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


== Current Plans and Goals (Summer '16) ==
== Current Plans and Goals (Fall '17) ==


=== [[User:Connor Gramazio|Connor]] ===
=== [[User:David Laidlaw|David]] ===
'''<span style="color:steelblue">Boldfaced</span>''' goals are those that mark the high-level success of each project.
 
 
 
===== '''Dissertation''' =====
* By 29 July: <s>Init dissertation github repo that contains a compilable TeX document, concatenating all previous papers</s>
* By 8 August: <s>'''<span style="color:steelblue">send DHL an updated dissertation skeleton with chapter names and contributions</span>'''</s>
* By end of summer: complete first draft of dissertation through present completed work
 
===== '''Color''' =====
* By 22 July: <s>Complete Colorgorical web app load balancing + last remaining bug fixes</s>
* By 22 July: <s>submit travel funding to the graduate school</s>
* By 29 July: <s>Toggle the Github repo for Colorgorical to public</s>
* By 1 August:  <s>'''<span style="color:steelblue">submit camera-ready to Precision Conference</span>'''</s>
 
===== '''Genomics Case Study''' =====
* By 5 August: <s>e-mail David a revised TVCG manuscript wrt VAST reviewer comments</s>
* By end of summer:  '''<span style="color:steelblue">submit revised manuscript to TVCG</span>'''
 
===== '''BLADE''' =====
* By 29 July: '''<span style="color:steelblue">Complete BLADE interaction log mining user study</span>'''
* By 5 August: e-mail David and Jeff the complete study results
* By 12 August: '''<span style="color:steelblue">email relevant committee members the new MAGI feature to implement/evaluate based on BLADE interaction log study results</span>'''
* By 12 August: send skeleton of eventual paper to David and Jeff
* By 26 August: Complete (1) related work, (2) BLADE interaction log mining user study results + discussion
* By end of summer: '''<span style="color:steelblue">demo completed new feature to relevant committee members</span>'''
 
===== '''Job hunting''' =====
* <s>Update personal website with new publication + job-seeking-geared information</s>
* <s>Update resume _and_ C.V.</s>
* <s>Compile list of companies to apply to in LA and elsewhere</s>
 
=== [[User:Hua Guo|Hua]] ===
*ThoughtFlow design study re-submission to TVCG
** More qualitative analysis of existing user study logs
** Improve interface designs based on first two user studies
** Conduct another round of user study (5 participants) with improved interface (compare with a striped version of ThoughtFlow instead of Google Scholar?)
*ThoughtFlow interaction modeling
*Dissertation writing
** Abstract and introduction
*Teaching Interdisciplinary SciVis
*CHS sensemaking model grant proposal
 
=== [[User:Ryan Cabeen|Ryan]] ===
 
* Grants
** Renewals
*** SMART2 - July 5?
*** SA/AIDS - Sept 14
** Career dev
*** NIH: F32, K99/R00, etc?
* Papers
** Tractography eval
*** multi vs single
*** bundle selection mechanisms
** Diffusion model eval
*** relate parameters of more complex models to tensors
*** atlasing with multiple diffusion models
** Collabs
*** Bipolar imaging with Dan
*** Something with Ani?
*** Ongoing work with RP group
* Training of incoming phd students
** Test suite and shared repo of brain tools
** Clean interface for novice users
 
=== [[User:David Laidlaw|David]] (for sabbatical) ===


* yurt
* yurt
** color calibrated within a few JND's by end of June
** seams calibrated within a few mm's by end of June
** seams calibrated within a few mm's by end of June
** application(s) (re)submitted for some fidelity-based research
** application(s) (re)submitted for some fidelity-based research
** application(s) submitted for some collaboration-based research, perhaps with Gatesy/Francois/Josh/Johannes
** application(s) submitted for some collaboration-based research, perhaps with Gatesy/Francois/Josh/Johannes
** wiki "how to" for creating a yurt app, perhaps w/Johannes, before cs237 for sure!
** scientific VR software tools review document by end of summer, from developer to non-programming user
*** maybe include Simon Su, Kreylos, others; EnSight, Paravision
*** maybe include Simon Su, Kreylos, others; EnSight, Paravision
** paper out about R&D, model on Cruz, by end of summer
** paper submitted about R&D, model on Cruz, by end of fall
* VT
* VT
** seam experiment
** resubmit TTTS manuscript (Johannes)
** submit TTTS manuscript
** hmd+yurt paper resubmitted
* orthopedics
* orthopedics
** tools continuing to run well (despite upgrade)
** tools continuing to run well (despite upgrade)
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** maybe pursue diffusion imaging in joints
** maybe pursue diffusion imaging in joints
* diffusion MRI
* diffusion MRI
** two renewal grants with Rob Paul and Ryan over summer and fall
** Dickstein paper
*** Sept 14, SA/AIDS
** Gilbert progress and proposal
*** sooner, SMART/Aging
* good cs137
** Dickstein paper and maybe proposal
* teaching plan for spring: new? 237?
** tractography comparison paper with Ryan during summer
** scientific VR software tools review?
* keep all advisees moving along appropriately
* keep all advisees moving along appropriately
** prepare for incoming triplet: brains, hands, yurt
 


