Burkhard Wünsche

Supervision of PhD Students

Maja Krivokuca - 3D Image Compression Techniques via Multi-Resolution Analysis (2010-?, main-supervisor is Dr. Waleed Abdulla (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering))
Jaspaljeet Singh Ranjit - Healthcare4Life - An Affordable, Ubiquitous, Multi-Platform Telehealth System (2010-?, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth (Dept. of Computer Sciencer))
Stefan Marks - Virtual Surgery Simulation Using Game Engines (2007-2011, co-supervised with Prof. John Windsor (Dept. of Surgery))
Ian Yen-Hung Chen - Mixed Reality Simulation for a Helicopter Robot (2007-2011, main-supervisor is Assoc.-Prof. Bruce MacDonald (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering))
Alex Kozlov - AR Interfaces for Supervisory Navigation of Robots (2007-2011, main-supervisor is Assoc.-Prof. Bruce MacDonald (Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering))

Supervision of MSc Students

2011

Bryce van Dyke - A Visual Debugger for Graphics Programming (2011-?, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth and Dr. Gerald Weber).
Sungkono Surya Tjahyono - Real-Time Dynamic Lighting using Radiosity and Spherical Harmonics (2011-?, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth, in collaboration with Sidhe Interactive Ltd.).

2010

Bingchen Liu - Direct Volume Rendering of Biomedical Finite Element Data Sets (2010-?, co-supervised with Prof. Timo Ropinski, University of Norrkoepping, Sweden).
Minh Hoang (Justin) Nguyen - Realistic 3D Scene Reconstruction from Unconstrained and Uncalibrated Images (2010-?, co-supervised with Dr. Patrice Delmas and Dr. Christof Lutteroth).
Li Guan - Sketch-Based Crowd Modelling (2010-?).

2009

Kyle Huang - Development and Evaluation of 3D Models to Visualise and Enhance Medical Information (2009-2010, in collaboration with Nexus6 Ltd.).
Andreas von Arb - Interactive visualization of vital signs and action plans for the rehabilitation of heart patients (2009-2010, co-supervise with Prof. Linda Cameron (Dept. of Psychology, UoA and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Stefan Müller (University of Koblenz Landau, Germany))

2008

Rong Yang - LifeSketch - A tool for sketch-based Modelling and Animation (2008-2009).
Daniel Kymer - Efficient User Interfaces for the Effective Exploration and Analysis of Archaeological Sites (2008-2009, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Robert Amor).
Susanne Fischer - Web-based Simulation for Heart Failure Management and Care (2008-2009, co-supervise with Prof. Linda Cameron (Dept. of Psychology, UoA and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Stefan Müller (University of Koblenz Landau, Germany)).

2007

Felix Manke - Texture Transfer Functions for Direct Volume Rendering (2007-2008).

2006

Jing Li - Uncertainty Visualisation in Fibre Tractography (2006-2008 (part-time)).
Simon Gu - A Sketch-Based Tool for Biomedical Modelling (2006-2007).

2005

Nathan Holmberg - Interactive Visualization and Analysis of Organisational Capabilities for a Web-Based Business Consultancy Framework (2005-2006, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Ewan Tempero, in collaboration with Innes-Strategy Ltd.).
Rui Zhang - Interactive GPU-Based Rendering and Styling of Virtual Hair (2005-2006).
Stefan Schenke - Analysis and Design of GPU-based Algorithms for Interactive Volume Segmentation (2005, co-supervised with Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Denzler, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany)

2004

Lilin Du - Efficient Modelling and Interactive Rendering of New Zealand Native Flora (2004-2005).
In-Tai Huang - Billboard Clouds for Extreme Model Simplification (2004-2005, co-supervised with Dr. Kevin Novins).

2003

Ting (Kelly) Yang - Game Engine Support for Large-Scale Terrain Rendering (2003-2004, co-supervised with Dr. Richard Lobb).

