EXPLORATION OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VISIBILITY

PhD Thesis Proposal Defence


Title: "EXPLORATION OF SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VISIBILITY"

by

Mr. Ge CHEN


Abstract:

Human world is wonderful with the ability to visually perceive the environment. 
The beauty of what we see augments with the increasing dimension in visibility. 
In a single timeframe, opaque materials offer the outermost layer of the 
objects, yet translucency materials additionally show inner structures and thus 
contribute more to the information carried. Besides the innate translucent 
property of the objects, we can also explore the possibility of presenting 
different time temporal within one single time frame.

For this thesis, we focus on the multiple visibility techniques in both spatial 
and temporal dimension.

Spatial visibility, or in more specific area of visibility ordering, will 
propose a novel schema for real-time rendering of static 3D models 
front-to-back or back-to-front related to any viewpoint. We conclude by 
demonstrating the real-time rendering of order-independent transparency 
effects.

Temporal visibility will propose a new way - as named Replates, to experience 
replays of video clips, especially for sporting events. In the same time frame, 
we are able to combine the different time snapshots into a single view frame, 
meanwhile maximally reserve the temporal continuity and emphasis on the major 
events.


Date:			Monday, 19 December 2016

Time:                  	3:00pm - 5:00pm

Venue:                  Room 5508
                         (lifts 25/26)

Committee Members:	Dr. Pedro Sander (Supervisor)
  			Prof. Chiew-Lan Tai (Chairperson)
 			Prof. Huamin Qu
  			Prof. Long Quan


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