GraphiCon 1998 Proceedings

Opening reports

• Invited report: New Advances in Neuro-Biological Simulation of the Visual Cortex for Real World Computing, 3D Image Analysis and 3D Object Digitization
  Pascal Leray (Паскаль Лерей)
  Examples
• STAR Report: Cognitive Modeling for Computer Games and Animation
  John Funge (Джон Фанж)
• STAR Report: Using An Image Preliminary Segmentation For Adaptive Subpixel Correlation
  Sergey Zheltov, Alexander V. Sibiryakov
  Presentation
• STAR Report: Advanced techniques of functionally based shape modeling with applications in computer art
  Alexander Pasko (Александр Пасько), Vladimir Savchenko (Владимир Савченко), A. Sourin (А. Сурин)

Visualization

• Visualization of Free Convection Flowsin Cavity
  Alexey Gudzovsky, Stanislav Klimenko
• Methods of 3D Data Visualization on Cartesian Locally Refined Grids
  Alexander Dyadkin, Alexey Gudzovsky
• Visual analyzing fluid flows by FlowVision
  Andrey Aksenov, Alexander Dyadkin, Alexander Selvachov, V. Pokhilko, Stanislav Klimenko
• Visualization of 3D vector fields by animation
  Alexander Selvachov, Andrey Aksenov, Stanislav Klimenko
• Animation of magnetic reconnection in two-dimensional configurations
  S.V.Bulanov, E. Echkina, I.N.Inovenkov, Alexey Leonenko
  Video
• Visualization of 2D and 3D vector fields
  E.Echkina, I.N. Inovenkov, O.A. Pavlova
• Image Processing in CFD
  S.B. Bazarov
• Hierarchical Discrete Ray Tracing in Octrees
  Michael Tsygankov
  Presentation
• Visualizing Numerical Flow Simulations of Karst Aquifers
  Herve Sanglard, Michael Hauns
  Presentation
• Visualizing of relativistic string dynamics
  V.V. Burkin, Stanislav Klimenko, I.N. Nikitin
• Interactive isosurface visualization for dynamically changing scalar fields
  M. Kazakov

Image Processing & Computational Geometry

• Smooth Picture Transformation
  D.V.Tyukavkin, N.D.Beklemishev
  Presentation
• An Efficient Algorithm for Extraction of Raster Image Skeleton
  Denis Ivanov, Eugene Kuzmin
  Presentation
• The Continuous Skeleton of The Digital Binary Image
  Leonid Mestetskiy
  Presentation
• Concerning on the convex hull of 2D set of points
  Mircea Popovici Jr.
  Presentation

Geographic Information Systems

• Intranet design: regional integrated information system for aerospace imagery processing
  A.A. Buchnev, P.A. Kalantaev, V.P. Pyatkin
• Calibration of ordinary scanners with the set of standard grids for input of cartographical images
  K.S. Alsynbaev, S.G. Erofeev, P.A. Kim
• The Graphic-Information System "The Monument of History and Culture"
  Esaulov G.V., Ievleva O.T., Tkachenko I.G.

Virtual Environments

• STAR Report: Virtual Reality In Spherical Perspective
  A. M. Kovalev
• STAR Report: NeuroAnimator: Fast Neural Network Emulation and Control of Physics-based Models
  Radek Grzeszczuk
  Presentation
• Using Guiding Lines for Increasing the Effectiveness of Images
  Pierre Dragicevic, Christian Colin
  Presentation
• An Efficient Object-Oriented Authoring and Presentation System for Virtual Environments
  Wolfgang Mueller, Ralf Doerner, Volker Luckas, Arno Schaefer
  Presentation
• Synthesis of Virtual Environment with object-space recursive subdivision
  Serguey Vyatkin, Boris Dolgovesov, Serguey Chizhik
• Functional Space: An Approach to Build Usable Virtual Worlds from CAD MegaModels
  Yann Argotti, Jean Louis Pajon
• An Experimental Environment for Construction of Virtual Terrains
  Ioan Mircea Popovici, Mircea Popovici Jr.
  Presentation
• Non Contact 3D Model Reconstruction Using Coded Targets
  Vladimir A. Knyaz, Alexandr V.Sibiryakov
• Logical Synthesis of Reconstruction Using Coded Targets
  V.N. Kuchuganov, M.M. Semakin, D.S. Shubin

Rendering

• The Comparison of Illumination Maps Technique in Computer Graphics Software
  Edward Kopylov, Andrei Khodulev, Vladimir Volevich
  Presentation
• A Simplified Model for Light Interaction with Plant Tissue
  Gladimir Baranoski, Jon Rokne
• Device-Independent Rendering in Display Color Space
  Konstantin Kolchin, Andrei Khodulev
  Presentation
• A New Hemisphere Subdivision Technique for Computing Radiosity
  Vincent Jolivet, Dimitri Plemenos
• Creating Aggregate Scenes Using Portals
  Alexey Boreskoff

