Graphics and Human-Computer Interaction (GHCI)

Overview

The Computer Graphics Group is a research group within the EECS Department in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. Our research includes scientific visualization, physically-based rendering, animation, computer-aided geometric design, rapid prototyping, computer aided cornea modeling and visualization, medical imaging, tele-immersive environments for georgaphically distributed collaboration, and virtual environments for surgical simulation.

The Human-Computer Interaction Group studies interaction in future computing environments including the office, home, mobile and medical. Emphasis on context-aware systems, perceptual interfaces (like computer vision and speech), visualization and learning technologies. The group works in several spaces: the BID lab. This 4000-sq ft lab is design to foster collaboration, and houses about 25 students from CS, ME, BioE and Art practice.The Tele-immersive lab has about 10 students and postdocs from EECS ,Humanities and Dance department and has extensive collaboration with faculty from Uiniversity of Illinois in Urbana -Champaign.

Topics

• Computer Aided Design and Modeling:

  Computer aided geometric design. Splines and subdivision. Surface optimization. Texture synthesis. Sound synthesis. Rapid prototyping.

• Rendering:

  Image based rendering. Vision realistic rendering. Computational photography and video.

• Visualization:

  Scientific and information visualization. Virtual environments, tele-immersive environments

• Animation:

  Motion capture analysis and synthesis. Physically based simulation. Video games.
  B-CAM Pages

• Context-aware computing:

  Activity analysis, Smart Spaces, Location-aware systems, Privacy technologies.

• Perceptual Interfaces:

  Vision-based interfaces, speech and discourse interfaces.

• Collaboration and Learning:

  Pattern-based authoring tools, ESL (English as a second language) learning, group collaboration technologies,including geographically distributed tele-immersive collaboration.

• Optometry and Human Vision Simulation:

  Computer aided cornea modeling and visualization, medical imaging, virtual environments for surgical simulation, vision realistic rendering

• Art

  Abstract sculpture, art & mathematics

Research Centers

• Berkeley Center for New Media (BCNM)
• Berkeley Institute of Design (BID)
• Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)
• The Berkeley Automation Sciences Lab

Faculty

• Maneesh Agrawala
• Ruzena Bajcsy
• Brian A. Barsky
• John F. Canny
• Dan Garcia
• Ken Goldberg
• Susan L. Graham
• Jitendra Malik
• James O'Brien
• Carlo H. Séquin (coordinator)
• Jonathan Shewchuk

Related Courses

• CS 39J. The Art and Science of Photography: Drawing with Light
• CS 98/198. UC Berkeley Undergraduate Graphics Group (UCBUGG)
• CS 184. Foundations of Computer Graphics
• CS 260. User Interfaces to Computer Systems
• CS 284. Computer-Aided Geometric Design and Modeling
• CS 285. Solid Free-form Modeling and Fabrication
• CS 294. The Art of Animation
• CNM 190. Advanced Digital Animation