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Publications

2013

[Hlawitschka-2013-TCI]
M. Hlawitschka, I. Hotz, A. Hotz, G.E. Marai, R. Moreno, G. Scheuermann, M. Stommel, A. Wiebel, E. Zhang. Top Challenges in the Visualization of Engineering Tensor Fields. Springer Verlag, 2013. In Press (pdf) (bibtex: Hlawitschka-2013-TCI).

2012

[Haque-2012-ADI]
Md. Abedul Haque. A Dynamic-Image Framework for Geometric Modeling, Simulation and Analysis of Human Joints. IEEE Visweek 2012 Doctoral Colloquium, Pitt CS Technical Report, 2012. (pdf) (bibtex: Haque-2012-ADI).
[Haque-2012-HMB]
Md. A. Haque, W. Anderst, S. Tashman, G.E. Marai. Hierarchical Model-based Tracking of Cervical Vertebrae from Dynamic Biplane Radiographs. Journal of Medical Engineering and Physics, 2012. In Press (pdf) (bibtex: Haque-2012-HMB).
[Haque-2012-VOA]
Md. A. Haque, W. Anderst, S. Tashman, G.E. Marai. Validation of a Non-invasive Automated Hierarchical Method to Precisely Measure Lumbar Spine Movement. The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Feb 2012. (pdf) (bibtex: Haque-2012-VOA).
[Liang-2012-CEL]
M. Liang, J. Guerra, G.E. Marai, P. Brusilovsky. Collaborative E-Learning through Open Social Student Modeling and Progressive Zoom Navigation. The 8th IEEE International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing, 2012. In Press (pdf) (bibtex: Liang-2012-CEL).
[Luciani-2012-ANM]
T. Luciani, A. Maries, H. Tran, M. Nik, S.L. Yilmaz, G.E. Marai. A Novel Method for Tracking Tensor-based Regions of Interest in Large-Scale, Spatially-Dense Turbulent Combustion Data. IEEE Visualization 2012 Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, Oct 2012. In Press (pdf) (bibtex: Luciani-2012-ANM).
[Luciani-2012-PAZ]
Best Paper Runner-Up! T. Luciani, B. Cherinka, S. Myers, B. Sun, W.M. Wood-Vassey, A. Labrinidis, G.E. Marai. Panning and Zooming the Observable Universe with Prefix-Matching Indices and Pixel-Based Overlays. IEEE Visualization 2012, Large-Scale Data Analysis and Visualization Symposium, Oct 2012. (pdf) (bibtex: Luciani-2012-PAZ).
[Maries-2012-IEO]
A. Maries, Md. A. Haque, S. L. Yilmaz, M. B. Nik, G.E. Marai. Interactive Exploration of Stress Tensors Used in Computational Turbulent Combustion. New Developments in the Visualization and Processing of Tensor Fields, D. Laidlaw and A. Villanova (editors), Springer, 2012. (pdf) (bibtex: Maries-2012-IEO).
[Neophytou-2012-AUT]
P. Neophytou, R. Gheorghiu, R. Hachey, T. Luciani, B. Sun, A. Labrinidis, G.E. Marai, P. K. Chrysanthis. AstroShelf: Understanding the Universe through Scalable Navigation of a Galaxy of Annotations. SIGMOD 2012 System Demonstrations Compendium, May 2012. (pdf) (bibtex: Neophytou-2012-AUT).
[Smith-2012-IMS]
A. M. Smith. INTEGRATED MODELING, SIMULATION, AND VISUALIZATION FOR RULE-BASED INTRACELLULAR BIOCHEMISTRY. Master's Thesis, Apr 2012. (pdf) (bibtex: Smith-2012-IMS).
[Smith-2012-RIM]
A.M. Smith, W. Xu, Y. Sun, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai. RuleBender: Integrated Modeling, Simulation and Visualization for Rule-Based Intracellular Biochemistry. BMC Journal of Bioinformatics, Jun 2012. (pdf) (bibtex: Smith-2012-RIM).

2011

[Luciani-2011-PBO]
T. Luciani, R. Hachey, D.Q. Oliphant, B.A. Cherinka, G.E. Marai. Pixel-based Overlays for Navigating a Galaxy of Observations. IEEE Visualization 2011, Large-Scale Data Analysis and Visualization Symposium, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, Oct 2011. (pdf) (bibtex: Luciani-2011-PBO).
[Maries-2011-VAO]
A. Maries, S. Mandayam, C. Rosano, G.E. Marai. Visual Analysis of Brain/Gait Correlations. IEEE Visualization 2011, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, 2011. (pdf) (bibtex: Maries-2011-VAO).
[Rothenberger-2011-PAH]
S.D. Rothenberger, J.E. Wenskovitch, G.E. Marai. Pexel and Heatmap Visual Analysis of Multidimensional Gun/Homicide Data. IEEE Visualization 2011, Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) Conference, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, Oct 2011. (pdf) (bibtex: Rothenberger-2011-PAH).
[Smith-2011-RIV]
Best Paper Award! A.M. Smith, W. Xu, Y. Sun, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai. RuleBender: Integrated Visualization for Biochemical Rule-Based Modeling. IEEE Visualization 2011, IEEE BioVIs: Symposium on Biological Data Visualization, Oct 2011. (pdf) (bibtex: Smith-2011-RIV).
[Smith-2011-SGV]
A. Smith, W. Xu, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai. Scalable Global Views for Biological Rule-Based Modeling. IEEE Visualization 2011, Information Visualization, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, Oct 2011. (pdf) (bibtex: Smith-2011-SGV).
[Xu-2011-RAV]
W. Xu, A. Smith, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai. RuleBender: A Visual Interface for Rule-Based Modeling. Bioinformatics Journal, Apr 2011. (pdf) (bibtex: Xu-2011-RAV).