Geometric Modeling

• Implementation of Set Operations on Plane
  Victor A.Debelov, Aleksandr M. Matsokin
• Modeling and unfolding 3D-surface
  V.D. Frolovsky, D.V. Frolovsky
• Construction of Evolvent at Designing of Clothes
  V.V. Naikhanov, S.P. Pavlova
• Requirements to the Scene Data Base
  Andrei Khodulev, Edward Kopylov, Dmitry Zhdanov
  Presentation
• B-spline Curve Fitting: Application to Cartographic Generalization of Maritime Lines
  Eric Saux
• Computer Presentation of Four-Dimentional Spaces
  P.S. Pankov, B.J. Bayachorova, A.V. Terehin

Image & Data Compression

• The hybrid method of a fractal image compression and vector quantization for the small sizes of the blocks construction
  D.S. Vatolin
  Presentation
• Improved Algorithm of Image Compression Based on IFS
  V. Grebenik
  Presentation
• Program System for Numerical Experiments with Images based on Wavelets
  Maria Kislitsina, Mikhail Kumskov
• Compression of line-drawing images using vectorizing and feature-based filtering
  Pasi Franti, Eugene I. Ageenko, Alexander Kolesnikov, Igor O. Chalenko
• Estimating Criteria for Fitting B-spline Curves: Application to Data Compression
  Eric Saux, Marc Daniel
  Presentation

Image Classification & Understanding

• PRISM - Generator of Image Understanding Systems
  I.V. Gribkov, A.V. Zakharov, A.V. Koganov, P.P. Koltsov, N.V. Kotovich, A.A. Kravchenko, A.S. Koutsaev, V.K. Nikolaev
• Fast and space efficient PNN algorithm with delayed distance calculations
  Timo Kaukoranta, Pasi Franti, Olli Nevalainen
• Digital Library "Russian Film Chronicle"
  Yuri Bukhshtab, Natalia Evteeva
• Spatial Images Reconstruction in Systems of Computer Vision Special Facilities Simulation
  B.I. Levin, V.G. Li, A.M. Pedoshenko, V.G. Shapoval, A. N. Sidorov
• The Device for Digital Processing of Radar Station Signals
  A.A. Buchnev, V.G. Sizyh
• Visualization of Five-component Systems On The Pentatop's Projectons
  V.I. Lutsyk, V.P. Vorob'eva, A.E. Zelenaya

Program Visualization

• Visor++: A Visualisation Tool for Concurrent Object-Oriented Programs
  Michael J. Oudshoorn, Hendra Widjaja
• TOPAS: a Web-based Tools for Visualization of Mapping Algoritms
  O.G. Monakhov, O.J. Chunikhin, E.B Grosbien

Educator Program

• Key Note : Professional Societies and Education
  Steve Cunningham
• Introductory Course on Computer Graphics
  Eugeny Shikin
• The Design of Web-Based Hypermedia Courseware in Higher Education
  Elisabeth Georgiadou, Nick Higgett
• Computer aided training technologies in engineering education
  V. Gornev
• Some Aspects of Virtual Training Classes Based on Web Technologies Development
  Metechko V.I., Chernyshev Yu.A., Fadeev A.M.
• An Evolving Approach to Computer Graphics Courses in Computer Science
  Steve Cunningham
• Bacis Project as a Form of Initial Computer Graphics Training
  Sergey Gusev, Serguey Upolnikov
• Computer Graphics. Introductory Course
  Eugeny Shikin
• The organization of graphical science training for multi-level educational system
  V.I. Dergounov, V.S. Polosov, S.I. Rotkov

Courses / Tutorials

• Structured Methods in Physical Modeling for Games
  Alexander Reshetov and Michael Shantz
  Example
• Introduction into Wavelet Analisys and it's Application
  Leonid Levkovich-Maslyuk, Anton Pereberin
• Introduction to VRML97
  Colette Elcacho and Ralf Doerner
  Exercise
• Navigation of Intellegent Agents in VR Systems and Games
  Sergey Zhukov, Andre Iones, Grigorij Kronin
• Realistic Lightening in real-time Applications (LightMaps)
  Sergey Zhukov, Andre Iones, Grigorij Kronin
• Java-technology
  Ruslan L. Smelyanski, Andrei Sannikov
• Cortical Transform and Related Issues. Framework Schemes for Real World Computing, 3D Automatic digitizing from Pictures, Mesh and Texture Simplification and Fast 3D rendering

Demo programs

• The Continuous Skeleton of The Digital Binary Image
  Leonid Mestetskiy

Students projects on Computer Graphics course

• Alexander Zhirkov
  (dithering, wavelets, polygon clipping)
• Vlad Suglobov
  (mathematical morphology)
• Andrey Gromov
  (polygon clipping)
• Vadim_Kumerov
  (mathematical morphology)

Students projects on Computer Graphics - II course

• Eugene Moiseenko
  (splines)
• Sergey Titov
  (splines)
• Pavel Kalyujny
  (splines & VRML)
• Andrew Zudin
  (splines)