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== Current Plans and Goals (Summer/Fall '13) ==
== Current Plans and Goals (Summer/Fall '13) ==


=== [[User:Connor Gramazio|Connor]] (Fall '13) ===
=== [[User:Connor Gramazio|Connor]] ===
Goals
Goals
* Finish third and second to last classes
* Finish third and second to last classes
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** Have runnable prototype by end of semester
** Have runnable prototype by end of semester


=== [[User:Hua Guo|Hua]] (Fall '13) ===
=== [[User:Hua Guo|Hua]] ===
* BraiNet
* BraiNet
** Get Mark on board with resource paper drafting
** Get Mark on board with resource paper drafting
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** Work with others to have a submission on temporal analysis of click data to reveal visualization patterns
** Work with others to have a submission on temporal analysis of click data to reveal visualization patterns


=== [[User:Steven Gomez|Steve]] (Fall '13) ===
=== [[User:Steven Gomez|Steve]] (Spring '14) ===


* Be a faster paper mill
* Teach CS 0931
* Crowd-based visualization evaluation
** TA camp starting '''Jan 16'''
** Finish Turk experiments and analysis about estimating gaze patterns with the crowd
** Prepare and practice each lecture and activity
** '''9/18''': Submit paper to CHI; get outside input from Jeff Huang
** Maintain open communication and availability with TAs and students
** '''mid-October''': Decide on other variations to test and run them on Turk/eye-tracker
** Have fast turn-around on students' grades
** '''November''': Start ToCHI or TVCG submission on other variations
 
* Crowd Eyetracking project
** Redraft paper without any additional content from CHI submission by '''Jan 10''' and circulate
** Revise as needed and possibly add more eyetracking users
** Submit to InfoVis: abstract on '''March 21''', full paper on '''March 31'''
 
* Aptima project
** Incorporate changes to experiment protocol from pilot study
** Finish running users by '''Jan 31'''
** Finish analysis by '''Feb 15'''
** Draft paper by '''March 7'''
** Submit to VAST: abstract on '''March 21''', full paper on '''March 31'''


* Collaborations
* Misc
** Stay on track with Jian collaboration
** Submit IRB renewal by '''Jan 13''' at the latest
** '''end-September''': Meet to talk about replicating her ranking study with the crowd
** Complete CHI 2014 Work-in-Progress Program Committee duties; all wrapped up with meta-reviews by '''Feb 4'''
** Aptima: work with Hua and Caroline on turning prototypes into an evaluation, then into a VIS '14 paper


* Prepare for CS 0931 in the spring
** Collect examples, project ideas, data sources
** Get permissions/access to old materials through tstaff
** Stay on schedule with administrative details, recruiting TAs, etc.


=== [[User:Ryan Cabeen|Ryan]] (Fall '13) ===
=== [[User:Ryan Cabeen|Ryan]] ===


* Submit a thesis proposal
* Submit a thesis proposal

Revision as of 23:05, 4 January 2014

On this page the members of the VRL record and refine their goals for the current semester. This is a living document in which dhl will provide feedback. See the bottom of the page for links to past plans & goals documents.

Current Schedule

Meetings are on Mondays. The authoritative list is in dhl's calendar.

Current Plans and Goals (Summer/Fall '13)

Connor

Goals

  • Finish third and second to last classes
  • Rethink my research comp direction
    • Finish a more specific, testable study
    • Pilot study
    • Establish list of todos for biovis part of research comps
    • Have runnable prototype by end of semester

Hua

  • BraiNet
    • Get Mark on board with resource paper drafting
    • Incorporate connectivity data from Allen Brain Atlas
  • Network edge uncertainty visualization
    • Get lab pilot study done before mid-October
    • Refine the study design and run more experiments / analysis to prepare for a VIS'14 paper
  • Aptima
    • Finish prototyping and perform evaluation
    • Draft a viewpoint article on sptial-temporal network patterns.
  • Crowd-based visualization evaluation
    • Work with others to have a submission on temporal analysis of click data to reveal visualization patterns

Steve (Spring '14)

  • Teach CS 0931
    • TA camp starting Jan 16
    • Prepare and practice each lecture and activity
    • Maintain open communication and availability with TAs and students
    • Have fast turn-around on students' grades
  • Crowd Eyetracking project
    • Redraft paper without any additional content from CHI submission by Jan 10 and circulate
    • Revise as needed and possibly add more eyetracking users
    • Submit to InfoVis: abstract on March 21, full paper on March 31
  • Aptima project
    • Incorporate changes to experiment protocol from pilot study
    • Finish running users by Jan 31
    • Finish analysis by Feb 15
    • Draft paper by March 7
    • Submit to VAST: abstract on March 21, full paper on March 31
  • Misc
    • Submit IRB renewal by Jan 13 at the latest
    • Complete CHI 2014 Work-in-Progress Program Committee duties; all wrapped up with meta-reviews by Feb 4


Ryan

  • Submit a thesis proposal
  • Be a good TA for CS137
  • Give good talks at MICCAI
  • Contribute to crowdsourcing paper
  • Keep up with St. Louis folks
  • Define and start South Africa analysis
  • Keep up contact with Dan

Connor

Goals

  • Submit VIS poster using 237 data
  • Run paper prototype study
  • Implement client/server cancer analysis tool capable of serving dynamic views
  • Carry MTurk experiment from perception class as far as deemed fit
  • Help IVRG MTurk project wrap up

Important dates:

  • June 13-25: San Francisco; working ~9-5 M-F with e-mail access
  • June 27: Poster deadline
  • July 13-August 5: Ghana (Volta Region, Accra, Cape Coast); limited to no e-mail access

David

  • get Jadrian graduated
  • Cave operational by end of summer
    • at least front wall, with blending and Cave Painting
  • excellent cs237
  • prep for cool, new(ish?) cs16 for Spring
  • December Expeditions in Computing submission
  • volume rendering interaction in WristVis
  • brain metrics papers out with Ryan
  • longer-term funding matched with group

Anne

Goals

  • Continue construction of the new Cave as parts arrive
  • Complete 1-3 demos for the Cave (not from scratch - adapting code from other sources)
    • some of: Tom Banchoff, Mandelbox Fractal, Music Visualizer
    • Have running in the Cave by the end of the summer
  • Work on one long-term Cave project of use to scientists
    • understand the science behind the simulation or tool
    • develop and maintain a good relationship with scientists to encourage further productive use of the Cave.
  • Prepare for GREs, take in August.

Steven

Goals

  • Maintain CMCOA pipeline
    • Fix SIGUSR1 issue and asssociated radius registration issues
    • Provide troubleshooting and fix bugs if they arise - including the recent problems with the linux upgrade
  • Install levmar and use to replace NAG library calls within CMCOA pipeline
  • Work at making CIT-side portion of pipeline more user-friendly so that it is accessible to people without linux and programming experience
  • Assist with construction of Cave


Wesley

  • Finish new CAVE construction
  • Get ParaView working on both the new CAVE and the old one
  • Get CavePainting (and other VRG3D applications by extension) working on both the new CAVE and the old one
  • Speak with faculty interested in working with the CAVE and compile a list of interests
  • Work with different VR frameworks and get them running in the CAVE


Past Plans and Goals

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