Curio: A Dataflow-Based Framework for Collaborative Urban Visual Analytics
Fabio Miranda, Gustavo Moreira October 13, 2024 - October 28, 2024 Over the past decade, several urban visual analytics systems and tools have been proposed to tackle a host of challenges faced by cities, in areas as… Read more |
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Assessing the Landscape of Toolkits, Frameworks, and Authoring Tools for Urban Visual Analytics Systems
Fabio Miranda, Gustavo Moreira, Leonardo Ferreira August 21, 2024 Over the past decade, there has been a significant increase in the development of visual analytics systems dedicated to addressing urban issues… Read more |
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DITTO: A Visual Digital Twin for Interventions and Temporal Treatment Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer
Andrew Wentzel, G. Elisabeta Marai July 18, 2024 - July 1, 2024 Digital twin models are of high interest to Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) oncologists, who have to navigate a series of complex treatment decisions that… Read more |
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The Effects of Virtual Reality Environments on Physiological Stress: A Platform Comparison Between Room-Scale Displays and Desktop Computers (MS Thesis Project)
Farah Kamleh April 26, 2024 Studies have proven the effectiveness of mindfulness and forest-immersion therapy as an option for stress reduction. However, what happens when an… Read more |
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Kiviat Defense: An Empirical Evaluation of Visual Encoding Effectiveness in Multivariate Data Similarity Detection
Andrew Wentzel, G. Elisabeta Marai, Juan Trelles Trabucco, Mirko Mantovani January 22, 2024 - January 25, 2024 Similarity detection seeks to identify similar, but distinct items over multivariate datasets. Often, similarity cannot be defined computationally… Read more |
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SAGE3 for Interactive Collaborative Visualization, Analysis, and Storytelling
Luc Renambot November 5, 2023 - November 8, 2023 SAGE3, the newest and most advanced generation of the Smart Amplified Group Environment, is an open-source software designed to facilitate… Read more |
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Roses Have Thorns: Understanding the Downside of Oncological Care Delivery Through Visual Analytics and Sequential Rule Mining
Andrew Wentzel, Carla Floricel, G. Elisabeta Marai October 22, 2023 - October 27, 2023 Personalized head and neck cancer therapeutics have greatly improved survival rates for patients, but are often leading to understudied long-lasting… Read more |
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ProWis: A visual approach for building, managing, and analyzing weather simulation ensembles in runtime
Fabio Miranda October 22, 2023 - October 27, 2023 Weather forecasting is essential for decision-making and is usually performed using numerical modeling. Numerical weather models, in turn, are… Read more |
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PSA: A Cross-Platform Framework for Situated Analytics in MR and VR
Andrew Johnson, Ashwini Naik October 16, 2023 - October 20, 2023 Using immersive environments for training, education, and recreation is becoming increasingly popular among individuals. In recent years these… Read more |
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Reflecting on the Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment Team’s 20-Year Translational Research Endeavor in Digital Collaboration Tools
Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown August 23, 2023 * Authors: Belcaid, M., Leigh, J., Theriot, R., Kirshenbaum, N., Tabalba, R., Rogers, M. University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI Johnson, A… Read more |
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Multi-Organ Spatial Stratification of 3-D Dose Distributions Improves Risk Prediction of Long-Term Self-Reported Severe Symptoms in Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy: Development of a Pre-Treatment Decision Support Tool.
Andrew Wentzel, G. Elisabeta Marai July 17, 2023 Recent advances in precision medicine for treating Oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) have led to significant improvements in survival for patients. However… Read more |
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Enhancing biomedical search interfaces with images
G. Elisabeta Marai, Juan Trelles Trabucco July 17, 2023 Motivation: Figures in biomedical papers communicate essential information with the potential to identify relevant documents in biomedical and… Read more |
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Spatially-aware clustering improves AJCC-8 risk stratification performance in oropharyngeal carcinomas
Andrew Wentzel, G. Elisabeta Marai June 28, 2023 Objective: Evaluate the effectiveness of machine learning tools that incorporate spatial information such as disease location and lymph node… Read more |
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DASS Good: Explainable Data Mining of Oncology Imaging and Toxicity Data
Andrew Wentzel, Carla Floricel, G. Elisabeta Marai June 1, 2023 Developing applicable clinical machine learning models is a difficult task when the data includes spatial information, for example, radiation dose… Read more |
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Mapping the walk: A scalable computer vision approach for generating sidewalk network datasets from aerial imagery
Fabio Miranda February 22, 2023 While cities around the world are increasingly promoting streets and public spaces that prioritize pedestrians over vehicles, significant data gaps… Read more |
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Visual Analysis and Detection of Contrails in Aircraft Engine Simulations
Carla Floricel, G. Elisabeta Marai, Md Nafiul Alam Nipu January 1, 2023 Contrails are condensation trails generated from emitted particles by aircraft engines, which perturb Earth’s radiation budget. Simulation modeling… Read more |
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DRAS: Deep Reinforcement Learning for Cluster Scheduling in High Performance Computing
Michael E. Papka December 1, 2022 Cluster schedulers are crucial in high-performance computing (HPC). They determine when and which user jobs should be allocated to available system… Read more |
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The Future of Urban Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Data Collection, Analytics, Policy, and Tools
Fabio Miranda October 23, 2022 - October 26, 2022 Inaccessible urban infrastructure creates and reinforces systemic exclusion of people with disabilities and impacts public health, physical activity… Read more |
