computer graphics

Web-based 3D Visualization

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In this seminar I will present how to create 3D computer graphics and visualization systems for the web, using WebAssmbly and WebGPU language specifications, which are new, bleeding-edge technologies. Previously, accelerated graphics on the web was based on JavaScript libraries, which is still very popular, but they do not offer detailed memory management and code optimization, necessary for systems requiring high memory load and high computational demands. WebAssembly and WebGPU can be compiled from the C++ or Rust code, which also allows the deployment of the same codebase either for web or for the desktop-based applications.

Modeling in the Time of COVID-19: Statistical and Rule-based Mesoscale Models

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We present a new technique for rapid modeling and construction of scientifically accurate mesoscale biological models. Resulting 3D models are based on few 2D microscopy scans and the latest knowledge about the biological entity represented as a set of geometric relationships. Our new technique is based on statistical and rule-based modeling approaches that are rapid to author, fast to construct, and easy to revise. From a few 2D microscopy scans, we learn statistical properties of various structural aspects, such as the outer membrane shape, spatial properties and distribution characteristics

Meet KAUST prospective student: Feng Liang

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Feng Liang is a computer science and engineering graduate who will join KAUST from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China. Feng will join the University this fall as a M.S. candidate and member of the KAUST Nanovisualization Research Group under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola.

Dr. Ciril Bohak Joins the Visual Computing Center

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We are proudly announcing that Dr. Ciril Bohak has joined VCC as a Postdoctoral researcher of Computer Science in October, 2020. Ciril Bohak is a Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Assistant in the Laboratory for Computer Graphics and Multimedia, Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His main research interests are Computer Graphics, Data Visualization, and Game Technology. His current research includes real-time medical and biological volumetric data visualization on the web, visualization of geodetic data (LiDAR and orthophoto) and high-energy

Dr. Alexandre A. Kouyoumdjian Joins the Nanovisualization Research Group

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We are proudly announcing that Dr. Alexandre A. Kouyoumdjian has joined the Nanovisualization Research Group as a Research Scientist working with Professor Ivan Viola. His main research interests are Visualization & Computer Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction & Virtual Reality, and Microarchitecture. Dr. Alexandre A. Kouyoumdjian has also worked in the industry as an R&D Consultant for a start-up that develops VR applications meant to ease chronic pain and a graphics programmer for a game studio.

Yousif Aldolaijan

Yousif Aldolaijan was a Computer Science Master student under the supervision of Prof. Ivan Viola at the Visual Computing Center (VCC) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Yousif received his bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, USA in 2018. He joined KAUST to continue his studies in Computer Science and received his Master's degree in Computer Science from KAUST in 2020. During the summer of 2018, he joined Google as a Software Engineering Intern for three months. He worked on

Omar Mena Facio

M.S. Student, Computer Science
Omer Mena Facio is a Master student in Computer Science under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola at the Visual Computing Center (VCC) in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Omer Mena Facio

Ngan Nguyen

Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
Ngan Nguyen is a Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science Program under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola in the Nanovisualization Research Group at the Visual Computing Center (VCC) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Ngan has a Master's Degree in Computer Science. She worked at Gameloft Company as a Developer. After that, she joined the University of Information Technology, Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City as a Lecturer. Research Interest Ngan is focusing on Computer Graphics, Visualization, and their overlaps into

Feng Liang

Feng Liang is a former member of the Nanovisualization Research Group at KAUST lead by Professor Ivan Viola. Before joining KAUST, Feng obtained a bachelor's degree in computer science and engineering from the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), China. Research Interests Feng's research interests include artificial intelligence and computer graphics.

Eva Bones

Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
Eva Bones is a Ph.D. candidate in the Computer Science Program under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola in the Nanovisualization Research Group at the Visual Computing Center (VCC) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Research Interest Eva is focusing on Computer Graphics and Visualization. Academic Advisors Ivan Viola, Professor, Computer Science.

Donggang Jia

Ph.D. Student, Computer Science
Donggang Jia is a Ph.D. student in the Computer Science Program under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola in the Nanovisualization Research Group at the Visual Computing Center (VCC) at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Donggang has a Master's Degree in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Southampton, United Kingdom. Before that, he received his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science at the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. Research Interest Donggang is focusing on computer graphics and visualization

Dawar Khan

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Computer Science
Dawar Khan has been working as a Postdoctoral researcher with Professor Ivan Viola in the Nanovisualization Research Group, at Visual Computing Center, KAUST - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, since April 2022. Previously he worked as assistant professor at Interactive Media Design Lab, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan and at the University of Haripur, Pakistan. Education and Early Career He received the BS and MS degrees in computer science from the University of Malakand, Pakistan, in 2011 and 2014, respectively, and the PhD degree in

Da Li

M.S. Student, Computer Science
Da Li is a Master student in Computer Science under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola at the Visual Computing Center (VCC) in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Alexandre A. Kouyoumdjian

Research Scientist, Computer Science
Dr. Alexandre A. Kouyoumdjian has joined the Nanovisualization Research Group as a Research Scientist working with Professor Ivan Viola. His main research interests are Visualization & Computer Graphics, Human-Computer Interaction & Virtual Reality, and Microarchitecture. Dr. Alexandre A. Kouyoumdjian has also worked in the industry as an R&D Consultant for a start-up that develops VR applications meant to ease chronic pain and a graphics programmer for a game studio. Education Profile Ph.D., Computer Science, Université Paris-Saclay,FRANCE, 2018 M.S., Computer Science (Bioinformatics and

Alexandra Irger

M.S. Student, Computer Science
Alexandra Irger is a Master student in Computer Science under the supervision of Professor Ivan Viola at the Visual Computing Center (VCC) in King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Education and Early Career Before coming to KAUST, Alexandra graduated from TU Wien with a BSc in Media Informatics and Visual Computing in 2023. Research Interest Alexandra is focusing on Scientific Visualization and Computer Graphics.