ECE
595E: Visualization Techniques
School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Purdue University
David S. Ebert
Fall 2008
Tentative Schedule
- Week 1 : Organization and
Introduction to visualization
goals, data sources, data representation - Aug 25-27: Course Overview, Introduction to Web-based Visualization Tools
- Aug 27-29: Visual Analytic Exercise
- Aug 27-29: Overview of semester projects and suggestions
- Week 2: Overview of Current Trends and Issues in Visualization
- Sep 1: Labor Day
- Sep 3: Introduction to Visualization
- Sep 5: Overview of mobile visualization and mobile analytics
- Reading
- Week 3: Visual Analytics
- Sep 8: Visualization Technique issues
- Sep 10: Introduction to Visual Analytics
- Sep 12: Introduction to Information Visualization
- Reading
- Week 4: Review of Visualization Challenges and Information Visualization Techniques
- Sep 15: Presentation of semester project ideas
- Sep 17: In class project meetings and discussions
- Sep 19: Advanced Information Visualization
- Reading
- Week 5 : Rendering Review : color, geometry, texture
- Sep 22: Introduction to Rendering
- Sep 24: Introduction to Rendering
- Sep 26: From Rendering to Visualization
- Reading
- Week 6 : Data and Scalar Visualization : contouring, ray casting
- Sep 29: Project discussion - stop by David's office
- Oct 01: Basic Visualization and Data & Scalar Techniques
- Oct 03: Student Paper presentations 1
- Reading
- Week 7 : Information Visualization
- Oct 06 Student paper presentations.
- Oct 08: Intro to volume visualization
- Oct 10: Project meetings before Alpha release
- Reading
- Week 8: Alpha Release Presentations
- Oct 13: No class, October Break
- Oct 15, 17: Alpha release presentations
- Reading
- Week 9: Perception - IEEE VisWeek 2008
- Oct 20: Introduction to volume visualization
- Oct 22, 24: Guest Perception Lecture by Dr. Pizlo
- Reading
- Week 10: Volume Visualization
- Oct 27: Advanced volume visualization
- Oct 29: Non-Photorealistic Rendering and Large Scale Displays - Guest Lecture by Dr. Tobias Isenberg
- Oct 31: Volume visualizatoin
- Reading
- Week 11: Perception
- Nov 3: Perception
- Nov 5 : Perception
- Nov 7: Student Paper Presentations
- Reading
- Week 12: Guest Lectures
- Nov 10, 12: Guest Lecture by Dr. Niklas Elmqvist
- Nov 14: Guest Lecture by Dr. Ji Soo Yi
- Reading
- Week 13: Beta Release Presentation
- Nov 17, 19: Beta release presentations
- Nov 21: Student paper presentations
- Reading
- Week 14: Medical Visualization, Geospatial Visualization
- Nov 24: Medical visualization
- Nov 26: No Class, Thanksgiving break
- Nov 28: No Class, Thanksgiving break
- Reading
- Week 15: Final Presetations in class
- Dec 1, 3, 5: Final Presentations
- Reading
- Week 16: Flow visualization
- Dec 8, 10, 12: Flow visualization
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact David Ebert, ebertd at purdue dot edu