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Head and Neck Cancer Predictive Risk Estimator to Determine Control and Therapeutic Outcomes of Radiotherapy (HNCPREDICTOR)
G. Elisabeta Marai, Md Nafiul Alam Nipu October 21, 2022 Background. Personalized radiotherapy can improve treatment outcomes of head and neck cancer (HNC) patients, where currently a… Read more |
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Crowdsourcing and Sidewalk Data: A Preliminary Study on the Trustworthiness of OpenStreetMap Data in the US
Fabio Miranda, Gustavo Moreira, Kazi Shahrukh Omar October 17, 2022 Sidewalks play a pivotal role in urban mobility of everyday life. Ideally, sidewalks provide a safe walkway for pedestrians, link public… Read more |
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A Comparison of Spatiotemporal Visualizations for 3D Urban Analytics
Fabio Miranda October 16, 2022 - October 21, 2022 Recent technological innovations have led to an increase in the availability of 3D urban data, such as shadow, noise, solar potential, and earthquake… Read more |
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V-NeuroStack: Open-source 3D time stack software for identifying patterns in neuronal data
Ashwini Naik, Robert V. Kenyon October 12, 2022 Understanding functional correlations between the activities of neuron populations are vital for the analysis of neuronal networks. Analyzing… Read more |
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Hummingbird: A Collaborative Live Theater and Virtual Reality Adventure
Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto, Daria Tsoupikova, Lance Long, Sai Priya Jyothula August 8, 2022 - August 11, 2022 Hummingbird: is a modern, innovative performance merging live theater and interactive virtual reality by bringing a group of active participants into… Read more |
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A Comparative Study of Methods for the Visualization of Probability Distributions of Geographical Data
Fabio Miranda, Sanjana Srabanti July 13, 2022 Probability distributions are omnipresent in data analysis. They are often used to model the natural uncertainty present in real phenomena or to… Read more |
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Moving from Composable to Programmable
Andrew Johnson, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Zhongyi Chen June 3, 2022 In today’s Big Data era, data scientists require modern workflows to quickly analyze large-scale datasets using complex codes to maintain the… Read more |
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Composable Infrastructures for an Academic Research Environment: Lessons Learned
Andrew Johnson, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Zhongyi Chen June 3, 2022 Composable infrastructure holds the promise of accelerating the pace of academic research and discovery by enabling researchers to tailor the… Read more |
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Monitoring COMPaaS
April 29, 2022 The Electronic Visualization Laboratory at the University of Illinois Chicago acquired a 24 compute node, 64 GPU composable infrastructure compute… Read more |
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Moving from Composable to Programmable
Andrew Johnson, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Zhongyi Chen April 15, 2022 In today’s Big Data era, data scientists require modern workflows to quickly analyze large-scale datasets using complex codes to maintain the… Read more |
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Composable Infrastructures for an Academic Research Environment: Lessons Learned
Andrew Johnson, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Timothy Bargo April 15, 2022 Composable infrastructure holds the promise of accelerating the pace of academic research and discovery by enabling researchers to tailor the… Read more |
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A Tale of Two Centers: Visual Exploration of Health Disparities in Cancer Care
G. Elisabeta Marai, Sanjana Srabanti April 11, 2022 - April 14, 2022 The annual incidence of head and neck cancers (HNC) worldwide is more than 550,000 cases, with around 300,000 deaths each year. However, the… Read more |
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CitySurfaces: City-scale semantic segmentation of sidewalk materials
Fabio Miranda April 1, 2022 While designing sustainable and resilient urban built environment is increasingly promoted around the world, significant data gaps have made research… Read more |
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Visualizing simulation ensembles of extreme weather events
Fabio Miranda February 3, 2022 In the last 20 years, extreme weather-related events like floods, landslides, droughts, and wildfires have caused the death of 1.23 million people… Read more |
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THALIS: Human-Machine Analysis of Longitudinal Symptoms in Cancer Therapy
Andrew Wentzel, Carla Floricel, G. Elisabeta Marai, Md Nafiul Alam Nipu January 1, 2022 Although cancer patients survive years after oncologic therapy, they are plagued with long-lasting or permanent residual symptoms, whose severity… Read more |
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Securing Collaborative Work in Wide-band Display Environments
Andrew Burks, Andrew Johnson, Krishna Bharadwaj, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown December 13, 2021 - December 15, 2021 SAGE2 (Scalable Amplified Group Environment) is the de-facto platform to support group work on wide-band display environments. Unlike most web… Read more |
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ANIMO: Annotation of Biomed Image Modalities
G. Elisabeta Marai, Juan Trelles Trabucco December 9, 2021 - December 12, 2021 Figures within biomedical articles present essential evidence of the relevance of a publication in a curation workflow. In particular, visual cues of… Read more |
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COVID-19 EnsembleVis: Visual Analysis of County-level Ensemble Forecast Models
Fabio Miranda, G. Elisabeta Marai, Sanjana Srabanti December 1, 2021 The spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its contagious disease COVID-19 has impacted countries to an extent not seen since the 1918 flu pandemic. In… Read more |
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Interaction with Multiple Data Visualizations Through Natural Language Commands
Jillian Aurisano November 1, 2021 Data exploration stands to benefit from environments that permit users to examine and juxtapose many views of data, particularly views that present… Read more |
