Board of Trustees

Kevin PontoMarch 5th 2010

About Myself University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000-2004

B.S. in Computer Engineering Specialized in Computational Hardware

About Myself University of California, Irvine, 2004-2006

M.S. in Arts Computation Engineering Mixed Reality

Two Publications in Journal of Virtual Reality Exhibited projects in The Beall Center for Art and Technology

Collaborated with artists Adobe Emerging Artist Award, Prix Ars Electronica Hybrid Art

Award

About Myself University of California, San Diego, 2007-Present

C. Ph. in Computer Science Engineering (2009)

Visual Analytics Visual Analytics

“Science of analytical reasoning facilitated by interactive visual interfaces.” (Thomas:2005)

Synergy between human and machine analysis Synthesize information to detect important features in

massive datasets “Detect the expected and discover the unexpected”

(Thomas:2005) Presenting data in a way such that the human

mind is able to efficiently process

Research Objective Build a human centric approach for visual analytics of

large scale multi-dimensional data sets Develop visceral interfaces for interacting with these

data sets in new and intuitive ways Promote collaborative workspaces for a synergistic

research environment

Hypothesis By combining large scale data visualization with natural

interfaces, researchers will be able to expedite scientific analysis.

Vision

Multiple Disciplines

Artists Art Historians Geoscientists Multimedia Experts Biologists Astrophysicists

CISA3

Cultural Heritage Florence, Italy

May 2008 Scanning of

Palazzo Mediciand Palazzo Vecchio

Interfaces andVisualization

Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology

Wipe-Off: an intuitive interface for exploringultra-large multi-variate data sets

Ponto, K. Seracini, M. Kuester, F. Computer Graphics Forum. In Press

Giga-Stack: A Method for Visualizing Giga-pixel Layered Imagery on Massively Tiled Displays

Ponto, K. Doerr, K. Kuester, F. Future Generation Computer Systems. In Press.

DIGI-Vis: Distributed Interactive Geospatial Information Visualization

Ponto, K. Kuester, F. IEEE Aerospace Conference. (2010)

VideoBlaster: a distributed, low-network bandwidth method for multimedia playback on tiled display systems

Ponto, K. Wypych, T. Doerr, K. Yamaoka, S. Kimball, J. Kuester, F. ISM09. In Press.

CineBlaster

Incision: A natural system for localized manipulation of volumetric data sets

Ponto, K. Kuester, F. Submitted for Publication

Thank you!