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June 08, 2007
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RMIT University, Australia
Professor of Cartography and Geographical Visualization in the School of Mathematical and Geospatial Sciences at RMIT University, Australia, William Cartwright is a Vice-President of the International Cartographic Association and a National Councillor of the Mapping Sciences Institute, Australia.
He joined the University after spending a number of years in both the government and private sectors of the mapping industry.
A member of the International Cartographic Association's Commissions on Visualization and Virtual Environments and Maps and the Internet, his major research interest is the application of multimedia to cartography and the exploration of different metaphorical approaches to the depiction of geographical information.
He joined the University after spending a number of years in both the government and private sectors of the mapping industry.
A member of the International Cartographic Association's Commissions on Visualization and Virtual Environments and Maps and the Internet, his major research interest is the application of multimedia to cartography and the exploration of different metaphorical approaches to the depiction of geographical information.
Hasso-Plattner-Institute of IT Systems Engineering
Head of the Computer Graphics Division at the Hasso-Plattner-Institute at the University of Potsdam (www.hpi.uni-potsdam.de/3d) and scientific head of the junior research group on “3D geoinformation” of the InnoProfile program of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, www.3dgi.de). Main research topics represent virtual 3D city models and landscape models, 3D geoinformation systems, and real-time 3D rendering techniques. On-going research activities include developing algorithms for large-scale, massive virtual 3D city models (e.g., multiresolution texture atlases, multiresolution building models), city-model specific 3D generalization techniques, non-photorealistic/illustrative geovisualization, 3D annotation techniques, 3D detail-&-context interaction techniques, and web portrayal services for 3D geodata. In addition research is concentrating on implementations of CityGML, an upcoming OGC standard for virtual 3D city models. In a number of ongoing industry-related projects investigations concern real-time visibility measures and visibility probabilities within virtual city models, methods for visualizing spatial dynamics, and automated content transformation tools for converting 2D GIS data into 3D virtual city models.
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ), Potsdam
Head of the Geoinformation Management and Visualization Group at GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) Potsdam and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Her research focus is on: Interactive user- and activity- oriented maps; Animated and multimedia maps; Visual analytics;Visualization in disaster management.
Department of Geography, University of Zurich
Sara Irina Fabrikant is an Associate Professor and Head of the Geographic Visualization and Analysis Group in the Department of Geography at the University of Zürich. Her research and teaching interests lie in geographic information visualization (geovis), GIScience and cognition, graphical user interface design, dynamic cartography and hypermedia. Currently she is investigating the relationship between thematic relevance and perceptual salience in static and dynamic displays with the eye movement data collection method.
Spatial Interface Research Lab, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Dr. Nick Hedley is an active researcher in geovisualization, geospatial interface research, HCI, and spatial cognition. He holds a PhD from the University of Washington (2003), where he was also a research scientist at the Human Interface Technology Laboratory.
He has been researching 3D virtual environments for approximately 10 years, and since the late 1990s has focused on mixed reality and collaborative virtual environments projects in education, exploratory data analysis, natural hazards and strategic visualization applications. In addition to teaching and academic research, he has consulted for numerous major organizations in government, broadcasting, public education, and the movie industry.
In 2004 Nick joined Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He is a professor of geovisualization and geospatial interface research, and is director of the Spatial Interface Research Lab. He is also a member of the International Cartographic Association Commission on Visualisation and Virtual Environments. Current research includes: multimodal geospatial interface research (esp. 3D VEs, AR); volumetric geovisualization (*tsunamis/avalanches/hydrogeology); geospatial visual analytics and operational training.
He has been researching 3D virtual environments for approximately 10 years, and since the late 1990s has focused on mixed reality and collaborative virtual environments projects in education, exploratory data analysis, natural hazards and strategic visualization applications. In addition to teaching and academic research, he has consulted for numerous major organizations in government, broadcasting, public education, and the movie industry.
In 2004 Nick joined Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He is a professor of geovisualization and geospatial interface research, and is director of the Spatial Interface Research Lab. He is also a member of the International Cartographic Association Commission on Visualisation and Virtual Environments. Current research includes: multimodal geospatial interface research (esp. 3D VEs, AR); volumetric geovisualization (*tsunamis/avalanches/hydrogeology); geospatial visual analytics and operational training.