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Hybrid Collaborative Virtual Environments
Krishna Bharadwaj July 23, 2021 Collaborative Virtual Environments have been increasingly used in supporting group work. Several collaborative systems have come up in recent years… Read more |
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Predicting late symptoms of head and neck cancer treatment using LSTM and patient reported outcomes
G. Elisabeta Marai July 14, 2021 - July 16, 2021 Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) surveys are used to monitor patients’ symptoms during and after cancer treatment. Late symptoms refer to those… Read more |
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Oropharyngeal cancer patient stratification using random forest based‑learning over high‑dimensional radiomic features
G. Elisabeta Marai July 7, 2021 To improve risk prediction for oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) patients using cluster analysis on the radiomic features extracted from pre‑treatment… Read more |
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A digital twin dyad with deep Q-learning in head and neck cancer treatment
Andrew Wentzel, Elisa Tardini, G. Elisabeta Marai June 18, 2021 Each year, over 60,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with head and neck cancers. Treatment strategies are dynamic and complex and can… Read more |
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Precision association of lymphatic disease spread with radiation-associated toxicity in oropharyngeal squamous carcinomas
Andrew Wentzel, G. Elisabeta Marai, Timothy Luciani June 11, 2021 Purpose: To determine whether patient similarity in terms of head and neck cancer spread through lymph nodes correlates significantly with… Read more |
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Recursive meta-Reinforcement Learning for Personalized Sequential Dynamic Treatment Policies
Elisa Tardini May 1, 2021 In recent years deep meta-reinforcement learning has extended the applicability of reinforcement learning (RL) algorithms: by integrating recurrent… Read more |
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Modality-Classification of Microscopy Images Using Shallow Variants of Deep Networks
G. Elisabeta Marai, Juan Trelles Trabucco December 16, 2020 - December 19, 2020 Microscopy images are pervasive in biomedical research publications, where images obtained through various microscopy modalities (light… Read more |
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Visualizing Symptom Development During Head and Neck Cancer Treatment
Andrew Wentzel, Carla Floricel, G. Elisabeta Marai, Md Nafiul Alam Nipu October 25, 2020 - October 30, 2020 Approximately 100,000 cases of Head and Neck Cancer (HNC) are diagnosed in the US annually. Patients are increasingly likely to survive but often… Read more |
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Explainable Spatial Clustering: Leveraging Spatial Data in Radiation Oncology
Andrew Wentzel, G. Elisabeta Marai October 25, 2020 - October 30, 2020 Advances in data collection in radiation therapy have led to an abundance of opportunities for applying data mining and machine learning techniques… Read more |
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A Hybrid Collaborative Virtual Environment with Heterogeneous Representations for Architectural Planning
Andrew Johnson, Krishna Bharadwaj October 16, 2020 - October 17, 2020 We developed a collaborative virtual environment for architectural planning that facilitates groups of people to work together using three different… Read more |
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VisSnippets: A Web-Based System for Impromptu Collaborative Data Exploration on Large Displays
Andrew Burks, Andrew Johnson, Luc Renambot July 26, 2020 - July 30, 2020 The VisSnippets system is designed to facilitate effective collaborative data exploration. VisSnippets leverages SAGE2 middleware that enables users… Read more |
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Precision toxicity correlates of tumor spatial proximity to organs at risk in cancer patients receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy
Andrew Wentzel, G. Elisabeta Marai, Peter Hanula July 1, 2020 Abstract Purpose: Using a 200 Head and Neck cancer (HNC) patient cohort, we employ patient similarity based on tumor location, volume, and proximity… Read more |
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Evaluating Strategies of Exploratory Visual Data Analysis in Multi Device Environments
Abeer Alsaiari, Andrew Johnson, Jillian Aurisano May 25, 2020 - May 29, 2020 Supporting exploratory visual data analysis is essential when multiple analysts collaborate using multiple devices. Yet, we still have no full… Read more |
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The Smart Amplified Group Environment
Andrew Burks, Krishna Bharadwaj, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown April 26, 2020 SAGE2 is a widely known open-source environment for collaborative immersive analytics on large display walls. This paper briefly outlines our… Read more |
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SAGE2 Scalable Amplified Group Environment (poster 2020)
Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown February 13, 2020 - February 14, 2020 SAGE2 is a user-centered platform for small groups or large distributed teams to access digital media datasets from various sources and juxtapose… Read more |
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Visual Data Science: Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Systems (poster session)
Andrew Johnson, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown January 17, 2020 COMPaaS DLV, COMposable Platform as a Service Instrument for Deep Learning & Visualization, was purchased from Liqid, Inc., with NSF funds. Its… Read more |
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Towards Understanding Collaborative Visual Data Analysis in Multi-Device Environments
Abeer Alsaiari, Andrew Johnson October 20, 2019 - October 25, 2019 There is a steadily growing interest in leveraging ecosystems of digital devices that go beyond a single desktop for visual data analysis and… Read more |
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PolyVis: Cross-Device Framework for Collaborative Visual Data Analysis
Abeer Alsaiari, Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto October 6, 2019 - October 9, 2019 Multi-device environments present new opportunities for collaborative visual data analysis and sense-making by utilizing each device’s… Read more |
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Usage Patterns of Wideband Display Environments In e-Science Research, Development and Training
