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Dr. Tobias Schreck
Interactive Graphics Systems Group
Technische Universitaet Darmstadt
Fraunhoferstrasse 5, D-64283 Darmstadt, Germany
Room 125, Fon +49-6151-155 125, Fax +49-6151-155 669
tschreck\a.t\gris.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de

[Teaching and Hiwi/Project/Thesis opportunities]

TU Darmstadt, Sommersemester 2008

Seminar on Information Visualization and Visual Analytics, together with Dr. Jörn Kohlhammer.

TU Darmstadt, Wintersemester 2007 / 2008

Lecture on Information Visualization and Visual Analytics, together with Dr. Jörn Kohlhammer.
You may find some interesting ideas for a Praktikum or a Bachelor's/Master's/Diploma thesis here. We permanently offer thesis opportunities in the areas of Information Visualization/Visual Analytics and 3D Model Retrieval.

Previous semesters at U Konstanz

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[Program Committee Memberships]

24th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing 2009, Multimedia and Visualization Track.
5th IEEE International Conference on Soft Computing as Transdisciplinary Science and Technology (CSTST 2008), Student Workshop.

[Publications]

2008

B. Bustos, T. Schreck: Feature-Based 3D Object Retrieval. Encyclopedia of Database Systems, Editors-in- chief: Liu, Ling; Özsu, M. Tamer, Springer, to appear 2008 (print and online). [please see here for additional information]
T. Schreck, D. Fellner, D. Keim: Towards Automatic Feature Vector Optimization for Multimedia Applications, ACM SAC - 23rd ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Multimedia and Visualization track, 2008.
T. Schreck, J. Schneidewind, D. Keim: An Image-Based Approach to Visual Feature Space Analysis. 16. Int. Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG'2008).
T. Schreck, M. Schuessler, F. Zeilfelder, K. Worm: Butterfly Plots for Visual Analysis of Large Point Cloud Data. 16. Int. Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision (WSCG'2008).
T. Kalbe, T. Tekusova, T. Schreck, F. Zeilfelder: GPU-Accelerated 2D Point Cloud Visualization using Smooth Splines for Visual Analytics Applications. Spring Conference on Computer Graphics (SCCG 2008), Comenius University, Bratislava.
T. Tekusova, T. Schreck, J. Behr, J. Kohlhammer, D. Stricker: The IGD-HEyeWall for Visual Analytics - Concepts and Applications. International Workshop on Giga-Pixel Displays & Visual Analytics (GIANT 2008), 02.-03. April 2008, University of Leeds. Lab overview paper.
T. Tekusova, T. Schreck: Visualizing Time- Dependent Data in Multivariate Hierarchic Plots - Design and Evaluation of an Economic Application. 12th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV08). [Talk] [Video].
T. Schreck, J. Bernard, T. Tekusova, J. Kohlhammer: Visual Cluster Analysis in Trajectory Data Using Editable Kohonen Maps. IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (IEEE VAST 2008). Accepted.
T. Tekusova, M. Knuth, T. Schreck, J. Kohlhammer: Data Quality Visualization for Multivariate Hierarchic Data (Poster Paper). IEEE Information Visualization Conference (IEEE InfoVis 2008). Accepted.

2007

T. Schreck, T. Tekusova, J. Kohlhammer, D. Fellner: Trajectory-Based Visual Analysis of Large Financial Time Series Data, ACM SIGKDD Explorations, Special Issue on Visual Analytics. December 2007, Volume 9, Issue 2, pp. 30-37.
T. Schreck: Effective Retrieval and Visual Analysis in Multimedia Databases. PhD Thesis, University Konstanz, Germany, 2007. Submission: 9/12/2006, Defense: 12/15/2006, Publication: 04/04/2007.
B. Bustos, D. Keim, D. Saupe, T. Schreck: Content-Based 3D Object Retrieval. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, Special Issue on 3D Documents (CG&A), Vol. 27, No. 4, P. 22-27, July/August 2007.
B. Bustos, D. Fellner, S. Havemann, D. Keim, D. Saupe, and T. Schreck: Foundations of 3D Digital Libraries: Current Approaches and Urgent Research Challenges. In D. Castelli and E. Fox (Editors): Proceedings of the First International Workshop on Digital Libraries Foundations (DLF1), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 23, 2007. DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries, 2007.
B. Bustos, D. Keim, D. Saupe, T. Schreck, and A. Tatu: Methods and User Interfaces for Effective Retrieval in 3D Databases (in German). Datenbank-Spektrum - Zeitschrift fuer Datenbank Technologie und Information Retrieval, Heft 20, Februar 2007, S. 23-32, Dpunkt Verlag.
T. Schreck, C. Panse: A New Metaphor for Projection-Based Visual Analysis and Data Exploration, IS&T/SPIE Conference on Visualization and Data Analysis (VDA 2007), January 28th - February 1st, 2007, San Jose, California.
M. Hao, U. Dayal, D. Keim, T. Schreck: A Visual Analysis of Multi- Attribute Data Using Pixel Matrix Displays, IS&T/SPIE Conference on Visualization and Data Analysis (VDA 2007), January 28th - February 1st, 2007, San Jose, California.
M. Agosti, S. Berretti, G. Brettlecker, A. del Bimbo, N.Ferro, N. Fuhr, D. Keim, C.-P. Klas, T. Lidy, M. Norrie, P. Ranaldi, A. Rauber, H.-J. Schek, T. Schreck, H. Schuldt, B. Signer, and M. Springmann:: DelosDLMS - the Integrated DELOS Digital Library Management System, DELOS Conference on Digital Libraries, 13-14 February 2007 Grand Hotel Continental - Tirrenia, Pisa (Italy). Post- Proceedings, Springer LNCS, to appear.
M. Hao, D. Keim, U. Dayal, T. Schreck: Multi-Resolution Techniques for Visual Exploration of Large Time-Series Data, EuroVis 2007: Eurographics/IEEE-VGTC Symposium on Visualization, 23 - 25 May 2007, Norrk”ping, Sweden.

