Graphics & User Interfaces

Discrete elastic rods, used for hair simulation here, are also being used to predict the coiling of undersea communication cables.

Method reduces VR sickness by subtly altering user’s field of view in response to “motion”

The research, done by Steven K. Feiner and Ajoy Fernandes, has application for consumer head-worn VR displays.

Changxi Zheng part of team creating a cheap way to boost and secure Wi-Fi networks

Researchers create an algorithm that computes a reflector shape to boost signals for desired indoor areas while weakening them elsewhere. The reflector can be 3D-printed for $35. Limiting signal coverage also helps prevent nearby cyberattacks.

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Graphics and user interface research includes animation, geometry processing, computational photography, augmented reality & virtual environments, rendering, human-computer interaction, acquisition of geometry and material properties, 3D user interfaces, computational mechanics, knowledge-based design of graphics and multimedia, mobile and wearable computing, computer games, information visualization, video and image processing, shape modeling.