Andrew Burks, Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto, Krishna Bharadwaj, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown September 24, 2019 - September 27, 2019 SAGE (the Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment) and its successor SAGE2 (the Scalable Amplified Group Environment) are operating systems for… Read more |
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The Effects of Time Expansion on English as a Second Language Individuals
John Novak III, Robert V. Kenyon September 15, 2019 - September 19, 2019 When speaking to second language learners, talkers often reduce their rate of speech to assist their listeners’ understanding and… Read more |
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Correlating Toxicity Outcomes with Spatial Patterns of Lymph Node Metastasis for Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients
G. Elisabeta Marai, Timothy Luciani September 15, 2019 - September 18, 2019 Imaging is an integral tool in radiation oncology, starting from initial diagnosis to follow-up post-therapy. In head and neck cancer treatment… Read more |
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Cohort-based T-SSIM Visual Computing for Radiation Therapy Prediction and Exploration
Andrew Wentzel, G. Elisabeta Marai, Peter Hanula, Timothy Luciani August 22, 2019 We describe a visual computing approach to radiation therapy (RT) planning, based on spatial similarity within a patient cohort. In radiotherapy for… Read more |
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User perspective and higher cognitive task-loads influence movement and performance in immersive training environments
Andrea Rottigni, G. Elisabeta Marai, Juan Trelles Trabucco, Marco Cavallo August 1, 2019 - September 1, 2019 Background: In virtual reality (VR) applications such as games, virtual training, and interactive neurorehabilitation, one can employ either the… Read more |
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Virtual Slots Game for Rehabilitation Exercises
Ashwini Naik, Robert V. Kenyon, Steve Jones June 18, 2019 - June 21, 2019 Research has shown that compliance to interactive training in tasks such as movement therapy following injuries, stroke and major surgeries is… Read more |
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Knowledge Places: Embedding Knowledge in the Space of the Classroom
Anthony Perritano, Tom Moher June 12, 2019 - June 15, 2019 This research investigates a novel approach to supporting classroom learning communities through the use of proxemic interaction and ambient… Read more |
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Visual Analysis of a Smart City’s Energy Consumption
G. Elisabeta Marai, Juan Trelles Trabucco May 2, 2019 Through the use of open data portals, cities, districts and countries are increasingly making available energy consumption data. These data have the… Read more |
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Immersive Analytics Lessons from the Electronic Visualization Laboratory: a 25 Year Perspective
Andrew Johnson, G. Elisabeta Marai, Jason Leigh May 1, 2019 - June 30, 2019 This article provides a 25 year-long perspective on Immersive Analytics through the lens of first-in-kind technological advancements introduced at… Read more |
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Passive Haptic Feedback for Object Manipulation in Virtual Reality
Francesco Mantovani December 31, 2018 Thanks to technological advancement and lower priced head-mounted displays, Virtual Reality is becoming popular in the consumer market. One of the… Read more |
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Collaborative Project Planning Using Large Format Displays
December 31, 2018 Large format displays’ popularity is constantly increasing in universities and workplaces due to their prices showing a constant decrease over… Read more |
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Evaluating the Effect of Right-Censored End Point Transformation for Radiomic Feature Selection of Data From Patients With Oropharyngeal Cancer
G. Elisabeta Marai November 28, 2018 Purpose To evaluate the effect of transforming a right-censored outcome into binary, continuous, and censored-aware representations on radiomics… Read more |
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Supporting Navigation with a Torso Wearable Tactile Display
Victor Mateevitsi November 1, 2018 Umwelt, the German word for environment, is a psychology term referring to the individual’s mental image of the surrounding world. This… Read more |
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Toward a Bayesian Approach for Self- Tracking Personal Pollution Exposures
Debaleena Chattopadhyay October 8, 2018 - October 12, 2018 Pollution exposure assessment at the population level is an established enterprise for environmental scientists and public health officials - but… Read more |
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myCityMeter: Helping Older Adults Manage the Environmental Risk Factors for Cognitive Impairment
Debaleena Chattopadhyay, Nina Sakhnini October 8, 2018 - October 12, 2018 Recent epidemiological studies suggest that age-related cognitive decline - particularly, the stages between normal cognitive changes in aging and… Read more |
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A Prospective In Silico Analysis of Interdisciplinary and Interobserver Spatial Variability in Post-Operative Target Delineation of High-Risk Oral Cavity Cancers: Does Physician Specialty Matter?
G. Elisabeta Marai August 2, 2018 Background The aim of this study was to determine the interdisciplinary agreement in identifying the post-operative tumor bed. Methods Three… Read more |
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PRODIGEN: visualizing the probability landscape of stochastic gene regulatory networks in state and time space
Chihua Ma, G. Elisabeta Marai, Timothy Luciani October 24, 2017 Background: Visualizing the complex probability landscape of stochastic gene regulatory networks can further biologists’ understanding of… Read more |
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Echo: A Large Display Interactive Visualization of ICU Data for Effective Care Handoffs
G. Elisabeta Marai, Manu Mathew Thomas October 2, 2017 One of the significant challenges of care transitions in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is the lack of effective support tools for outgoing clinicians… Read more |
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Acceptability of clinical decision support prototypes for a nursing electronic health record to facilitate palliative care outcomes.