2010

[A.M. Smith-2010-VTF]
A.M. Smith, W. Xu, Y. Sun, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai. Visual Tools for Modeling and Simulation of Cell Signaling Networks . Carnegie Mellon University Bioimaging Informatics Symposium, Sep 2010. (pdf) (bibtex: A.M. Smith-2010-VTF).
[Haque-2010-TVI]
Md. A. Haque, A. Maries, S.L. Yilmaz, M.B. Nik, G.E. Marai. Tensor Visualization in Computational Turbulent Combustion: A Case Study. IEEE Visualization 2010, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, 2010. (pdf) (bibtex: Haque-2010-TVI).
[McLouglin-2010-OTD]
Tony McLouglin, Robert S. Laramee, Ronald Peikert, Frits H. Post and Min Chen. Over Two Decades of Integration-Based, Geometric Flow Visualization. Computer Graphics Forum, 2010. (pdf) (bibtex: McLouglin-2010-OTD).
[Oliphant-2010-NAG]
D.Q. Oliphant, B.A. Cherinka, W.M. Wood-Vasey, J.A. Newman, A. Labrinidis, P. Chrysanthis, G.E. Marai. Navigating a Galaxy of Observations: From Frustration to Innovation. Technical Report TR-2011-02, 2010. (pdf) (bibtex: Oliphant-2010-NAG).
[Oliphant-2010-RTR]
D.Q. Oliphant, G.E. Marai. Real Time Ray Tracing in a Space Limited Environment. Technical Report TR-2011-03, 2010. (pdf) (bibtex: Oliphant-2010-RTR).

2009

[Albrecht-2009-CAT]
J. Albrecht, R. Hwa. G. E. Marai. Correcting Automatic Translations through Collaborations between MT and Monolingual Target-Language Users. EACL 2009, 12th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics, Proceedings of the Conference, Mar 2009. (pdf) (bibtex: Albrecht-2009-CAT).
[Albrecht-2009-TCR]
J.S. Albrecht, R. Hwa, G.E. Marai. The Chinese Room: Visualization and Interaction to Understand and Correct Ambiguous Machine Translation. Computer Graphics Forum (also in 2009 Eurographics/IEEE Symposium on Visualization, Proceedings of), Jun 2009. (pdf) (bibtex: Albrecht-2009-TCR).
[Marai-2009-DOA]
G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw. Development of a Kinematic 3D Carpal Model to Analyze In Vivo Soft-Tissue Interaction Across Multiple Static Postures. The 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'09), Sep 2009. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2009-DOA).
[Marai-2009-EOO]
G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw. Estimation of Optimal Carpal Contact in the Human Wrist from Multiple Static Articulation Postures. BMES (Biomedical Engineering Society) 2009 Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Oct 2009. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2009-EOO).
[Marai-2009-MIT]
G.E. Marai. MyWorld4D: Introduction to Computer Graphics with a Modeling and Simulation Twist. ACM SIGGRAPH 2009 Education track, Aug 2009. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2009-MIT).
[Smith-2009-ICE]
A.M. Smith, J.J. Geiger, G.M. Kapfhammer, M. Renieris, G.E. Marai. Interactive Coverage Effectiveness Multiplots for Evaluating Prioritized Regression Test Suites. IEEE Visualization 2009 Poster Compendium, 2009. (pdf) (bibtex: Smith-2009-ICE).
[Xiong-2009-APF]
W. Xiong, D. Litman, G.E. Marai. Analyzing Prosodic Features and Student Uncertainty using Visualization. AAAI-FSS'09, Sep 2009. (pdf) (bibtex: Xiong-2009-APF).

2008

[Albrecht-2008-TCR]
J.S. Albrecht, R. Hwa, G.E. Marai. The Chinese Room - Understanding and Correcting Machine Translation. IEEE Information Visualization 2008 Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, 2008. (pdf) (bibtex: Albrecht-2008-TCR).
[Marai-2008-AKB]
G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw. A Kinematics-Based Method for Evaluating the Stabilizing Role of Ligaments in the Carpal Joint. 16th Annual Symposium on Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Mar 2008. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2008-AKB).

