R. Daniel Bergeron

R. Daniel Bergeron, Professor
rdb@cs.unh.edu
Department of Computer Science
University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824, USA
Phone: (603) 862-3780, Fax: (603) 862-3493


 

R. Daniel Bergeron has been a faculty member at the University of New Hampshire since 1974. He served as the first Computer Science chair from 1981-1987 and from 1995-1997. He was founding Editor-in-Chief of ACM Transactions on Graphics and served in that role for six years. He is on the Editorial Board for Computers and Graphics. He was Program Committee Chair for SIGGRAPH '82, Panels Co-Chair for Visualization '90 and Visualization '91, Program Co-Chair for Visualization '92, Papers Co-Chair for Visualization '93 and Visualization '94 and has served on numerous other program committees for SIGGRAPH and Eurographics. He is currently serving on the Executive Board for Eurographics.

Research Interests

Professor Bergeron has been active in computer graphics since 1967, but his Ph.D. dissertation (Brown University, 1973) was in the area of software engineering. He has research interests and publications in the areas of computer graphics, scientific visualization, scientific database systems, user interface design, intelligent tutoring systems, software engineering, distributed computing, and expert systems. Professor Bergeron's current research is focused on the integration of multi-dimensional scientific data visualization techniques into a comprehensive scientific database environment. 

Recent Publications

    P.J. Rhodes, R.D. Bergeron and T.M.Sparr, Database Support for Multisource Multiresolution Scientific Data, Proceedings of SOFSEM 2002, Springer-Verlag, LNCS.
     
    Rhodes, P.J., R.D. Bergeron and T.M.Sparr, A Data Model for Distributed Multiresolution Multisource Scientific Data,  in G. Farin, H. Hagen, and B. Hamann, eds. Hierarchical and Geometrical Methods in Scientific Visualization, Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany, to appear.

    Laramee, R.L. and R.D. Bergeron, Super Adaptive Resolution Isosurface Rendering, Proceedings World Computer Graphics Conference, June 2002, London.

    Wong, P.C. and R.D. Bergeron, Performance Evaluation of Multiresolution Isosurface Rendering, Scientific Visualization: Proceedings Dagstuhl '97, IEEE Computer Society Press, 2000, pp. 332-341.

    Wilson, R.M. and R.D. Bergeron, Dynamic hierarchy specification and visualization,  Proceedings of IEEE Workshop on Information Visualization '99, October 1999, pp. 65-72.

    Edward S. Briggs and R. Daniel Bergeron. A Self-Visualization Rendering Support Environment. Computers and Graphics, v. 22, no. 4 (July 1998), pp. 547-555.

    Joseph M. Joy and R. Daniel Bergeron. The Hypercube as a Dynamically Reconfigurable Processor Mesh, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing,  v. 48 (Jan 1998), pp. 130-142.

    Pak Chung Wong and R. Daniel Bergeron. Multivariate Visualization Using Metric Scaling, Proc. IEEE Visualization '97, October 1997, pp. 111-118.

    Pak Chung Wong and R. Daniel Bergeron. Brushing Techniques for Exploring Volume Datasets, Proc. IEEE Visualization '97, October 1997, pp. 429-433.

    Pak Chung Wong and R. Daniel Bergeron. 30 Years of Multidimensional Multivariate Visualization. Scientific Visualization -- Overview, Methodologies, Techniques. IEEE Computer Society Press, 1997.

    Pak Chung Wong and R. Daniel Bergeron. Hierarchical Representation of Very Large Data Sets for Visualization Using Wavelets. Scientific Visualization -- Overview, Methodologies, Techniques. IEEE Computer Society Press, 1997.

    David T. Kao, Michael Cullinane, R. Daniel Bergeron and Ted M. Sparr. Semantics and Mathematics of Scientific Data Sampling, in Wierse, Grinstein and Lang (Eds.), Database Issues for Data Visualization, LNCS 1183, Springer-Verlag, 1996.

    Pak Chung Wong and R. Daniel Bergeron. Multiresolution Multidimensional Wavelet Brushing, Proc. IEEE Visualization '96, October 1996, pp. 171-178.

