Our Research covers a broad spectrum of visual computing related to modeling, construction, representation, visualization and interaction techniques for multiscale dynamic molecular models of biological organisms and biotechnological structures. Our Technology will ultimately enable visual exploration and communication of virtual 3D representations of life forms integrating the most up-to-date knowledge from biological research.

Recent Publications

2021

Data-driven Colormap Adjustment for Exploring Spatial Variations in Scalar Fields

A colormap adjustment as an objective function, composed of a boundary term and a fidelity term, which is flexible enough to support interactive functionalities.

Multiscale Unfolding: Illustratively Visualizing the Whole Genome at a Glance

Multiscale Unfolding, an interactive technique for illustratively visualizing multiple hierarchical scales of DNA in a single view, showing the genome at different scales and demonstrating how one scale spatially folds into the next.

2020

Multi-level Area Balancing of Clustered Graphs

We present a multi-level area balancing technique for laying out clustered graphs to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the complex relationships...

Modeling in the Time of COVID-19: Statistical and Rule-based Mesoscale Models

We present a new technique for the rapid modeling and construction of scientifically accurate mesoscale biological models...

Adenita: interactive 3D modelling and visualization of DNA nanostructures

The increasing complexity of novel applications requires significant computational support for the design, modelling and analysis of DNA nanostructures...

Homomorphic-Encrypted Volume Rendering

Some rendering tasks require the highest level of confidentiality so that no other party, besides the owner, can read or see the sensitive data...

Visual Abstraction

I. Viola, M. Chen, T. Isenberg

The concept of abstraction as it is used in visualization and put it on a solid formal footing ...

HyperLabels: Browsing of Dense and Hierarchical Molecular 3D Models

D. Kouril, T. Isenberg, B. Kozlikova, M. Meyer, M.E. Gröller, I. Viola
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2019

Multi-Scale Procedural Animations of Microtubule Dynamics Based on Measured Data

T. Klein, I. Viola, M.E. Gröller, P. Mindek
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

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Scale Trotter: Illustrative Visual Travels across Negative Scales

S. Halladjian, H. Miao, D. Kouril, M.E. Gröller, I. Viola, T. Isenberg
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

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Metabopolis: Scalable Network Layout for Biological Pathway Diagrams in Urban Map Style

H.Y. Wu, M. Nöllenburg, F.L. Sousa, I. Viola
BMC Bioinformatics 20 (1), 187

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Data-Driven Colormap Optimization for 2D Scalar Field Visualization

Q. Zeng, Y. Wang, J. Zhang, W. Zhang, C. Tu, I. Viola, Y. Wang
2019 IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS), 266-270

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Parallel Generation and Visualization of Bacterial Genome Structures

T. Klein, P. Mindek, L. Autin, D.S. Goodsell, A.J. Olson, E.M. Gröller, I. Viola
Computer Graphics Forum 38 (7), 57-68

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Multiscale Molecular Visualization

H. Miao, T. Klein, D. Kouřil, P. Mindek, K. Schatz, M.E. Gröller, B. Kozlíková, T. Isenberg, I. Viola
Journal of molecular biology 431 (6), 1049-1070

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Cuttlefish: Color Mapping for Dynamic Multi‐Scale Visualizations

N. Waldin, M. Waldner, M. Le Muzic, E. Gröller, D.S. Goodsell, L. Autin, A.J. Olson, I. Viola
Computer Graphics Forum

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