2007

[Crisco-2007-EOD]
J.J. Crisco, D. Moore, G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, E. Akelman, A. C. Weiss, S.W. Wolfe. Effects of Distal Radius Malunion on Distal Radioulnar Joint Mechanics -- An In-Vivo Study. Journal of Orthopedic Research, Jan 2007. (pdf) (bibtex: Crisco-2007-EOD).
[Marai-2007-AJM]
G.E. Marai, C.M. Grimm, D.H. Laidlaw. Arthrodial Joint Markerless Cross-Parameterization and Biomechanical Visualization. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, Sep 2007. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2007-AJM).
[Marai-2007-DDP]
G.E. Marai. Data-driven Predictive Modeling of Diarthrodial Joints. Ph.D. Dissertation, Brown University, May 2007. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2007-DDP).

2006

[Marai-2006-AKB]
G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw. A Kinematics-Based Method for Generating Cartilage Maps and Deformations in the Multi-Articulating Wrist Joint From CT Images. IEEE 2006 Conference of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'06), Sep 2006. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2006-AKB).
[Marai-2006-SRR]
G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, J.J. Crisco. Super-Resolution Registration Using Tissue-Classified Distance Fields. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, Feb 2006. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2006-SRR).

2005

[Marai-2005-MIS]
G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw. Markerless inter-subject bone shape matching using 2D projections. MICCAI 2005 short papers, 2005. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2005-MIS).

2004

[Bromberg-2004-HBC]
E. Bromberg, A. Jonsson, G.E. Marai, M. McGuire. Hybrid Billboard Clouds for Model Simplification. ACM SIGGRAPH 2004 Poster Compendium, 2004. (pdf) (bibtex: Bromberg-2004-HBC).
[Marai-2004-JAI]
G. E. Marai, C. Demiralp, S. Andrews, D. H. Laidlaw. JointViewer -- an interactive system for exploring orthopedic data. IEEE Visualization 2004 Poster Compendium, 2004. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2004-JAI).
[Sibley-2004-WCF]
P. Sibley, P. Montgomery, G.E. Marai. Wang Cubes for Video Synthesis and Geometry Placement. ACM SIGGRAPH 2004 Poster Compendium, 2004. (pdf) (bibtex: Sibley-2004-WCF).

2003

[Crisco-2003-KAM]
J.J. Crisco, G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, D. Moore, E. Akelman. Kinematic and mechanical changes in the distal radioulnar joint (druj) of patients with malunited distal radius fractures. 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, 2003. (pdf) (bibtex: Crisco-2003-KAM).
[Marai-2003-A3M]
G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, J.J. Coburn, M.A. Upal, J.J. Crisco. A 3D Method for Segmenting and Registering Carpal Bones from CT Volume Images. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, 2003. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2003-A3M).
[Marai-2003-EJC]
G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, C. Demiralp, S. Andrews, C.M. Grimm, J.J. Crisco. Estimating Joint Contact Areas and Ligament Lengths from Bone Kinematics and Surfaces. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, May 2003. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2003-EJC).

2002

[Marai-2002-CAA]
G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, C. Demiralp, C. Grimm, J.J. Crisco, D. Moore, A.E. Akelman. Contact Areas and Ligament Lengths are Abnormal in Patients with Malunited Distal Radius Fracture Despite Normal Radioulnar Kinematics. 4th World Congress Biomechanics, Aug 2002. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2002-CAA).
[Marai-2002-VOC]
G.E. Marai, C. Demiralp, S. Andrews, D.H. Laidlaw, C. Grimm, J.J. Crisco. Visualization of Contact Areas and Ligament Paths in Joints. Technical Report CS-02-15, Brown University Computer Science Department, Aug 2002. (pdf) (bibtex: Marai-2002-VOC).

2001

[Demiralp-2001-MAV]
C. Demiralp, G.E. Marai, S. Andrews, D.H. Laidlaw, J.J. Crisco, C. Grimm. Modeling and Visualization of Inter-Bone Distances in Joints. IEEE Visualization 2001, Work in Progress Proc., 2001. (pdf) (bibtex: Demiralp-2001-MAV).

2000

[-2000-OST]
Chris Weigle , William Emigh , Geniva Liu , Russell M. Taylor Ii , James T. Enns , Christopher G. Healey. Oriented Sliver Textures: A Technique for Local Value Estimation of Multiple Scalar Fields. IEEE Visualization, 2000. (pdf) (bibtex: -2000-OST).

1998

[Marai-1998-GCO]
G.E. Marai. Geometry Compression of DirectX Files. Technical Report 322/98, Philips Research (company-restricted distribution)., Sep 1998. (bibtex: Marai-1998-GCO).
[Marai-1998-KCA]
G.E. Marai. KQML - Communication among Intelligent Agent Systems. M.S. dissertation, Politehnica University of Bucharest (in Romanian), Jun 1998. (bibtex: Marai-1998-KCA).

1997

[Marai-1997-TDN]
G.E. Marai. Time-delay Neural Network System for Speech Recognition. Politehnica University of Bucharest, Jul 1997. (bibtex: Marai-1997-TDN).

1996

[Marai-1996-NNV]
G.E. Marai, A. Ivan. Neural Networks versus Fuzzy Logic. Politehnica Bioengineering Scientific Session (in Romanian), May 1996. (bibtex: Marai-1996-NNV).