Plans and Goals/Spring 2018

Daniel

• QIT
  • work through Ryan's tutorial series and learn how to add modules
  • ideally would like to be able to figure out how to write code in C++ that works with QIT

• DMRI ideas
  • generally, want to see how ideas from topology can help us understand DMRI data
  • identify singularities of voxel-space (where diffusion is roughly isotropic) and non-singularities (more anisotropic diffusion), build a morse-smale complex, see what this can tell us
  • understand the space of curves extracted via tractography:
    • once we specify a curve metric this yields a distance matrix between curves
    • to visualize this curve space I plan to use some type of spring-mass relaxation method in order to find a suitable embedding of points in a low-dim space that reflects these distances
    • persistent homology could inform the construction of a new algorithm for clustering tracts
    • explore local curve space by perturbing seed points then looking at relative change in curve space

• GBM application with Gilbert
  • see how top tools can be used to measure inter-voxel coh from GBM scans
  • hopefully there is some relationship between "topolgical breaks" and tumor infiltration boundary
  • look at brain oxygenation levels in relation to top structures
  • write semester project proposal

• people in applied topology
  • attend the applied top seminars
  • interact more with Isaac and Melissa
  • get a sense of theoretical problems that are "hard"/(not well understood) in applying persistent hom
  • figure out the details of math dept program with Jeff

• Classes
  • TBD

David

• yurt
  • seams calibrated within a few mm's by 2/15
  • maybe include Simon Su, Kreylos, others; EnSight, Paravision
  • paper submitted about R&D, model on Cruz, by ???
  • reresubmit TTTS manuscript (Johannes) by 3/31
  • new exp results paper (Johannes) by 3/31
  • hmd+yurt paper resubmitted (Johannes)
• Dino major revision, maybe post vis (Johannes)
  • dinoyurt progress w/steve/morgan
• Gilbert progress (w Daniel?)
  • homology, tumor, maybe heart
• method of loci, mem castle (Fumeng) by 3/31
• good new course
  • good resulting wiki/doc
  • students engaged and satisfied
• bring in more ugrad researchers
  • training, categories, job jar(s), link to Tom, advertise, web site
• orthopedics
  • ~ tools continuing to run well (despite upgrade)
    • - get registration pipeline to pass regression tests
  • ~ maybe pursue diffusion imaging in joints
• keep all advisees moving along appropriately
• DGS
• CCMB search

Johannes

• Cave/Yurt
  • Complete user study with Wesley
  • Design next experiment for VT project
  • Work on VR volume visualization (3D Visualizer/CaveVOX/...)
  • Get more concrete collaboration with students of Robbert Creton or Kristi Wharton
  • Help out with Demos when needed
  • Explore use of VTK in VRG3D

• CS137
  • Set up clean development branch for CavePainting
  • Get acquainted with the sourcecode
  • Fix some bugs if possible

• Fitts' Law
  • Work on paper with HCI seminar group

• Thesis Project
  • Restart discussions with Derek and Kristi
  • Explore collaborations for genome folding visualizations
  • by December: Create Thesis proposal draft

Bruce

• Funding
  • Raise funding to support Visiting Scientist position for 2016
  • Submit proposals to STAC, NSF ITEST, and ONR by end of 2015
  • Create ten-page white paper for Jan 31, 2016 to send to other funding organizations

• Cave/Yurt
  • Axial Seamount application:
    • Implement Animation controls by Dec 31, 2015
    • Implement Grab and Manipulate interaction by Jan 30, 2016
  • Create Plan for 2016 work by Jan 30, 2016 (promote here):
    • Continuous overall contribution: Useful Temporal Interaction GUIs
    • Prioritize other COVE (http://cove.ocean.washington.edu) features integration
    • Pursue Python interpreter integration unless other Yurt methods pan out
    • Anticipate STAC/ITEST programming needs for Yurt
    • Continue to pursue possible student participation

• CS 137
  • Continue to attend and revisit notes from UW INDE 543
  • CG&A Art on Graphics column to layout by February 15, 2016

• Distributed Cognition
  • Create updated mind map (with bibliography) by Dec 31, 2015
  • Create d-cog metric and test plan to support VIS/VAST paper by Jan 15, 2015
  • VIS/VAST paper abstract ready by March deadline

• Personal Development
  • Continuous: Improve research process effectiveness including a better parallel writing process
  • Continuous: Improve conciseness in e-mail and research-related writing
  • Continuous: Improve at sketching ideas

Fumeng

• Research Comp (Memory Palace paper)
  • Experimental system (web and VR) by the end of Jan
  • Pilot study (~3 people) by the first week of Feb
  • Full study (~10-15 participants) by the end of Feb (or the first week of Mar)
  • Paper drafting since Feb
  • Full draft by Mar 15
  • Paper abstract, Mar 21
  • Full paper, Mar 30/31, 2018
  • Presentation, the 1st/2nd week of Apr

• Classes
  • HCI seminar
  • CS137?
  • English evaluation

• Spatialization in VR
  • Start after Mar 31
  • Get datasets and make a decision about the experiments by the end of May
  • Remember to ping WPI and ASU after the decision

• Internship/Summer position

• Other academic-and-professional-related things
  • SV co-chair: ping after Mar 31
  • Remotion (HCI group)
  • VF // VF2 // MemeVis (Poster, after visddl) // PhysicalVis (?, after visddl) // PhobiaVis (Workshop paper, after visddl) // VRGym (Jing's stuff) // ?