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson September 1, 2017 To determine acceptability, usefulness, and ease of use for four nursing clinical decision support interface prototypes. In a simulated hospital… Read more |
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StickySchedule: An Interactive Multi-user Application for Conference Scheduling on Large-scale Shared Displays
Davide Tantillo, G. Elisabeta Marai, Krishna Bharadwaj, Thomas Marrinan June 7, 2017 - June 9, 2017 Scheduling conferences is a common task in both research and industry, which requires relatively small groups to collaborate and negotiate in order… Read more |
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Outcomes for End-of-Life Patients with Anticipatory Grieving: Insights from Practice with Standardized Nursing Terminologies within an Interoperable Internet-based Electronic Health Record
Andrew Johnson June 1, 2017 Although grief is often associated with death, receiving a diagnosis of a terminal disease for oneself or a loved one also unleashes an onslaught of… Read more |
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Collaboration as a Service?
Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown April 4, 2017 - April 5, 2017 We propose a “Scalable Amplified Group Environment” to enable large-scale human and data interaction and collaboration on High-Resolution… Read more |
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Mixed Presence Collaboration using Scalable Visualizations in Heterogeneous Display Spaces
Andrew Johnson, Angus Forbes, Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Steve Jones, Thomas Marrinan February 25, 2017 - March 1, 2017 Mixed presence collaboration involves remote collaboration between multiple collocated groups. This paper presents the design and results of a user… Read more |
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SAGE2 Scalable Amplified Graphics Environment (poster 2017)
Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown February 21, 2017 - February 22, 2017 SAGE2 is a user-centered platform for small groups or large distributed teams to access large-scale datasets from various sources and juxtapose… Read more |
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Development of an innovative mHealth platform for remote physical activity monitoring and health coaching of cardiac rehabilitation patients
G. Elisabeta Marai, Manu Mathew Thomas February 16, 2017 This article presents the main features and components of iCardia - an innovative mHealth platform designed to support remote monitoring and health… Read more |
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Telecollaboration Task Between CAVE2 and HTC VIVE
December 1, 2016 The main focus of this research is to evaluate the combination of the CAVE2™ and the HTC VIVE to improve the collaborative tasks. The thesis… Read more |
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Synchronized Mixed Presence Data-Conferencing Using Large-Scale Shared Displays
Andrew Johnson, Angus Forbes, Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Steve Jones, Thomas Marrinan November 6, 2016 - November 9, 2016 Real world group-to-group collaboration often occurs between partially distributed interdisciplinary teams, with each discipline working in a unique… Read more |
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Interactive Multi-Modal Display Spaces for Visual Analysis
Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto, Joe Insley, Michael E. Papka, Thomas Marrinan November 6, 2016 - November 9, 2016 Classic visual analysis relies on a single medium for displaying and interacting with data. Large-scale tiled display walls, virtual reality using… Read more |
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Riverwalk: Incorporating Historical Photographs in Public Outdoor Augmented Reality Experiences
Angus Forbes, Marco Cavallo September 19, 2016 - September 23, 2016 This paper introduces a user-centered Augmented Reality (AR) approach for publishing 2D media archives as interactive content. We discuss the… Read more |
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SAGEBoard: a Whiteboard for Large Multitouch Displays
Filippo Pellolio August 15, 2016 Thanks to technological advances, low-priced tiled touch displays have the potential to radically change the way we work together in collaborative… Read more |
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Large Multi-Touch Vertical Displays in Multi-User Competitive Tasks
Davide Tantillo August 15, 2016 People are generally enthusiastic of innovative technologies. One of the most important witnesses of this enthusiasm is the reaction of the audience… Read more |
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Toward a More Robust and Efficient Usability Testing Method of Clinical Decision Support for Nurses Derived from Nursing Electronic Health Record Data
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson June 1, 2016 PURPOSE To develop methods for rapid and simultaneous design, testing, and management of multiple clinical decision support (CDS) features to aid… Read more |
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Data-Intensive Remote Collaboration using Scalable Visualizations in Heterogeneous Display Spaces
Thomas Marrinan May 15, 2016 Commercial software, such as Google Hangouts, Skype, and WebEx, has made significant strides to enhance remote collaboration between single users… Read more |
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Modeling and evaluating user behavior in exploratory visual analysis.
