing devices that support occupants in performing their tasks. In the last decades there has been a multitude of advances in miniaturizing sensors and computers, while ...

    • Simulation, Animation and Rendering of Crowds in Real-Time 

      Beacco, Alejandro (2014-12-11)
      Nowadays crowd simulation is becoming more important in computer applications such as building evacuation planning, training, videogames, etc., presenting hundreds or thousands of agents navigating in virtual environments. ...

    • Interactions with Gigantic Point Clouds 

      Scheiblauer, Claus (2014-06-25)
      During the last decade the increased use of laser range-scanners for sampling the environment has led to gigantic point cloud data sets. Due to the size of such data sets, tasks like viewing, editing, or presenting the ...

    • Strategies for efficient parallel visualization 

      Frey, Steffen (OPUS - Publication Server of the University of Stuttgart, 2014)
      Visualization is a crucial tool for analyzing data and gaining a deeper understanding of underlying features. In particular, interactive exploration has shown to be indispensable, as it can provide new insights beyond the ...

    • Edit Propagation using Geometric Analogies 

      Guerrero, Paul (2014-09-19)
      Modeling complex geometrical shapes, like city scenes or terrains with dense vegetation, is a time-consuming task that cannot be automated trivially. The problem of creating and editing many similar, but not identical ...

    • Quad Layouts – Generation and Optimization of Conforming Quadrilateral Surface Partitions 

      Campen, Marcel (2014-12)
      The efficient, computer aided or automatic generation of quad layouts, i.e. the partitioning of an object’s surface into simple networks of conforming quadrilateral patches, is a task that – despite its importance and ...

    • Adaptive Semantics Visualization 

      Nazemi, Kawa (2014-11-27)
      Human access to the increasing amount of information and data plays an essential role for the professional level and also for everyday life. While information visualization has developed new and remarkable ways for visualizing ...

    • Inverse rendering for scene reconstruction in general environments 

      Wu, Chenglei (Wu, Chenglei, 2014-07-10)
      Demand for high-quality 3D content has been exploding recently, owing to the advances in 3D displays and 3D printing. However, due to insufficient 3D content, the potential of 3D display and printing technology has ...

    • Concepts and Algorithms for the Deformation, Analysis, andCompression of Digital Shapes 

      von Tycowicz, Christoph (von Tycowicz, 2014-05-05)
      We propose new model reduction techniques for the construction of reducedshape spaces of deformable objects and for the approximation ofreduced internal forces that accelerate the construction of a reduced dynamicalsystem, ...

    • Understanding the Structure of 3D Shapes: PolyCubes and Curve-Skeletons 

      Livesu, Marco (Livesu, 2014-05-23)
      Compact representations of three dimensional objects are very often usedin computer graphics to create effective ways to analyse, manipulate andtransmit 3D models. Their ability to abstract from the concrete shapes andexpose ...

    • Kaleidoscopic imaging 

      Reshetouski, Ilya (Reshetouski, Ilya, 2014-11-06)
      Kaleidoscopes have a great potential in computational photography as a tool for redistributing light rays. In time-of-flight imaging the concept of the kaleidoscope is also useful when dealing with the reconstruction ...

    • High-Quality Real-Time Global Illumination in Augmented Reality 

      Kan, Peter (Kan, 2014-08-22)
      High-quality image synthesis, indistinguishable from reality, has been one of the most important problems in computer graphics from its beginning. Image synthesis in augmented reality (AR) poses an even more challenging ...

    • Precise Depth Image Based Real-Time 3D Difference Detection 

      Kahn, Svenja (Kahn, 2014-03-25)
      Then, this thesis answers Q2 by providing solutions for enhancing the 3D difference detection accuracy, both by precise pose estimation and by reducing depth measurement noise. A precise variant of the 3D difference detection ...

    • Data-driven methods for interactive visual content creation and manipulation 

      Jain, Arjun (Jain, Arjun, 2014-03-19)
      Software tools for creating and manipulating visual content --- be they for images, video or 3D models --- are often difficult to use and involve a lot of manual interaction at several stages of the process. Coupled ...

    • Visual Exploration of Cardiovascular Hemodynamics 

      Gasteiger, Rocco (Gasteiger, 2014-02-07)
      Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the most common cause of death worldwideand can lead to fatal consequences for the patient. Relevant examples of CVDs areacquired or congenital heart failures, stenosis and aneurysms. Among ...

    • Ray tracing of dynamic scenes 

      Günther, Johannes (Günther, Johannes, 2014-10-24)
      In the last decade ray tracing performance reached interactive frame rates for nontrivial scenes, which roused the desire to also ray trace dynamic scenes. Changing the geometry of a scene, however, invalidates ...