15. IEEE Visualization 2004: Austin, Texas, USA
15th IEEE Visualization 2004 Conference (VIS 2004), 10-15 October 2004, Austin, TX, USA. IEEE Computer Society 2004 ISBN 0-7803-8788-0
Introduction
Wilson S. Geisler: Keynote Address: The Human Visual System: How Is Its Design Related to the Physics of the Natural Environment?
Pat Hanrahan: Capstone Address: Self-Illustrating Phenomena.
Volume Rendering I
Aili Li, Klaus Mueller, Thomas Ernst: Methods for Efficient, High Quality Volume Resampling in the Frequency Domain. 3-10
Alireza Entezari, Ramsay Dyer, Torsten Möller: Linear and Cubic Box Splines for the Body Centered Cubic Lattice. 11-18

Flow Visualization I
Michael Griebel, Tobias Preußer, Martin Rumpf, Marc Alexander Schweitzer, Alexandru Telea: Flow Field Clustering via Algebraic Multigrid. 35-42
Qiang Du, Xiaoqiang Wang: Centroidal Voronoi Tessellation Based Algorithms for Vector Fields Visualization and Segmentation. 43-50
Robert S. Laramee, Daniel Weiskopf, Jürgen Schneider, Helwig Hauser: Investigating Swirl and Tumble Flow with a Comparison of Visualization Techniques. 51-58
David Crawford, Kwan-Liu Ma, Min-Yu Huang, Scott Klasky, Stéphane Ethier: Visualizing Gyrokinetic Simulations. 59-66
Volume Rendering II
Wei Chen, Liu Ren, Matthias Zwicker, Hanspeter Pfister: Hardware-Accelerated Adaptive EWA Volume Splatting. 67-74
Lujin Wang, Klaus Mueller: Generating Sub-Resolution Detail in Images and Volumes Using Constrained Texture Synthesis. 75-82
Marcus A. Magnor, Gordon L. Kindlmann, Charles D. Hansen: Constrained Inverse Volume Rendering for Planetary Nebulae. 83-90
Kristina Santilli, Karen G. Bemis, Deborah Silver, Jamshed Dastur, Peter A. Rona: Generating Realistic Images from Hydrothermal Plume Data. 91-98
Flow Visualization II

Gregory L. Schussman, Kwan-Liu Ma: Anisotropic Volume Rendering for Extremely Dense, Thin Line Data. 107-114
Allen R. Sanderson, Chris R. Johnson, Robert M. Kirby: Display of Vector Fields Using a Reaction-Diffusion Model. 115-122
Ingrid Hotz, Louis Feng, Hans Hagen, Bernd Hamann, Kenneth I. Joy, Boris Jeremic: Physically Based Methods for Tensor Field Visualization. 123-130
View/Importance Driven Rendering
Sung-Eui Yoon, Brian Salomon, Russell Gayle, Dinesh Manocha: Quick-VDR: Interactive View-Dependent Rendering of Massive Models. 131-138
Jinzhu Gao, Han-Wei Shen, Jian Huang, James Arthur Kohl: Visibility Culling for Time-Varying Volume Rendering Using Temporal Occlusion Coherence. 147-154
Systems
Ken Brodlie, David A. Duce, Julian R. Gallop, Musbah Shahop Sagar, Jeremy Walton, Jason Wood: Visualization in Grid Computing Environments. 155-162
Nate Hoobler, Greg Humphreys, Maneesh Agrawala: Visualizing Competitive Behaviors in Multi-User Virtual Environments. 163-170
Patrick S. McCormick, Jeff T. Inman, James P. Ahrens, Charles D. Hansen, Greg Roth: Scout: A Hardware-Accelerated System for Quantitatively Driven Visualization and Analysis. 171-178
Flow Visualization III
Filip Sadlo, Ronald Peikert, Etienne Parkinson: Vorticity Based Flow Analysis and Visualization for Pelton Turbine Design Optimization. 179-186
Xavier Tricoche, Christoph Garth, Gordon L. Kindlmann, Eduard Deines, Gerik Scheuermann, Markus Rütten, Charles D. Hansen: Visualization of Intricate Flow Structures for Vortex Breakdown Analysis. 187-194
Simon Stegmaier, Thomas Ertl: A Graphics Hardware-Based Vortex Detection and Visualization System. 195-202