Institut für Kartografie, ETH Zurich
Bernhard Jenny has research interests in a variety of cartographic areas, such as detection and solutions of cartographic conflicts in maps, new methods for cartographic terrain visualization (3D and 2D), visualization of geometric distortion in maps and diagrams, map design for the color vision impaired, cartographic screen map design, customizable map projections, Web-based Atlas information systems and geo-spatial data management for disaster management.
He has published articles and also developed various cartographic software applications in these areas.
Bernhard will be representing Prof. Lorenz Hurni at the Visualization Summit.
He has published articles and also developed various cartographic software applications in these areas.
Bernhard will be representing Prof. Lorenz Hurni at the Visualization Summit.
Department of Science and Technology, Linköping University
Elected "pioneer of computer graphics" at SIGGRAPH 93 based on breaking new ground research together with prof. Hertz in raster graphics and the world’s first ink jet plotter in 1975. Founded UNIRAS, 1982-1993 a world leading supplier of Visual Data Analysis software for scientists. Coordinated several EC funded projects in the domain of knowledge-based information visualization. Published more than 200 technical papers and several books. Latest research interest includes information visualisation, geovisualisation and visual analytics. Particular interest in high performance explorative interfaces and visual perception. A component class library "GeoAnalytics Visualization" GAV is being developed by NVIS CoE based on above domains for free use by research communities.
Elected "pioneer of computer graphics" at SIGGRAPH 93 based on breaking new ground research together with Prof. Hertz in raster graphics and the world’s first ink jet plotter in 1975. Founded UNIRAS, 1982-1993 a world leading supplier of Visual Data Analysis software for scientists. Coordinated several EC funded projects in the domain of knowledge-based information visualization. Published more than 200 technical papers and several books. Latest research interest includes information visualisation, geovisualisation and visual analytics. Particular interest in high performance explorative interfaces and visual perception. A component class library "GeoAnalytics Visualization" GAV is being developed by NVIS CoE based on above domains for free use by research communities.
Elected "pioneer of computer graphics" at SIGGRAPH 93 based on breaking new ground research together with Prof. Hertz in raster graphics and the world’s first ink jet plotter in 1975. Founded UNIRAS, 1982-1993 a world leading supplier of Visual Data Analysis software for scientists. Coordinated several EC funded projects in the domain of knowledge-based information visualization. Published more than 200 technical papers and several books. Latest research interest includes information visualisation, geovisualisation and visual analytics. Particular interest in high performance explorative interfaces and visual perception. A component class library "GeoAnalytics Visualization" GAV is being developed by NVIS CoE based on above domains for free use by research communities.
Computer and Information Science Department, University of Konstanz
Main interests are information visualization and data analysis methods for very large multidimensional and geo-spatial data sets. Information visualization and visual data analysis can help to deal with the flood of information since it combines the power of today's computers with the perceptual abilities of the human visual system. Of particu-lar interest is the therefore the tight integration of automated and visual data analysis techniques. Additional interests include multimedia similarity search and multidimen-sional indexing.
Real-time Solutions for Simulation and Visual Analytics, Fraunhofer IGD
Jörn Kohlhammer graduated at the Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich, Germany in 1999. After receiving his diploma in computer science he worked as a researcher at the Fraunhofer Center for Research in Computer Graphics in Providence, RI, USA in the area of context-based information visualization. In 2003 he relocated back to Germany to work on decision-centered visualization at Fraunhofer IGD. He received his doctoral degree from the faculty of computer science at the Technical University of Darmstadt in 2005. His research interests include semantics-based and decision-centered information visualization, visual business analytics, and simulation-based visualization of large amounts of data. Jörn Kohlhammer is member of the IEEE Computer Society, IEEE SMC, and GI. He is member of the executive committee of the IEEE SMC Germany Chapter.