2006

B. Bustos, D. Keim, D. Saupe, T. Schreck, D. Vranic: An Experimental Effectiveness Comparison of Methods for 3D Similarity Search, International Journal on Digital Libraries, Special, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 39-54, Springer, 2006.
T. Schreck, D. Keim, C. Panse: Visual Feature Space Analysis for Unsupervised Effectiveness Estimation and Feature Engineering, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME'2006). Toronto, Canada, July 9-12, 2006.
D. Keim, F. Mansmann, J. Schneidewind, T. Schreck: Monitoring Network Traffic with Radial Traffic Analyzer. IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST), Baltimore, Maryland, October 31 - November 2, 2006.
M. Hao, D. Keim, U. Dayal, T. Schreck: Multi-Resolution Techniques for Visual Exploration of Large Time-Series Data, IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization (InfoVis 2006), October 29 - November 03, 2006, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Poster Paper.
T. Schreck, D. Keim, F. Mansmann: Regular TreeMap Layouts for Visual Analysis of Hierarchical Data, Spring Conference on Computer Graphics (SCCG'2006), April 20-22, Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic. Comenius University Bratislava, 2006.
D. A. Keim, T. Nietzschmann, N. Schelwies, J. Schneidewind, T. Schreck, H. Ziegler: A Spectral Visualization System for Analyzing Financial Time Series Data, EuroVis 2006: Eurographics/IEEE- VGTC Symposium on Visualization, Lisbon, Portugal, 8-10 May, 2006.

2005

B. Bustos, D. Keim, D. Saupe, T. Schreck, D. Vranic: Feature-based Similarity Search in 3D Object Databases, ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR), Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 345-387, Association For Computing Machinery, 2005.
B. Bustos, D. A. Keim, T. Schreck: A Pivot-Based Index Structure for Combination of Feature Vectors, 20th Annual ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Multimedia and Visualization Track, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 13 - 17, 2005.
D. Keim, F. Mansmann, T. Schreck: Analyzing Electronic Mail using Temporal, Spatial, and Content-based Visualization Techniques, LNI Lecture Notes in Informatics, Proceedings of the Informatik 2005, Spt. 19-22, Bonn, Germany, 2005.
D. Keim, F. Mansmann, T. Schreck: MailSOM - Visual Exploration of Electronic Mail Archives Using Self-Organizing Maps, Second Conference on Email and Anti-Spam (CEAS 2005), Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA, July 21-22, 2005.
M. Hao, D. Keim, U. Dayal, T. Schreck: Importance-Driven Visualization Layouts for Large Time Series Data, IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization (InfoVis 2005), Minneapolis, MN, USA, October 23-25, 2005.

2004

B. Bustos, D. A. Keim, D. Saupe, T. Schreck, D. Vranic: Using Entropy Impurity for Improved 3D Object Similarity Search, IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME'2004). Taipei, Taiwan, June 27-30, 2004.
B. Bustos, D. A. Keim, D. Saupe, T. Schreck, D. Vranic: Automatic Selection and Combination of Descriptors for Effective 3D Similarity Search, IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Content-based Analysis and Retrieval (MCBAR'2004). Miami, Florida, USA, December 15, 2004.
B. Bustos, D. A. Keim, D. Saupe, T. Schreck, D. Vranic: An Experimental Comparison of Feature-Based 3D Retrieval Methods, Second International Symposium on 3D Data Processing, Visualization, and Transmission (3DPVT'2004). Thessaloniki, Greece, September 6- 9., Ieee Cs Press, 2004, pp. 215-222. Poster paper.
B. Bustos, D. A. Keim, C. Panse, T. Schreck: 2D Maps for Visual Analysis and Retrieval in Large Multi-Feature 3D Model Databases, Poster Paper, IEEE Visualization Conference (VIS'2004). October 10-15, Austin, Texas, USA, 2004.

