Analysis and Development of Visualization Methods of Graphs in Three-dimensional Space
2012
Vitālijs Zabiņako

Defending
12.12.2012. 14:30, Datorzinātnes un informācijas tehnoloģijas fakultāte, Meža ielā 1/3, 202. auditorijā

Supervisor
Pāvels Rusakovs

Reviewers
Jānis Grundspeņķis, Kārlis Čerāns, Gintautas Dzemyda

The thesis provides information about analysis and development of visualization methods of graphs in three-dimensional space. The description of overall information visualization theory, its applications and historical development is provided along with statement of problems of qualitative and quantitative complex data depiction and comprehension. Possible shift to three-dimensional space is presented as the solution that helps to deal with aforementioned problems. The main part of the thesis describes primary knowledge domains that affect graph visualization activities and is mandatory part of these – graph layout algorithms, modern computer graphics techniques and supporting visualization modes for solving of different types of tasks. The integration platform of all mentioned concepts in form of graph visualization system (GVS) is reviewed along with evaluation of existing solutions of such kind, aspects of construction of these and analysis of performance of the GVS that is implemented by the author of this thesis. The thesis contains description of custom framework that supports automatic construction of GVS systems and is based on formal model of definition of components and mutual relations of these.


Keywords
Graph, visualization, three-dimensional space, layout algorithm, visualization technique

Zabiņako, Vitālijs. Analysis and Development of Visualization Methods of Graphs in Three-dimensional Space. PhD Thesis. Rīga: [RTU], 2012. 177 p.

Publication language
English (en)
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