Board of Trustees Kevin Ponto March 5 th 2010
About Myself University of Wisconsin-Madison, B.S. in Computer Engineering Specialized in Computational Hardware
About Myself University of California, Irvine, M.S. in Arts Computation Engineering Mixed Reality Two Publications in Journal of Virtual Reality Exhibited projects in The Beall Center for Art and Technology Collaborated with artists Adobe Emerging Artist Award, Prix Ars Electronica Hybrid Art Award
About Myself University of California, San Diego, 2007-Present C. Ph. in Computer Science Engineering (2009)
Visual Analytics “Science of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces.” (Thomas:2005) Synergy between human and machine analysis Synthesize information to detect important features in massive datasets “Detect the expected and discover the unexpected” (Thomas:2005) Presenting data in a way such that the human mind is able to efficiently process
Research Objective Build a human centric approach for visual analytics of large scale multi-dimensional data sets Develop visceral interfaces for interacting with these data sets in new and intuitive ways Promote collaborative workspaces for a synergistic research environment Hypothesis By combining large scale data visualization with natural interfaces, researchers will be able to expedite scientific analysis.
Vision
Multiple Disciplines Artists Art Historians Geoscientists Multimedia Experts Biologists Astrophysicists
CISA3 Cultural Heritage Florence, Italy May 2008 Scanning of Palazzo Medici and Palazzo Vecchio Interfaces and Visualization Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology
Wipe-Off: an intuitive interface for exploring ultra-large multi-variate data sets Ponto, K. Seracini, M. Kuester, F. Computer Graphics Forum. In Press
Giga-Stack: A Method for Visualizing Giga-pixel Layered Imagery on Massively Tiled Displays Ponto, K. Doerr, K. Kuester, F. Future Generation Computer Systems. In Press.
DIGI-Vis: Distributed Interactive Geospatial Information Visualization Ponto, K. Kuester, F. IEEE Aerospace Conference. (2010)
VideoBlaster: a distributed, low-network bandwidth method for multimedia playback on tiled display systems Ponto, K. Wypych, T. Doerr, K. Yamaoka, S. Kimball, J. Kuester, F. ISM09. In Press.
CineBlaster
Incision: A natural system for localized manipulation of volumetric data sets Ponto, K. Kuester, F. Submitted for Publication
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