Meshes
Gregory M. Nielson: Radial Hermite Operators for Scattered Point Cloud Data with Normal Vectors and Applications to Implicitizing Polygon Mesh Surfaces for Generalized CSG Operations and Smoothing. 203-210
William J. Schroeder, Berk Geveci, Mathieu Malaterre: Compatible Triangulations of Spatial Decompositions. 211-218
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Steven Schkolne, Hiroshi Ishii, Peter Schröder: Immersive Design of DNA Molecules with a Tangible Interface. 227-234
Alexandre Gillet, Michel F. Sanner, Daniel Stoffler, David S. Goodsell, Arthur J. Olson: Augmented Reality with Tangible Auto-Fabricated Models for Molecular Biology Applications. 235-242
Chandrajit L. Bajaj, Peter Djeu, Vinay Siddavanahalli, Anthony Thane: TexMol: Interactive Visual Exploration of Large Flexible Multi-Component Molecular Complexes. 243-250
Surfaces
Yootai Kim, Raghu Machiraju, David Thompson: Rough Interface Reconstruction Using the Level Set Method. 251-258
Hui Xie, Kevin T. McDonnell, Hong Qin: Surface Reconstruction of Noisy and Defective Data Sets. 259-266
Miao Jin, Yalin Wang, Shing-Tung Yau, Xianfeng Gu: Optimal Global Conformal Surface Parameterization. 267-274
Herbert Edelsbrunner, John Harer, Vijay Natarajan, Valerio Pascucci: Local and Global Comparison of Continuous Functions. 275-280
Lighting and Perception
Chang Ha Lee, Xuejun Hao, Amitabh Varshney: Light Collages: Lighting Design for Effective Visualization. 281-288
Miguel A. Otaduy, Nitin Jain, Avneesh Sud, Ming C. Lin: Haptic Display of Interaction between Textured Models. 297-304
Daniel Weiskopf: On the Role of Color in the Perception of Motion in Animated Visualizations. 305-312
Flow Topology

Holger Theisel, Tino Weinkauf, Hans-Christian Hege, Hans-Peter Seidel: Stream Line and Path Line Oriented Topology for 2D Time-Dependent Vector Fields. 321-328
Christoph Garth, Xavier Tricoche, Gerik Scheuermann: Tracking of Vector Field Singularities in Unstructured 3D Time-Dependent Datasets. 329-336
Liying Sun, Rajesh Batra, Xiaolei Shi, Lambertus Hesselink: Topology Visualization of the Optical Power Flow through a Novel C-Shaped Nano-Aperture. 337-344
Large Data
Steffen Prohaska, Andrei Hutanu, Ralf Kähler, Hans-Christian Hege: Interactive Exploration of Large Remote Micro-CT Scans. 345-352
David Ellsworth, Bryan Green, Patrick J. Moran: Interactive Terascale Particle Visualization. 353-360
Dirc Rose, Katrin Bidmon, Thomas Ertl: Intuitive and Interactive Modification of Large Finite Element Models. 361-368
Patricia Crossno, David H. Rogers, Rebecca M. Brannon, David Coblentz: Visualization of Salt-Induced Stress Perturbations. 369-376
Medical Visualization I
David Akers, Anthony Sherbondy, Rachel Mackenzie, Robert F. Dougherty, Brian A. Wandell: Exploration of the Brain's White Matter Pathways with Dynamic Queries. 377-384
Matús Straka, Michal Cervenanský, Alexandra La Cruz, Arnold Köchl, Milos Srámek, Eduard Gröller, Dominik Fleischmann: The VesselGlyph: Focus & Context Visualization in CT-Angiography. 385-392
Alexandra La Cruz, Matús Straka, Arnold Köchl, Milos Srámek, Eduard Gröller, Dominik Fleischmann: Non-Linear Model Fitting to Parameterize Diseased Blood Vessels. 393-400
Kay A. Robbins, Mark Robinson, David M. Senseman: Visualizing Cortical Waves and Timing from Data. 401-408
Finite Element Analysis
Michael Brasher, Robert Haimes: Rendering Planar Cuts Through Quadratic and Cubic Finite Elements. 409-416
