UofAComputing ScienceSemester 2000-1

Relational Data Visualisation in 3D
(Independent Study)

Instructor: Osmar R. Zaiane

OBJECTIVE/DESCRIPTION:

This course will investigate approaches for data visualisation in 3D in the context of the VizRoom, and the use of a relational database as data source for the CAVE. The main objective is to explore the possibilities to visualise, analyse, and manipulate a multi-dimensional data cube by projecting data from a relational database onto the three walls of the CAVE and interacting with the displayed data for on-line analytical processing.

The course will consist of a series of discussions on recent relevant research papers and findings., the implementation of some concepts of data visualisation in the VizRoom, and the preparation of a final report with annotated bibliography.

TOPICS:

The course will cover the following topics:

GRADING:

Annotated bibliography (20%),
Discussions (20%),
Implementation (20%),
Progress report (20%),
Final paper (20%).

TEXTBOOK and REFERENCES:

There is no textbook for this course. Research papers will be selected from a variety of journals and conference proceedings, such as CHI, SIGGRAPH, KDD, SIGMOD, etc.
Distributed: December 17, 1999