International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation, the Netherlands
Menno-Jan Kraak (1958) holds a PhD in Cartography of Delft University of Technol-ogy (1988). In 1981 he graduated in Cartography from Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Utrecht University. In 1996 he started at ITC as professor in Geoinformatics, Cartography & Visualization, now titled Geovisualization. In 1998 an additional ap-pointment followed as professor in new visualization techniques at Department of Geographical Sciences (since 2003 Faculty of Geosciences) at the Utrecht University. Currently he is head of ITC's Geo-Information Processing Department.
Research interests are oriented toward the visualization of the temporal component of geospatial data.
He is a member of the editorial board of several international journals in the field of Cartography and GIS. He has been president of the Netherlands Cartographic Society and of the Society Geo-Information Netherlands. Currently he is board member of this society and chair of the Cartography section. He is active in the International Cartographic Association (National Delegate and chair of the Commission on Visualisation and Virtual Environments).
Research interests are oriented toward the visualization of the temporal component of geospatial data.
He is a member of the editorial board of several international journals in the field of Cartography and GIS. He has been president of the Netherlands Cartographic Society and of the Society Geo-Information Netherlands. Currently he is board member of this society and chair of the Cartography section. He is active in the International Cartographic Association (National Delegate and chair of the Commission on Visualisation and Virtual Environments).
University of Osnabrueck, Institute for Geoinformatics and Remote Sensing,
Development and evaluation of Geovisualization methods for specific, integrated applications, in particular those with linkage to Remote Sensing (e.g., support of scene interpretation process, exploration and presentation based on multiple scenes). Furthermore, development, implementation and usability evaluation for integrating multimodal elements (e.g., audio) into cartographic products. Finally, there is strong interest in the fields of Remote Sensing, GIS and E-Learning.
Department of Geography, San Diego State University
Areas of interest include text document visualization, geographic visualization, and visual data mining. His research is characterized by a search for new applications of geographic metaphors, methods, and principles outside of traditional geographic domains. Past and ongoing work involved the visualization of text documents through a combination of self-organizing maps with geometric transformation in GIS and visualization via cartographic approaches. Recent efforts include an extension of space-time paths to n-dimensional attribute space and the representation of geographic change as spatio-temporal trajectories.
Laboratory for Geoinformation and Positioning Technology, Helsinki University of Technology
Head of Laboratory for Geoinformation and Positioning Technology at Helsinki University of Technology. Main topics of recent research at the laboratory: spatial data mining methods, uncertainty and quality modelling of geographic information, spatially supported decision making, visual analysis of geographic information, spatio-statistical analysis methods, ontologies; military, emergency, crisis management and ecological applications of GIS.
Centre for Geo-Information, Wageningen UR
After receiving a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Edinburgh in 1995, she worked on spatio-temporal modelling for ubiquitous computing at the University of Cambridge, Computer Sciences Department in England, for two years. She then took a research fellow position at the Pennsylvania State University before joining the Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in 1999.
Her research interests are in the areas of geographic knowledge discovery (data mining and information fusion), spatio-temporal data modelling (multiple representations and change dynamics) and visual analytics (usability and geovisualisation). Current research efforts are focussed on the modelling of mobile objects in databases; discovering linear patterns in spatio-temporal databases, and framing the evolution of Spatial Data Infrastructures.
For the past eight years she has been working on policy, research and educational issues at European and national levels, aiming to address the needs in spatial planning and environmental management. Working in international funded research projects has provided her with the experience of operating in multidisciplinary teams from govern-ment, industry, and international organisations. In addition, one of her most rewarding experiences has been in teaching students from different cultural backgrounds and nationalities.
Her research interests are in the areas of geographic knowledge discovery (data mining and information fusion), spatio-temporal data modelling (multiple representations and change dynamics) and visual analytics (usability and geovisualisation). Current research efforts are focussed on the modelling of mobile objects in databases; discovering linear patterns in spatio-temporal databases, and framing the evolution of Spatial Data Infrastructures.
For the past eight years she has been working on policy, research and educational issues at European and national levels, aiming to address the needs in spatial planning and environmental management. Working in international funded research projects has provided her with the experience of operating in multidisciplinary teams from govern-ment, industry, and international organisations. In addition, one of her most rewarding experiences has been in teaching students from different cultural backgrounds and nationalities.
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