Caltech Computer Graphics Research Areas

•  Physically-Based Modeling and Computer Animation
  • Polynomial Interval Analysis for Computer Graphics
  • A Level-Set Approach for the Metamorphosis of Solid Models
  • Fast Construction of Accurate Quaternion Splines
  • Fast Application of Inverse-Dynamic Forces to Articulated Bodies
  • Piecewise Control Mechanisms for Physically-Based Simulations
  • Developmental Modeling

•  Multiresolution Modeling
  • Mesh Compression
  • Semi-Regular Mesh Extraction from Volumes
  • Trimming Subdivision Surfaces
  • Integrating Finite-Element Analysis and Subdivision Surfaces
  • Interactive Multiresolution Mesh Editing
  • C^k Continuity of Subdivision Surfaces
  • Interpolating Subdivision for Meshes with Arbitrary Topology

•  Human-Computer Interaction
  • Surface Drawing

•  Virtual Environment Technology
  • Interactive Animation of Cloth-like Objects for Virtual Reality
  • Responsive Workbench: Algorithms and Methodologies
  • Object-Centric Interface Design for Virtual Environments

•  Rendering
  • Correction of Geometric Perceptual Distortions in Pictures
  • Scalable Photorealistic Rendering

•  Geometric Modeling
  • Implicit Fairing of Irregular Meshes using Diffusion and Curvature Flow
  • Creating Generative Models From Range Images
  • 3-D Scan Conversion of CSG Models into Distance Volumes
  • Fast Marching Method for Computing Closest Points on Solid Models
  • Generative Modeling using Interval Analysis

•  Scientific Visualization
  • Level Set Modeling of DT-MRI Brain Data
  • Dynamic Deformable Models for 3D MRI Heart Segmentation
  • Surgical Planning with a Virtual Laparoscopic Camera
  • Multiresolution Visualization Tools for Interactive Analysis of Large-Scale N-Dimensional Datatsets.
  • Goal-Based Algorithms for 3D Analysis and Visualization
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Model Extraction
  • Geometric Model Extraction from Magnetic Resonance Volume Data
  • Bayesian Mixture Classification of MRI Data for Geometric Modeling and Visualization

• Graphics Hardware
  • Analog Integrated Circuits (VLSI) for Computer Graphics