Andrew Johnson, Jason Leigh March 1, 2016 Empirical evaluation methods for visualizations have traditionally focused on assessing the outcome of the visual analytic process as opposed to… Read more |
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SAGE2: a Collaboration Portal for Scalable Resolution Displays
Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto, Jillian Aurisano, Krishna Bharadwaj, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Thomas Marrinan, Victor Mateevitsi January 1, 2016 In this paper, we present SAGE2, a software framework that enables local and remote collaboration on Scalable Resolution Display Environments (SRDE)… Read more |
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Use of Simulation to Study Nurses’ Acceptance and Nonacceptance of Clinical Decision Support Suggestions
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson October 1, 2015 Our long-term goal is to ensure nurse clinical decision support (CDS) works as intended before full deployment in clinical practice. As part of a… Read more |
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Nurses’ Numeracy and Graphical Literacy: Informing Studies of Clinical Decision Support Interfaces
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson August 1, 2015 We present findings of a comparative study of numeracy and graph literacy in a representative group of 60 practicing nurses. The paper focuses on a… Read more |
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PICU Nurses’ Pain Assessments And Intervention Choices for Virtual Human And Written Vignettes
Andrew Johnson July 1, 2015 - August 1, 2015 The purpose of this concurrent mixed-methods study was to 1) examine the factors pediatric intensive care unit nurses consider when assessing and… Read more |
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Effects of Display Size and Resolution on User Behavior and Insight Acquisition in Visual Exploration
Andrew Johnson, Jason Leigh, Khairi Reda April 18, 2015 - April 23, 2015 Large high-resolution displays are becoming increasingly common in research settings, providing data scientists with visual interfaces for the… Read more |
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SAGEnext: Next Generation Integrated Persistent Visualization and Collaboration Services for Global Cyberinfrastructure
February 17, 2015 - February 18, 2015 SAGE, the Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment, is the defacto operating system for managing Big Data content on scalable-resolution tiled display… Read more |
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Development and Validation of a Virtual Human Vignette to Compare Nurses Assessment and Intervention Choices for Pain in Critically Ill Children
Andrew Johnson, Sangyoon Lee February 1, 2015 Introduction: As virtual experiences are increasingly used in health care training and research, it is important that adequate processes are applied… Read more |
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Parallel Processing and Immersive Visualization of Sonar Point Clouds
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson November 9, 2014 - November 10, 2014 The investigation of underwater structures and natural features through Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) is an expanding field with applications… Read more |
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Parallel Processing and Immersive Visualization of Sonar Data (poster)
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson November 9, 2014 - November 10, 2014 The investigation of underwater structures and natural features through Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) is an expanding field with applications… Read more |
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One Size Doesn’t Fit All: The Efficiency of Graphical, Numerical and Textual Clinical Decision Support for Nurses
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson, Damin Keenan November 9, 2014 - November 10, 2014 Clinical Decision Support (CDS) systems have the potential of significantly improving the quality and efficiency of patient care, but they need to… Read more |
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E-cigarette Survey Prompt Application for Android Mobile Devices
Galen Thomas-Ramos August 15, 2014 The e-cigarette survey prompt application is designed for Android smartphones. This mobile application allows researchers at the University of… Read more |
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Immunohistochemical Evaluation of Bleeding Control Induced by Holmium Laser and Biolase Dental Laser As Coagulting Devices of Incisional Wounds
Jason Leigh, Victor Mateevitsi March 6, 2014 Laser use in the medical field brought many enhancements to clinical and surgical procedures. Many different devices are now available for dental… Read more |
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Back to the Future: Embodied Classroom Simulations of Animal Foraging
Anthony Perritano, Brenda Lopez Silva, Tom Moher February 16, 2014 - February 19, 2014 This paper describes the design and pilot enactment of an instructional unit for elementary school students, Hunger Games, which centers on… Read more |
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SC13 bof119s1 BOF PRESENTATION REPORT
Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment (SAGE) for Global Collaboration Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Sungwon Nam November 19, 2013 SAGE, the Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment, receives major funding from the National Science Foundation to provide the scientific community… Read more |
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SAGE: Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment Documentation
Dana M. Plepys, Luc Renambot, Sungwon Nam September 1, 2013 SAGE™ (Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment) is cross-platform, open-source middleware that enables users to have a common operating… Read more |
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A Component-Based Evaluation Protocol for Clinical Decision Support Interfaces
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson, Damin Keenan July 21, 2013 - July 26, 2013 In this paper we present our experience in designing and applying an evaluation protocol for assessing usability of a clinical decision support (CDS)… Read more |
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Virtual Reality Environment Assisting Post Stroke Hand Rehabilitation: Case Report
Daria Tsoupikova February 20, 2013 - February 23, 2013 We describe a novel art-empowered Virtual Reality (VR) system designed for hand rehabilitation therapy following stroke. The system was developed by… Read more |
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Sensing the environment through SpiderSense
Jason Leigh, Robert V. Kenyon, Victor Mateevitsi February 7, 2013 Recent scientific advances allow the use of technology to expand the number of forms of energy that can be perceived by humans. Smart sensors can… Read more |
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CAVE2: A Hybrid Reality Environment for Immersive Simulation and Information Analysis
