3D Virtual Simulation Gets to the ‘Heart’ of Irregular Heartbeats
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Researchers have successfully performed 3D personalized virtual simulations of the heart A 3-D virtual heart. Credit: Johns Hopkins University
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Contributions to Computer Graphics
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By Paul Gabrielsen, science writer, University of Utah Communications On Monday, August 13, the computer graphics world honored 52 people as inaugural members of the SIGGRAPH Academy. Each played a role in bringing graphics from their beginnings as arrangements of glowing lines to the immersive 3D worlds that moviemakers, game designers and others build today. […]
Read MoreInterim Director Named for SCI Institute
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The University of Utah has announced that Christopher Johnson, Ph.D., will be stepping down from his role as director of the university’s Scientific Computing and Imaging (SCI) Institute. Johnson, a pioneer in the fields of visualization, scientific computing, and image analysis, will remain on the U’s faculty as a distinguished professor of computer science and […]
Read MoreWilson Good Wins Best Poster at ISCE
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Congratulations to Wilson Good for winning best poster at ISCE 2018 in Park City, Utah. The International Society for Computerized Electrocardiology was founded in 1984 and is devoted to the advancement of electrocardiology through the application of computer methods. ISCE aims to connect academia, industry, and users through our annual conference and online forums ISCE […]
Read MoreShana Black and Kara Johnson receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
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Congratulations to Shana Black and Kara Johnson who both received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, […]
Read MoreJeff Weiss Elected ASME Fellow
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Congratulations to Jeff Weiss who was elected a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. The ASME Committee of Past Presidents confers the Fellow grade of membership on worthy candidates to recognize their outstanding engineering achievements. Nominated by ASME Members and Fellows, an ASME Member has to have 10 or more years of active […]
Read MoreAt the Hayden Planetarium, a Joyride Across the Cosmos
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By JOHN SCHWARTZ MARCH 9, 2018 Story appears at the New York Times Carter Emmart used to want to go to space. Now he does, all the time — but virtually. And he likes to share. On a recent afternoon, he took a visitor at the Hayden Planetarium, where he works, on a kind of […]
Read MoreMachine learning could improve how doctors diagnose heart attacks
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Wilson Good, Brian Zenger Article originally appears in Venturebeat You’re working in your house, going about your normal routine when suddenly the pain hits. Your chest starts to throb and your left arm begins to ache. Without hesitation, you rush to the hospital, dreading your worst fear has become a reality — you are having […]
Read MoreIvan Sutherland Honored
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Ivan Sutherland, a University of Utah computer science luminary who taught the likes of Ed Catmull, Alan Kay and was co-founder of the computer graphics firm, Evans & Sutherland, was honored with the Washington Award from the Western Society of Engineers. The award was handed out Feb. 23 during National Engineers Week at the 2018 […]
Read MoreAlex Lex Receives NSF Career Award
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Congratulations to Alex Lex, who has officially received an NSF CAREER Award. Enabling Reproducibility of Interactive Visual Data Analysis Reproducibility and justifiability are widely recognized as critical aspects of data-driven decision making in fields as varied as scientific research, business, healthcare, or intelligence analysis. This project is concerned with enabling reproducibility and justifiability of decisions […]
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