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Author:

Modi, Anirudh

Title:

Real-Time Visualization of Aerospace Simulations using Comptutational Steering and Beowulf Clusters

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

real-time systems
parallel simulations
visualization
computational steering
cfd
virtual reality

File:

Download phdthesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark David Maughmer, Committee Member
Rajeev Sharma, Committee Member
Paul E Plassmann, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Lyle Norman Long, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Padma Raghavan, Committee Member

Author:

Balakrishnan, Bimal

Title:

EVALUATING IMPACT OF NAVIGABILITY AFFORDANCES AND NARRATIVE TRANSPORTATION ON SPATIAL PRESENCE

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

virtual reality
narratives
navigability
spatial presence
HCI
affordances

File:

Download Balakrishnan_eTD_2008.pdf

Committee Members:

S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Loukas N Kalisperis, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member

Author:

Rai, Lav

Title:

FUSION AND REGISTRATION OF 3D MEDICAL IMAGE DATA AND ENDOSCOPIC VIDEO

Graduate Program:

Computer Science and Engineering

Keywords:

CT video registration
virtual endoscopy
image-guided surgery
lung cancer
bronchoscopy
calibration
transfer function
vignetting
light source
virtual reality
texture mapping

File:

Download PhDThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

William Evan Higgins, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Raj Acharya, Committee Member
Robert T Collins, Committee Member
H J Sommer Iii, Committee Member

Author:

Mahoney, Joseph Michael

Title:

Inter-trial Dynamics in Goal-oriented Tasks with Asymmetric Error and Reduced Precision

Graduate Program:

Engineering Science and Mechanics

Keywords:

human movement
goal equivalent manifold
virtual reality
shuffleboard
skilled tasks
task manifold
GEM
UCM
dynamics

File:

Download jmahoney_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Joseph Paul Cusumano, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Joseph Paul Cusumano, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gary L Gray, Committee Member
Corina Stefania Drapaca, Committee Member
Stephen Jacob Piazza, Committee Member
Xuemei Huang, Committee Member

Author:

Dow, Nicholas William

Title:

A baseline experiment and initial investigation of the effects of virtual immersion on vehicle passenger risk perception

Graduate Program:

Mechanical Engineering

Keywords:

virtual reality
perception of risk
autonomous vehicles
driving simulator

File:

Download 071218_Dow_MastersThesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Simpson, Mark

Title:

Scale and Space: Representations in Immersive Virtual Reality

Graduate Program:

Geography

Keywords:

virtual reality
spatial cognition
visualization
immersive
geography

File:

Download Simpson_Dissertation_Final_Submission.pdf

Committee Members:

Alexander Klippel, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alexander Klippel, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Roger Michael Downs, Committee Member
Alan M Mac Eachren, Committee Member
Klaus Keller, Outside Member
Cynthia Ann Brewer, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Yadav, Pranjali

Title:

DATA VIZUALIZATION WITH VIRTUAL REALITY

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

virtual reality
data visualization
analytics

File:

Download PranjaliYadav_thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Robert Carl Voigt, Program Head/Chair
Soundar Kumara, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ling Rothrock, Committee Member

Author:

Huang, Jiawei

Title:

The Effects of Visual Realism on Cognitive Constructs, Spatial Memory and Learning in Virtual Reality

Graduate Program:

Geography (PHD)

Keywords:

virtual reality
human computer interaction
spatial cognition
3d visualization
visual realism
visual fidelity
virtual geographic environments
presence
ivr
virtual environment

File:

Download Huang_dissertation_final5.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan MacEachren, Major & Minor Field Member
Alexander Klippel, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Cynthia Brewer, Program Head/Chair
John Messner, Outside Unit & Field Member
Roger Downs, Major Field Member

Author:

Sheeran, Brett

Title:

Robot Guided Emergency Evacuation from a Simulated Space Station

Graduate Program:

Aerospace Engineering (MS)

Keywords:

Evacuation robot
virtual reality
international space station
human robot interaction
active shooter
evacuation
fire
presence
cybershoes
emergy

File:

Download Brett_Sheeran_Masters_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Amy Pritchett, Program Head/Chair
Alan Richard Wagner, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Richard Wagner, Committee Member
Puneet Singla, Committee Member

Author:

Gonzalez-Vargas, Jessica

Title:

Validating the Utility of Online Learning and Non-Immersive Virtual Reality on Central Venous Catheterization Education

Graduate Program:

Industrial Engineering (PHD)

Keywords:

medical education
central venous catheterization
online training
virtual reality
surgical education
complications
medical training
non-immersive virtual reality

File:

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Committee Members:

Steven Landry, Program Head/Chair
Paul Griffin, Major Field Member
Jason Moore, Outside Unit & Field Member
Scarlett Miller, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Hui Yang, Major Field Member
Elizabeth Sinz, Special Member