Yuan Zhou, Michael Garland, Robert Haber: Pixel-Exact Rendering of Spacetime Finite Element Solutions. 425-432
Ken Museth, Santiago V. Lombeyda: TetSplat Real-Time Rendering and Volume Clipping of Large Unstructured Tetrahedral Meshes. 433-440
Isosurfaces I
Bartosz von Rymon-Lipinski, Nils Hanssen, Thomas Jansen, Lutz Ritter, Erwin Keeve: Efficient Point-Based Isosurface Exploration Using the Span-Triangle. 441-448
Martin Bertram: Volume Refinement Fairing Isosurfaces. 449-456
Molecules II
Sameep Mehta, Kaden Hazzard, Raghu Machiraju, Srinivasan Parthasarathy, John Wilkins: Detection and Visualization of Anomalous Structures in Molecular Dynamics Simulation Data. 465-472
Susan L. Havre, Mudita Singhal, Deborah A. Payne, Bobbie-Jo M. Webb-Robertson: PQuad: Visualization of Predicted Peptides and Proteins. 473-480
Isosurfaces II
Gregory M. Nielson: Dual Marching Cubes. 489-496
Hamish Carr, Jack Snoeyink, Michiel van de Panne: Simplifying Flexible Isosurfaces Using Local Geometric Measures. 497-504
Nan Zhang, Wei Hong, Arie E. Kaufman: Dual Contouring with Topology-Preserving Simplification Using Enhanced Cell Representation. 505-512
Medical Visualization II
André Neubauer, Stefan Wolfsberger, Marie-Thérèse Forster, Lukas Mroz, Rainer Wegenkittl, Katja Bühler: STEPS - An Application for Simulation of Transsphenoidal Endonasal Pituitary Surgery. 513-520
Matej Mlejnek, Anna Vilanova, Eduard Gröller: Interactive Thickness Visualization of Articular Cartilage. 521-528
Dennis Jen, Peter Parente, Jonathan Robbins, Christopher Weigle, Russell M. Taylor II, Alain Burette, Richard Weinberg: ImageSurfer: A Tool for Visualizing Correlations between Two Volume Scalar Fields. 529-536
Real World
Augusto Román, Gaurav Garg, Marc Levoy: Interactive Design of Multi-Perspective Images for Visualizing Urban Landscapes. 537-544
Robert Strzodka, Christoph S. Garbe: Real-Time Motion Estimation and Visualization on Graphics Cards. 545-552
Feng Qiu, Ye Zhao, Zhe Fan, Xiaoming Wei, Haik Lorenz, Jianning Wang, Suzanne Yoakum-Stover, Arie E. Kaufman, Klaus Mueller: Dispersion Simulation and Visualization For Urban Security. 553-560
Panels
Theresa-Marie Rhyne, William L. Hibbard, Chris Johnson, Chaomei Chen, Steve Eick: Panel 1: Can We Determine the Top Unresolved Problems of Visualization? 563-566
Kelly P. Gaither, David S. Ebert, Bill Geisler, David H. Laidlaw: Panel 2: In the Eye of the Beholder: The Role of Perception in Scientific Visualization. 567-568
Greg Johnson, David S. Ebert, Chuck Hansen, David Kirk, Bill Mark, Hanspeter Pfister: Panel 3: The Future Visualization Platform. 569-571
Jon D. Genetti, Michael J. Bailey, David H. Laidlaw, Robert J. Moorhead, Ross T. Whitaker: Panel 4: What Should We Teach in a Scientific Visualization Class? 573-575
Posters
Information Visualization and Visualization Theory
Ming C. Hao, Daniel A. Keim, Umeshwar Dayal: VisBiz: A Simplified Visualization of Business Operation. 1
Benjamin Bustos, Daniel A. Keim, Christian Panse, Tobias Schreck: 2D Maps for Visual Analysis and Retrieval in Large Multi-Feature 3D Model Databases. 2
Hans Hagen, Andreas Disch, Jochen Ehret, Ralf Klein, Sascha Köhn, Dirk Zeckzer, Michael Münchhofen: Visual Inspection Methods for Quality Control in Automotive Engineering. 3
David J. Duke: Linking Representation with Meaning. 5