Alan Verlo, Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto, Dana M. Plepys, Daniel J. Sandin, Jason Leigh, JD Pirtle, Jonas Talandis, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Sungwon Nam, Tom Peterka February 4, 2013 - February 5, 2013 Hybrid Reality Environments represent a new kind of visualization spaces that blur the line between virtual environments and high resolution tiled… Read more |
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Data Mining Nursing Care Plans of End of Life Patients: A Case Study to Improve Healthcare Decision Making
Andrew Johnson February 1, 2013 Pain management of end of life patients (EOL) (n=596 episodes) is examined using statistical and data mining processes of the HANDS database of care… Read more |
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Maintaining a consistent big picture: Meaningful Use of a Web-based POC EHR System
Andrew Johnson October 1, 2012 Objective: To test the hypothesis that Hands-on Automated Nursing Data System (HANDS) “big picture summary” can be implemented uniformly… Read more |
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Media Arts in Support of Science Education, ISEA2012
Brenda Lopez Silva, Daria Tsoupikova, Helen-Nicole Kostis, Julieta Aguilera, Tina Shah September 19, 2012 - September 24, 2012 This paper examines the role of media arts in the development of interactive learning environments for science, technology, engineering, and… Read more |
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Poisson reconstruction of extreme submersed environments: The ENDURANCE exploration of an under-ice Antarctic Lake
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson, Eric He July 16, 2012 - July 18, 2012 We evaluate the use of Poisson reconstruction to generate a 3D bathymetric model of West Lake Bonney, Antarctica. The source sonar dataset has been… Read more |
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Scalable Resolution Display Walls
Andrew Johnson, Byungil Jeong, Daniel J. Sandin, Hyejung Hur, Jason Leigh, Jonas Talandis, Kang B. Sun, Luc Renambot, Ratko Jagodic, Sungwon Nam, Tom Peterka, Yiwen Sun May 1, 2012 This article will describe the progress since 2000 on research and development in 2-D and 3-D scalable resolution display walls that are built from… Read more |
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Current State of Pain Care for Hospitalized Patients at End of Life
Andrew Johnson May 1, 2012 We report findings on the current state of pain care in hospitals for end-of-life (EOL) patients using longitudinal data from eight diverse… Read more |
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Global Media Curation Platform Using iRODS
Dana M. Plepys March 1, 2012 - March 2, 2012 In the CineGrid Exchange project, we use iRODS to curate and preserve super-high-definition media content such as 4K movies. Our media curation… Read more |
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Future World
December 5, 2011 On a sunny August afternoon undergraduates are perusing the tables arranged around the East Campus, learning about clubs and groups to join, while… Read more |
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The OmegaDesk: Towards A Hybrid 2D & 3D Work Desk
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson, Arthur Nishimoto, Brad McGinnis, Dennis Chau, Jakub Misterka, Jason Leigh, Victor Mateevitsi September 26, 2011 - September 28, 2011 OmegaDesk is a device that allows for seamless interaction between 2D and 3D content. In order to develop this hybrid device, a new form of Operating… Read more |
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Human Augmentics: Augmenting Human Evolution
Jason Leigh, Robert V. Kenyon August 30, 2011 - September 3, 2011 Human Augmentics (HA) refers to technologies for expanding the capabilities, and characteristics of humans. One can think of Human Augmentics as the… Read more |
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SUB-ICE EXPLORATION OF AN ANTARCTIC LAKE: RESULTS FROM THE ENDURANCE PROJECT
Alessandro Febretti, Andrew Johnson, Eric He August 21, 2011 - August 24, 2011 The ENDURANCE autonomous underwater vehicle was developed and deployed to explore and map a unique environment: the waters of Lake Bonney in Taylor… Read more |
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Collaborative Interaction And Display Space Organization In Large High-Resolution Environments
Ratko Jagodic July 1, 2011 In recent years, we have seen a steady increase in the resolution and the amount of collected data that needs to be analyzed or presented. Often, the… Read more |
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Immersive Empathic Design for Interdisciplinary Collaborations
Eric He, Yi Chen, Yu-Chung Chen May 11, 2011 In this dissertation I propose the “immersive empathic design” approach for interdisciplinary collaborations. It is hard to design a… Read more |
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Cross-Cultural Scientific Collaboration Case Studies
Andrew Johnson, Eric He, Jason Leigh, Ratko Jagodic, Yi Chen, Yu-Chung Chen January 4, 2011 This paper describes case studies and lessons learned from cross-cultural collaborations. A computer scientist was embedded within domain settings to… Read more |
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CineGrid Exchange: A workflow-based peta-scale distributed storage platform on a high-speed network
Dana M. Plepys January 1, 2011 The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) report “The Digital Dilemma” describes the issues caused by the rapid increase of… Read more |
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A multi-viewer tiled autostereoscopic virtual reality display
Daniel J. Sandin, Robert Kooima, Thomas A. DeFanti, Thomas Prudhomme November 22, 2010 - November 24, 2010 Recognizing the value of autostereoscopy for 3D displays in public contexts, we pursue the goal of large-scale, high-resolution, immersive virtual… Read more |
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Enabling multi-user interaction in large high-resolution distributed environments
Andrew Johnson, Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Ratko Jagodic, Sungwon Nam November 21, 2010 As the amount and the resolution of collected scientific data increase, scientists are realizing the potential benefits that large high-resolution… Read more |
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The Future of the CAVE
November 2, 2010 * Authors: DeFanti, T.A., Acevedo, D., Ainsworth, R.A., Brown, M.D., Cutchin, S., Dawe, G., Doerr, K., Johnson, A.E., Knox, C. Kooima, R., Kuester… Read more |
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Open Surgery Training Simulator Using Haptics and Augmented Reality Technologies
Cristian J. Luciano September 1, 2010 This thesis focuses on the research and development of a novel Haptics-based Augmented Reality system that is able to realistically simulate open… Read more |
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Ultrascale Collaborative Visualization Using a Display-Rich Global Cyberinfrastructure
Andrew Johnson, Byungil Jeong, Hyejung Hur, Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Ratko Jagodic, Sungwon Nam May 1, 2010 - June 1, 2010 The Scalable Adaptive Graphics Environment (SAGE) is high-performance graphics middleware that enables ultrascale collaborative visualization using a… Read more |
