During
the research internship students will learn about the nanovisualization
technology which combines computer graphics and visualization for
nano-structures in life sciences and biotechnology.
Nanovisualization poses several new technological challenges
that are not reflected in the state of the art computer graphics and 3D
visualization as of today. The underlying domain requires new techniques for
multi-scale, multi-instance, dense, three-dimensional models which we never
subject of technological advances in 3D graphics before. These scenes are of
gigantic sizes and unmatched complexity. Therefore the task in
nanovisualization is to thoroughly revisit all technological aspects of
rendering, visualization, navigation, user interaction, and modeling in
order to offer algorithmic solutions that address new requirements associated
with the nano and microscopic scales.
Throughout their stay, students will be
working in team with researchers on specific assignment for a particular
scientific work or solving a technical challenge in the field of computer
graphics and visualization.
Nanovisualization is one of the key components
in creating, studying, and understanding scale-wise small (but complex) systems.
As such it will become a key technology in the upcoming industrial revolution
that will be heavily associated with the nano scale.
The benefit for the students is to get
familiar with nanovisualization research field, which is worldwide uniquely offered
at KAUST. They will be integrated in working on a very important problems so
far untouched in graphics and visualization that are very relevant for many
societal challenges from the health, food, and energy sectors.