[Talks]

Visualizing Time- Dependent Data in Multivariate Hierarchic Plots - Design and Evaluation of an Economic Application. 12th International Conference on Information Visualisation (IV'08), London, UK, 09.-11. July, 2008.
Towards Automatic Feature Vector Optimization for Multimedia Applications. ACM Symposium on Applied Computing, Multimedia and Visualization track, Fortaleza, Brasil, March 16-20, 2008.
An Image-Based Approach to Visual Feature Space Analysis.Int. Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision, University of West Bohemia Plzen, Czech Republic, February 4-7, 2008.
Butterfly Plots for Visual Analysis of Large Point Cloud DataInt. Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision, University of West Bohemia Plzen, Czech Republic, February 4-7, 2008.
Semi-automatic Benchmarking of Feature Vectors for 3D Model Retrieval. Workshop on 3D Shape Characterization, Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2007, University of Konstanz, Germany.
Visual Rank Analysis for Search Engine Benchmarking and Efficient Navigation (together with Giuseppe Santucci). Second DELOS Conference on Digital Libraries 5-7 December 2007 Grand Hotel Continental - Tirrenia, Pisa (Italy).
Semiautomatic Benchmarking of Feature Vectors for Multimedia Retrieval. Second DELOS Conference on Digital Libraries 5-7 December 2007 Grand Hotel Continental - Tirrenia, Pisa (Italy)
Foundations of 3D Digital Libraries: Current Approaches and Urgent Research Challenges. First International Workshop on Digital Libraries Foundations (DLF1), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 23, 2007.
A New Metaphor for Projection-Based Visual Analysis and Data Exploration. IS&T/SPIE Conference on Visualization and Data Analysis (VDA 2007), January 28th - February 1st, 2007, San Jose, California.
Visual Feature Space Analysis for Unsupervised Effectiveness Estimation and Feature Engineering. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME'2006). Toronto, Canada, July 9-12, 2006.
Regular TreeMap Layouts for Visual Analysis of Hierarchical Data. Spring Conference on Computer Graphics (SCCG'2006), April 20-22, Casta Papiernicka, Slovak Republic. Comenius University Bratislava, 2006.
Importance-Driven Visualization Layouts for Large Time Series Data (together with Ming Hao). IEEE Symposium on Information Visualization (InfoVis 2005), Minneapolis, MN, USA, October 23-25, 2005.
Search and Retrieval in 3D Model Databases. Workshop on Industry Challenges in Geometric Modeling and CAD, Fraunhofer Computer Graphics nstitute, Darmstadt, Germany, March 10-11, 2005.
Using Entropy Impurity for Improved 3D Object Similarity Search. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME'2004). Taipei, Taiwan, June 27-30, 2004.
Methods for 3D Similarity Search - Combination of Feature Vectors (in German). DFG Workshop on Generalized Documents and Digital Libraries, November 29 - 30, 2004, Humboldt University, Berlin-Adlershof, Germany.
3D Model Retrieval (in German). DFG Workshop on Generalized Documents and Digital Libraries, March 19 - 20, 2003, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.

[Reviewing services]

Previous reviewing services (incomplete).

Eurographics/IEEE-VGTC Symposium on Visualization
IEEE Symposium on Visual Analytics Science and Technology
IS&T/SPIE Visualization and Data Analysis
IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Elsevier Computers & Graphics
ACM Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage
ACM Symposium on Applied Computing
SIGKDD Explorations
Knowledge and Information Systems

[Vita]

Project participation:

3D Model Retrieval - Part of the Strategic Research Initiative Distributed Processing and Delivery of Digital Documents (V3D2) of the German Research Foundation DFG. DFG KE740/6-1 and KE740/8-1.
DELOS - EU Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries. FP6 IST-507618 01/2004-12/2007.
PANDA - Patterns for Next-Generation Database Systems. FP6 IST-2001-33058 FET Working Group, 2001-2004.

Occupations:

05/2007 - today: Postdoc researcher with the Interactive Graphics Systems Group, Technische Universit„t Darmstadt, Germany
01/2007 - 04/2007 Postdoc researcher with the Databases and Visualization Group, University of Konstanz, Germany
03/2005 - 06/2005 Research internship with Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, USA
08/2004 - 10/2004 Research internship with Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, USA
10/2002 - 12/2006 Fulltime research assistant with the Databases and Visualization Group, University of Konstanz, Germany

Obtained degrees:

12/2006 PhD in Computer Science, University of Konstanz, Germany
10/2002 Master of Science in Information Engineering, University of Konstanz, Germany
10/1999 Diplom in Volkswirtschaftslehre (equiv. Master Degree in Economics), University of Konstanz, Germany
05/1992 Allgemeine Hochschulreife (Highschool Diploma), A.-v.-Humboldt Gymnasium, Konstanz

[Links] Colleagues' pages and related ressources

Interactive Graphics Systems Group (GRIS), Technische Universitaet Darmstadt
Databases and Visualization Group (DBVIS), University of Konstanz
3D Model Retrieval Project Page
Dejan's CCCC Page
FileWatcher.org, an advanced FTP search engine
Moviegoodie, a content-based movie search engine
Homepage of Christian Panse

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