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Case Study - Designing An Advanced Visualization System for Geological Core Drilling Expeditions
Andrew Johnson, Eric He, Hyejung Hur, Jason Leigh, Jung-Min Lee, Luc Renambot, Sangyoon Lee, Sungwon Nam, Yi Chen, Yu-Chung Chen April 10, 2010 - April 15, 2010 We present the design and process of an interactive high-resolution visualization system for diverse and distributed real-world geological core… Read more |
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New Integrated Data Analyses Software Components
Eric He, Yi Chen, Yu-Chung Chen April 1, 2010 Data management in scientific drilling programs such as the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), the International Continental Scientific… Read more |
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Haptic Interaction with Volumetric Datasets Using Surface-based Haptic Libraries
Cristian J. Luciano March 25, 2010 - March 26, 2010 An algorithm to provide haptic feedback directly from volumetric datasets is introduced in this paper. The algorithm is able to reproduce and extend… Read more |
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A New Driving Simulator for Sleep Research
Jason Leigh January 23, 2010 - January 27, 2010 Driving safety is sensitive to conditions and diseases that affect sleep, and individuals with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome have a high risk of… Read more |
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SocioScape - a Tool for Interactive Exploration of Spatio-Temporal Group Dynamics in Social Networks
Andrew Johnson, Jason Leigh, Jinghua Ge, Khairi Reda, Laura Wolf October 11, 2009 - October 16, 2009 We introduce SocioScape, an interactive tool for the visual exploration of spatially referenced, dynamic social networks. The tool combines a novel… Read more |
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Visualization Wall for OR of the Future
Jason Leigh, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown October 9, 2009 - October 10, 2009 The field of Surgery has seen two major paradigm shifts - from Open to Laparoscopic and then from Laparoscopic to Robotic. During this transition… Read more |
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Advances in Computer Displays (chapter)
Andrew Johnson, Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Sungwon Nam October 1, 2009 Everything from image capture, modification, creation, and output, either on displays or on printers has been rapidly migrating from traditional… Read more |
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SocioScape - Spatio-temporal Visual Analysis of Group Dynamics in Social Networks
Khairi Reda July 16, 2009 This thesis presents SocioScape, an interactive visualization tool that embodies a methodology for the visual analysis of spatial and temporal group… Read more |
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Usability, Playability, and Long-Term Engagement in Computer Games
Alessandro Febretti April 4, 2009 - April 9, 2009 Does usability affect long term user engagement in computer games, or are other factors more influential? This paper explores this issue, discussing… Read more |
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Design an Interactive Visualization System for Core Drilling Expeditions Using Immersive Empathic Method
Andrew Johnson, Eric He, Hyejung Hur, Jason Leigh, Jung-Min Lee, Luc Renambot, Sangyoon Lee, Sungwon Nam, Yi Chen, Yu-Chung Chen April 4, 2009 - April 9, 2009 In this paper, we propose an immersive empathic design method and used it to create an interactive high-resolution core visualization system for… Read more |
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Visualizing Science: The OptIPuter Project
Alan Verlo, Byungil Jeong, Daniel J. Sandin, Greg Dawe, Jason Leigh, Javier Girado, Lance Long, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Robert Kooima, Sungwon Nam, Thomas A. DeFanti, Venkatram Vishwanath April 1, 2009 For many areas of science and engineering, visualization has become more than a convenient tool: it has become a necessity for interpreting the… Read more |
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Visualcasting: Scalable Real-time Image Distribution in Ultra-High Resolution Display Environments
Byungil Jeong March 19, 2009 Visualization has proven its value in scientific advances by helping scientists gain insight from their data and verify scientific computations. The… Read more |
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Applying Augmented Reality and Haptics to Evaluate Dynamic Prototypes of Mobile Devices
Cristian J. Luciano March 15, 2009 The current inability to realistically simulate and test dynamic user interfaces of mobile device prototypes is one of the prime limiting factors to… Read more |
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Haptics-based virtual reality periodontal training simulator
Cristian J. Luciano, Thomas A. DeFanti February 13, 2009 This paper focuses upon the research and development of a prototype dental simulator for training of periodontal procedures. By the use of virtual… Read more |
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Enabling High Resolution Collaborative Visualization in Display Rich Virtual Organizations
Andrew Johnson, Byungil Jeong, Hyejung Hur, Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Sungwon Nam July 24, 2008 We predict that high-resolution displays will penetrate scientific laboratories first, and will become pervasive at the office, in the cubicle, and… Read more |
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Global Cyber-Commons: Collaborative, Instructional Environments
for the Virtual School of Computational Science and Engineering Andrew Johnson, Eric He, Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Maxine Brown, Steve Jones, Sungwon Nam, Tom Moher June 28, 2008 The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Electronic Visualization Laboratory (EVL) and several of its collaborators are already putting in place a… Read more |
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Real-time Digital Dome Rendering Techniques and Technologies
Arun Rao, Robert Kooima June 27, 2008 - July 2, 2008 Multi-projector digital dome systems are becoming commonplace, but real-time software to drive them is not. The majority of digital dome content is… Read more |
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Enhancing Core Drilling Workflows through Advanced Visualization Technology
Andrew Johnson, Eric He, Jason Leigh, Luc Renambot, Sungwon Nam, Yi Chen, Yu-Chung Chen June 11, 2008 - June 13, 2008 We present the design and development of Corelyzer, an initial visual core description tool with collaboration and annotation features. Corelyzer… Read more |
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The Mass Impact of Videogame Technology
Thomas A. DeFanti January 1, 1984 The art and science of computer graphics are barely 20 years old. In the past 5 years, a mass-produced form of interactive color graphics has… Read more |
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The digital component of the circle graphics habitat
Daniel J. Sandin, Thomas A. DeFanti June 7, 1976 - June 10, 1976 This real-time interactive computer graphics system derives from the author’s dissertation at the Ohio State University (National Science… Read more |