Research Groups at the Department of Simulation and Graphics

	Computational Geometry, Head: Prof. Stefan Schirra
	Computational geometry is concerned with the design and analysis of efficient algorithms for combinatorial geometric problems. The research group investigates geometric problems from different application areas, with an emphasis on both theoretical and implementation aspects.
	Computer Games, Head: Prof. Maic Masuch
	Computer Games are becoming more and more a significant part of our everyday life. The research interests of our group lie in techniques and applications of current and future computer games. We not only cover technical aspects of games but also the process of designing games as well as the social implications of games. We focus on authoring interactive 3D worlds and innovative user interfaces for computer games.
	Computer Graphics and Interactive Systems, Head: Prof. Thomas Strothotte
	We are concerned with representations of geometry and their visualization as images. Particular attention is payed to the integration of images and text to make presentations more interactive. Such an integration is enhanced through non-photorealistic rendering, for which methods and tools are under development.
	Continuous Simulation, Head: HS-Doz. Rüdiger Hohmann
	The Continuous simulation deals with the dynamics of systems which are describable by algebro-differential equations. The research group theoretically investigates methods, models, and simulation techniques and works on their implementation and application in different fields, such as physics, technology, and environment.
	Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, Head: Prof. Klaus Tönnies
	Computer-assisted interpretation of digital images is a necessary prerequiste for analysing the ever-growing part of information that is coded by images. Our group works on models and analysis techniques for extracting information from images. Model-based image analyses techniques are applied within a number of application projects and capabilities for generalising the underlying models are investigated.
	Simulation and Modeling, Head: Prof. Graham Horton
	Visualization, Head: Prof. Bernhard Preim
	Visualization deals with effective mappings of (abstract) data to graphics primitives which can be displayed by means of rendering techniques. This mapping process has to consider the human visual perception as well the peculiarities of the application domain at hand. Visualization problems are often solved by visualization pipelines - a sequence of image analysis and computer graphics methods to extract information from data. The teaching activities cover general aspects of data structures and algorithms for visualization as well as human-computer interaction. The research activities are focused on medical visualization with its application in medical diagnosis, education and therapy planning.