    Pak Chung Wong, Andrew H. Crabb and R. Daniel Bergeron. Dual Multresolution HyperSlice for Multivariate Data Visualization, Proc. IEEE Workshop on Information Visualization '96, October 1996, pp. 74-75.

    Pak Chung Wong and R. Daniel Bergeron. Authenticity Analysis of Wavelet Approximations in Visualization. Proc. IEEE Visualization '95, October 1995, pp. 184-191.

    Thomas A. Wagner and R. Daniel Bergeron. A Model and a System for Data-Parallel Program Visualization. Proc. IEEE Visualization '95, October 1995, pp. 224-231.

    Pak Chung Wong and R. Daniel Bergeron. A Tool for Hierarchical Representation and Visualization of Time-Varying Data. Proceedings of NASA ICASE/LaRC Symposium on Visualizing Time-Varing Data, 1995.

    Pak Chung Wong and R. Daniel Bergeron. A Multidimensional Multivariate Image Evaluation Tool. In Proceedings of IFIP International Workshop on Perception Issues in Visualization, Springer, 1995.

    R. Daniel Bergeron, William Cody, William Hibbard, David T. Kao, Kristina Miceli, Lloyd Treinish, and Sandra Walther. Database issues for data visualization: developing a data model. In Database Issues for Data Visualization, IEEE Visualization '93 Workshop, LNCS, Spring-Verlag, 1994.

    David T. Kao, R. Daniel Bergeron, and Ted M. Sparr. An Extended Schema Model for Scientific Data. In Database Issues for Data Visualization, IEEE Visualization '93 Workshop, LNCS, Spring-Verlag, 1994.

    Daniel Keim, R. Daniel Bergeron, and Ronald Pickett. Test Data Sets for Evaluating Data Visualization Techniques. In Database Issues for Data Visualization, IEEE Visualization '93 Workshop, LNCS, Spring-Verlag, 1994.

    Ted M. Sparr, R. Daniel Bergeron, and Loren D. Meeker. A Visualization-Based Model for a Scientific Database System. In Focus on Scientific Visualization, Springer, 1993.

    Ted M. Sparr, R. Daniel Bergeron, and Loren D. Meeker. Integrating Data Management, Analysis and Visualization for Collaborative Scientific Research. In Proceedings of the NSF Scientific Database Projects 1991-1993, 1993.

    K. Seetharaman, G. Grinstein, H. Levkowitz, and R. Daniel Bergeron. A Conceptual Model for Interaction in Multiple Representation Spaces. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics '93, Bombay, India, 1993.

Recent Grants and Contracts Received 

A Data Model for Multiresolution Scientific Data, co-Principal Investigator, NFS ITR, $442,452, 2000-2003.

Adaptive Multiresolution Data Representation, Principal Investigator, NSF CISE, $211,819,  1999-2003.

A Laboratory for Advanced Communications Systems, Principal Investigator, NSF ARI, $475,689, 1996-2000. 

A High-Bandwidth Network Testbed for Parallel Computation, Co-Investigator, NSF CDA 94-21997, $182,320, 1995-96.

Integrating Data Management, Analysis, and Visualization for Collaborative Scientific Research, Co-Principal Investigator, NSF Grant IRI-9117153, $399,996, 1992-96.

Activities

    Chairman, Department of Computer Science, UNH, 1981-87, 1995-97, 2002-03.

    Founding Editor-in-Chief, ACM Transactions on Graphics, 1981-86

    Program Committee Chair, ACM SIGGRAPH '82

    Editorial Board, Computers and Graphics, 1992-

    Editorial Board, Computer Graphics Forum, 1992-95

    Panel Co-Chair, IEEE Visualization '90, IEEE Visualization '91

    Program Co-Chair, IEEE Visualization '92

    Paper Co-Chair, IEEE Visualization '93, IEEE Visualization '94

    SIGGRAPH Conference Program Committee, 1982-87

    Eurographics Program Committee, 1983-87

    Eurographics Executive Committee, 1991-2002