Helwig Hauser et al., fall semester (in English), 10 ECTS. 

This course (INF252) is an introduction to the field of visualization.  It is the central course for the UiB Master study programme in informatics with focus on visualization (MAMN-INFVI). 

Introduction

Visualization ...

... is the use of computer graphics (as well as of other necessary informatics technology) to provide insight in usually large and complex datasets. 

Application domains of visualization ...

... are medical diagnosis & treatment planning, ground exploration (to evaluate oil&gas reservoirs), weather forecast presentation, and many more. 

Visualization technology ...

... comprises volume rendering (for 3D visualization), texture advection (for flow visualization), linking&brushing (for interactive visual analysis), and much more. 

Examples of visualization ...

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... are  (a) 3D visualization for planning the resection of a tumor from the liver,  (b) the interactive visual analysis of large & time-dependent 3D CFD simulation data (computational fluid dynamics),  and (c) the joint visualization of thousands of filled questionaires from CRM (customer relationship management). 

Objective(s)

The course aims at teaching a basic understanding of visualisation.  After (successfully) finishing INF252, students know what visualization is, what visualization is good for, and how visualization is done.

Structure of course INF252

INF252 on visualization is composed of three main parts. 

Students attend a lecture of two hours per week. 

  schedule & room info. is provided during semester via the Mi Side portal for INF252.

Note:  attendance is very much recommended!!  It is difficult to successfully pass the exam otherwise. 

Additionally, there is a papers hour (one hour per week) in which selected papers are discussed. 

  reading assignments (RA) are provided during the semester via the Mi Side portal for INF252.

Students read the RA until the day before the papers hour and hand in a short review via eMail. 

Lecture and papers hour are accompanied by work on course assignments (account for ca. half of the course). 

  course assignments are provided at particular dates during the semester.

Material(s)

There is no special book which accompanies the course, related material can be found in articles (mostly) as well as in selected books. 

  related material is provided during the semester.

Note:  Due to the lack of an accompanying text book, it is very much recommended to attend the lectures. 

Teacher(s) & Contact

Helwig Hauser: responsible teacher & lecturer - contact Helwig Hauser (via Helwig.HauserUiB.no) if you have any question concerning the course in general or with respect to the lectures / papers hour in particular. 

Ivan Viola: lab coordination - contact Ivan Viola (via Ivan.ViolaUiB.no) if you have a question with respect to the course assignments. 

Ida Holen: course administration - contact Ida Holen (via Ida.HolenUiB.no) with respect to administrative questions. 

Semester(s)

Course INF252 on visualization is taught in fall. 
Note that previously, i.e., before fall 2007, this course had the number INF212 and that it was taught in spring. 

Per-semester information for INF252 is available for:

  fall semester 2007 (upcoming!)

  spring semester 2006 (old, from INF212... )

Language

INF252 on visualization is given in English language. 

Prerequisites

Two years of basics in informatics (e.g., from a Bachelor study programme in informatics), esp. in programming, are required. 

It is recommended that students finish a course on computer graphics (e.g., UiB course INF251) before INF252. 

MAMN-INFVI Context

INF252 on visualization is the central course of the UiB Master study programme in informatics with focus on visualization (MAMN-INFVI).  It should be taken in the first semester of these Master studies. 

INF252 is an important basis for most other parts of these Master studies on visualization (such as course ''special topics in visualization'', the project in visualization, and the Master thesis project). 

Embedding of INF252 in MAMN-INFVI: 

Evaluation

The evaluation of INF252 on visualization is a combination of

  performance during a written exam,

  results from course assignments, and

  participation, esp. also during the papers hour. 

To successfully finish INF252, students have to pass the exam (a).  They also have to deliver sufficient results from the assignments (b).  The participation in the course (c), esp. in the papers hour, also counts into the evaluation. 

Credits

Students get 10 ECTS (when successfully finishing, of course).

Link(s)

Related web pages are:

  INF252 at the UiB student portal (in norsk)