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             UCSD Extension -- One Day Seminar

                   Volume Visualization:

   Creating Images from Three-dimensional Scientific Data

                      January 29, 1993
            University of California, San Diego



This course will focus primarily  on  volume  visualization,
the imaging of three-dimensional data sets, a powerful tech-
nique for gaining insight into both  acquired  and  computed
scientific  data.   The technique has become very popular in
such fields as  medicine,  physics,  mathematics,  molecular
science,  and geoscience, and is indispensable for analyzing
computational results. The seminar begins with an  introduc-
tion  to  volume visualization, followed by in-depth discus-
sion of  foundation  algorithms  and  fundamental  concepts.
Students  progress  to  a  rigorous introduction to advanced
algorithms and optimizations. The course approaches the sub-
ject  from  a  data-domain  standpoint  so that students can
immediately apply learned techniques to their own data.

Students also discuss examples, applications, commercial and
public  domain  software,  volume visualization futures, and
pointers to further information.  On-line demonstrations and
hands-on  training  is  also included.  Previous exposure to
computer graphics techniques is  useful  but  not  required.
Note: No visitors permitted.

T. Todd Elvins is an associate staff visualization  program-
mer  at  the  San  Diego  Supercomputer  Center, one of four
National Science Foundation  supercomputer  centers  in  the
U.S.   He  works  with  software engineers and animators who
research new  computer  graphics  techniques  and  has  been
involved  in  the  design  and  implementation  of  the SDSC
Advanced Scientific  Visualization  Laboratory.   Previously
Elvins worked at Culler Scientific Systems in Santa Barbara,
where he developed system software for  a  minisupercomputer
project.   Mr.  Elvins has published numerous papers and has
spoken in many courses on the subject of scientific visuali-
zation.   He  has  taught several tutorials on visualization
for Eurographics  in  the  United  Kingdom,  and  has  given
invited  visualization  talks  in Russia, Brazil, Venezuela,
and Austria. Elvins chaired the 1990 ACM San Diego  Workshop
on  Volume  Visualization.   He can be reached at (619) 534-
5128 to answer questions about the course.

General Interest: Course No. 825.71, Index No.  45047X  (not
for  credit)  Friday 8am - 5pm.  1 meeting.  January 29. San
Diego Supercomputer Center Auditorium, 10100 John  Jay  Hop-
kins Dr. UCSD. (jcp/pd) Fee: $195.  No refunds after January
27.

UCSD Extension
(619) 534-0406 (24 hour information)