Yuriko Takeshima, Shigeo Takahashi, Issei Fujishiro, Gregory M. Nielson: Introducing Topological Attributes for Objective-Based Visualization. 6
Mobile and Environment Visualization
Jochen Ehret, Achim Ebert, Lars Schuchardt, Heidrun Steinmetz, Hans Hagen: Context-Adaptive Mobile Visualization and Information Management. 8
Hans Hagen, Gerhard Steinebach, Michael Münchhofen, Inga Scheler, Maja Ruby, Michael Wadlé: DaMI - Data Management for Multimedial Information Systems. 9
Rong Xu, Wawan Solihin, Zhiyong Huang: Code Checking and Visualization of an Architecture Design. 10
Xiaohong Bao, Renato Pajarola, Michael Shafae: Live Range Visibility Constraints for Adaptive Terrain Visualization. 12
Visualization and Modeling
Derek Bradley: Visualizing Botanical Trees over Four Seasons. 13
David Guzman, Reuben Reyes, Karla Vega, Kelly P. Gaither, Robert Wyatt: Visualizing the Energetics of the Dissociation of a Metastable Molecule. 15
Reuben Reyes, Wendy L. Hodges, Kelly P. Gaither: Visualizing the Evolution of Horned Lizards Using 3D Morphing Techniques. 16
Yuan Chen, Jonathan D. Cohen, Subodh Kumar: On the Visualization of Time-Varying Structured Grids Using a 3D Warp Texture. 17
Collaboration and Large Displays
Eric Christopher Wyatt, Patrick O'Leary: Interactive Poster: Grid-Enabled Collaborative Scientific Visualization Environment. 18
Nicholas Schwarz, Shalini Venkataraman, Luc Renambot, Naveen K. Krishnaprasad, Venkatram Vishwanath, Jason Leigh, Andrew E. Johnson, Graham Kent, Atul Nayak: Vol-a-Tile - A Tool for Interactive Exploration of Large Volumetric Data on Scalable Tiled Displays. 19
Flow Visualization
Eduardo Hueso, Igor Pivkin, Sharon Swartz, David H. Laidlaw, George E. Karniadakis, Kenny Breuer: Visualization of Vortices in Simulated Airflow around Bat Wings During Flight. 20
Vadim A. Slavin, David H. Laidlaw, Robert Pelcovits, Song Zhang, George Loriot, Andrew Callan-Jones: Visualization of Topological Defects in Nematic Liquid Crystals Using Streamtubes, Streamsurfaces and Ellipsoids. 21
P. Coleman Saunders, Sean C. Garrick, Victoria Interrante: Visualization of Nanoparticle Formation in Turbulent Flows. 23
Timothy Urness, Victoria Interrante, Ellen Longmire, Ivan Marusic, Bharathram Ganapathisubramani: Interactive Poster: Illustrating Different Convection Velocities of Turbulent Flow. 24
Wavelets and Smoothing

Hang Yu, Ee-Chien Chang, Zhiyong Huang, Zhijian Zheng: Fast Rendering of Foveated Volume in the Wavelet Domain. 26
Visualizing the Brain

Song Zhang, David H. Laidlaw, Jack Simon, Mark Brown, David Miller: Visualization of the Interaction of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions with Adjacent White Matter Fibers Using Streamtubes and Streamsurfaces. 29
Michael Gleicher, Tom Brunet, K. Evan Nowak, Liz Osten, Matt McElwee, Kevin Tanty, Adam Gepner, Garet Lahvis: Capillary Histology Imagery Visualization and Exploration. 30
Bruce H. McCormick, Purna Doddapaneni, David Mayerich, Zeki Melek, John Keyser: Compression, Segmentation, and Modeling of Large-Scale Filamentary Volumetric Data. 31
Medical Visualization
Thomas Wischgoll, Elke Moritz, Jörg Meyer: Force-Feedback-Enhanced Navigation for Interactive Visualization of Coronary Vessels. 32
Matei Mancas, Bernard Gosselin, Benoit M. Macq: Automatic Fast Detection of Tumor Suspect Areas on CT Scan. 33
G. Elisabeta Marai, Çagatay Demiralp, Stuart Andrews, David H. Laidlaw: JointViewer - An Interactive System for Exploring Orthopedic Data. 35



