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Robert S. Laramee, MSc., PhD
Lecturer (Assistant Professor)
Address:             Bob
Department of Computer Science telephone: +44 (0) 1792 602 609
Swansea University mobile telephone: +44 (0)7983 340 937
Swansea SA2 8PP telephone-secretary: +44 (0) 1792 295 393
Wales, United Kingdom fax: +44 (0) 1792 295 708
[office in room 508, Faraday Building]
e-mail: r.s.laramee "at" swansea.ac.uk
 

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  • NEW: information on MRes Bursaries for the 2010-2011 academic year has been announced. Come talk to me if you'd like help with your application. There are some Great reasons to write an MRes in Visual Computing degree. Application deadline: 28 May 2009. Also, let me know if you are interested in applying for a KESS scholarship. These scholarships fund both Masters and PhD degrees. This program is also running in conjunction with Swansea University.

    Research: Bob's main research interests lie in data visualization with an emphasis on scientific visualzation. Other interests include computer graphics and human-computer interaction. The fastest, easiest, and most enjoyable way to get an idea of the research we have done is to simply watch our visualization research videos. These are the only research videos of their kind in the entire United Kingdom.

  • Video: Smooth Graphs for Visual Exploration of Higher-Order State Transitions
  • Video: Easy Integral Surfaces: A Fast, Quad-based Stream and Path Surface Algorithm
  • Video: A Distribution-Based Approach to Tracking Points in Velocity Vector Fields
  • Video: Visualization of Sensor Data from Animal Movement
  • Video: Evenly Spaced Streamlines for Surfaces: An Image-Based Approach
  • Video: Vector Glyphs for Surfaces: A Fast and Simple Glyph Placement Algorithm for Adaptive Resolution Meshes
  • Video: Extraction and Visualization of Swirl and Tumble Motion from Engine Simulation Data
  • Video: Texture Advection on Stream Surfaces: A Novel Hybrid Visualization Applied to CFD Simulation Results
  • Video: Visual Analysis and Exploration of Fluid Flow in a Cooling Jacket
  • Video: Investigating Swirl and Tumble Flow with a Comparison of Visualization Techniques
  • Video: Image Space Based Visualization of Unsteady Flow On Surfaces
  • Wanted: Students interested in writing a PhD or an MRes in Visual Computing. Have you ever thought about writing a masters or PhD degree with a focus on data visualization? Well, if so, come talk to me. (link to the visual computing page). And yes, there are funding opportunities in the form of scholarships, bursaries, and other sources of financial aid for those wishing to take up postgraduate study at Swansea University. Click here for more information. See also: Great reasons to write an MRes in Visual Computing degree.

    PhD Candidates

  • Tony McLoughlin, since October 2007
  • Zhenmin Peng, since November 2007
  • Zhao Geng, since May 2009
  • Matthew Edmunds, since 1 Jan 2010
  • Dan Lipşa , since 1 Jan 2010
  • Short Bio: Robert S. Laramee received a bachelors degree in physics, cum laude, from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst (ZooMass) in 1997. In 2000, he received a masters degree in computer science from the University of New Hampshire, Durham. He was awarded a PhD from the Vienna University of Technology (Gruess Gott TUWien), Austria at the Institute of Computer Graphics and Algorithms in 2005. His research interests are in the areas of scientific visualization, computer graphics, and human-computer interaction. He has contributed research papers to IEEE Visualization, the Joint EUROGRAPHICS-IEEE TVCG Symposium on Visualization, EUROGRAPHICS, and the CHI conference on Human-Computer Interaction as well as their respective journals. From 2001 to 2006 he was a researcher at the VRVis Research Center (www.vrvis.at) and a software engineer at AVL (www.avl.com) in the department of Advanced Simulation Technologies. Currently he is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) at the Swansea University (Prifysgol Cymru Abertawe), Wales in the Department of Computer Science (Adran Gwyddor Cyfrifiadur).

    Useful Link(s):

  • The PhD in Visualization Starter Kit (PVST)
  • Getting from Cardiff Airport to Swansea
  • Handy links to the local Swansea Weather forecast: Google, BBC, weather.com
  • Find a PhD.com
  • Trams for Swansea-support the cause.
  • Swansea University Computer Science Mailing Lists
  • The truth about grit.
  • Why email is bad.

  • This page is maintained by Robert S. Laramee.
    In case of comments, questions, suggestions, or collaboration ideas, please sent email to: r.s.laramee "at" swansea.ac.uk.

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