=== [[User:Johannes Novotny|Johannes]] ===
=== [[User:Johannes Novotny|Johannes]] ===
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** Continuous: Improve at sketching ideas
** Continuous: Improve at sketching ideas


=== [[User:Josh Tveite|Josh]] ===
* Research Comps
** Give proposal presentation - very soon!
** Get Dino Tracks program to a state where it can be used for the study.
** Create and run user study
** (More detailed schedule/milestones in comps proposal pdf)
* Coursework
** Use 237 to further my understanding of:
*** Effective ways of creating scientific visualizations
*** Effectively communicating ideas through writing.
*** Evaluating scientific visualizations.
** Find and perform well in other course (ideally somewhat applicable to future research)
* General Yurt
** Continue to give demos as needed
** Convert dino tracks to MinVR to make more maintainable and help MinVR team by giving feedback on what works/doesn't
=== [[User: Eleanor Tursman|Eleanor]] ===
* Overarching goals
** Figure out if academia as a career is right for me
** Become confident in doing research
** Meet and talk to people in the field at conferences, etc.
* Before school
** Work my way through the DTI papers from Ryan
** Initial read-through of Liz Marai's thesis
** Read wrist work NIH proposal
** Make pseudo-syllabus for research comp work


* Fall Semester
** More careful read-through of thesis
** Go for a good class/research balance
** Determine topic for research comp


=== [[User: Fumeng Yang|Fumeng]] ===
=== [[User: Fumeng Yang|Fumeng]] ===

Revision as of 15:36, 31 August 2017

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 (Fall '17)

David

  • yurt
    • seams calibrated within a few mm's by end of June
    • application(s) (re)submitted for some fidelity-based research
    • application(s) submitted for some collaboration-based research, perhaps with Gatesy/Francois/Josh/Johannes
      • maybe include Simon Su, Kreylos, others; EnSight, Paravision
    • paper submitted about R&D, model on Cruz, by end of fall
  • VT
    • resubmit TTTS manuscript (Johannes)
    • hmd+yurt paper resubmitted
  • orthopedics
    • tools continuing to run well (despite upgrade)
      • get registration pipeline to pass regression tests
    • maybe pursue diffusion imaging in joints
  • diffusion MRI
    • Dickstein paper
    • Gilbert progress and proposal
  • good cs137
  • teaching plan for spring: new? 237?
    • scientific VR software tools review?
  • keep all advisees moving along appropriately


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

  • N-year goal
    • Be able to generate an idea of a new research direction and have the power to accomplish and purchase that
      • Know what is important and be able to convince other people that is important
      • Be knowledgeable and expertise in the field; Write proposals; Mentoring; Find help; Present the work to others; Interact with other people; Write papers
  • First year
    • First semester
      • Get along with my advisor, the group, other PhD students and the department
      • Find a project, nail it down and finish the pilot work
      • Let my C/C++ and OpenGL skills not be worries of mine
    • Second semester / By the end of my first year
      • Read enough papers to have a big picture of VR field
      • Finish a project and write it down
  • Recent Goals
    • Read papers from this group (Hua's grant?)
    • Read papers from VR field and perception
    • Know everyone's work in this group
    • Prepare for transferring credits
    • Keep the programming test in mind
    • Setup C/C++ and OpenGL programming environment
    • Finish this round of editing VF paper and handle it out (with Tufts, WPI etc) : Aug 28, 16

Past Plans and Goals

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