Supervision of Project Students

2011

Czarina Ramos - Development of Exercise Games for a Web-based Telehealth Platform (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2011, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth)
Gabriel Hartman - A New Gesture-Based Interaction Metaphor using Web Cams and Shadows (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2011)
Qingnan (Toby) Liu - Web-Based Heart Animations for Cardiac Rehabilitation (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2011, co-supervised with Dr. Radu Nicolescu)
Shaun Narayan - Interactive Fibre Tractography for Analysing Neurodegenerative Processes (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2011, co-supervised with Dr. Bruce Russell, Division of Pharmacotherapy)
Jonathan Chow and Haoyang Feng - Music Education using Augmented Reality with a Head Mounted Display (4th year SE project, 2011).
Shammi Karunaratne and Jay Kim - Life-Sketch - A Sketch-based Tool for Modelling Interactive Virtual Environments (4th year SE project, 2011).
Christopher Greeff and Longxiang (Joe) Yang - MyPersonalTrainer - An iPhone application for exercise monitoring and analysis signal processing (4th year SE project, 2011).
Yi Zeng - Automatic evaluation of repetitive exercises using consumer level web-cam and accelerometer devices (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2010-2011, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth).
Benjamin Meadows - Automatic Animation of Sketched Characters using Genetic Algorithms (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2010-2011, co-supervised with Dr. Pat Riddel).
Wallace Yuen - LifeSketch - Rapid Prototyping of 3D Environment using Sketch Input (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2010-2011).

2010

Rui Liu - Web-cam based hand tracking for exercise monitoring (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2010). (pdf [20401 KB])
Simon van den Hurk - A Framework for Geometry Clipmap Terrain Rendering and Sketch Input (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2009-2010).
Juyoung Sunwoo - Mobile Games for Elderly Healthcare - A Penguin Tossing game for monitoring and improving arm flexibility (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2009-2010, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth).
Wallace Yuen - Mobile Games for Elderly Healthcare - A Bowling game for improving circulation and general health (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2009-2010, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth).
Jason Lee - The Nintendo WII Controllers as Healthcare Interfaces (FoE Summer Scholarship Project, 2009-2010, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth).
Christine Barber - Towards Sketch-Based Robot Control and Training (FoE Summer Scholarship Project, 2009-2010, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Bruce MacDonald).
Edward Peek and Ivan Li - Emulating Motion Parallax in Stereoscopic 3D Rendering (4th year SE project, 2010, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth).
Jason Horrock and Laura Laycock - Multitouch Workbook for Interactive Whiteboards (4th year SE project, 2010, in collaboration with Two Touch Ltd.).
Imran Dole and Nilroy Packiyarajah - LifeSketch: Sketch-Based Modelling and Animation of 3D Virtual Worlds (4th year SE project, 2010).
Christine Barber and Robin Shucksmith - Sketch-Based Robot Control and Training (4th year SE project, 2010, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Bruce MacDonald).
Wallace Yuen - Sketch-Based Water Modelling in Digital Terrains (380 S2C Project, 2010).
Minh Hoang (Justin) Nguyen - Texture Enhanced Direct Volume Rendering for Voreen (780 S1C Project, 2010, co-supervised with Prof. Timo Ropinski, University of Münster, Germany).
Minmin Zhang - Sketch-based Terrain Modelling (780 SSC Project, 2010).

2009

Umang Parikh and George Hay - A web-based tool for monitoring and rehabilitation of heart patients (4th year SE project, 2009, co-supervised with Prof. Linda Cameron, Dept. of Psychology).
Shruthi Shankar and Katherine Setiadarma - Online Games for monitoring and tele-care of Elderly (4th year SE project, 2009, co-supervised with Dr. Christof Lutteroth).
Glen Robertson and Amit Joshi - Multi Touch Interaction with 3D Objects (4th year SE project, 2009, co-supervised with Dr. Beryl Plimmer).
Aaron Pettit and Jesse Griffin - Sketch-Based Terrain Modelling (4th year SE project, 2009, co-supervised with Dr. Beryl Plimmer).
Bingchen Liu - An Intuitive and Effective Visual Interface for Direct Volume Rendering (780 S2C Project, 2009, co-supervised with Prof. Timo Ropinski, University of Münster, Germany).

2008

Kamil Jeziorski and Karol Taylor and Jakub Bloch - Speech-driven Facial Animation (Graduate project, co-supervised with Prof. Keunsung Bae, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, South Korea).
Glen Robertson and Amit Joshi - Multi Touch Interaction with 3D Objects (4th year SE project, 2009, co-supervised with Dr. Beryl Plimmer).
Samuel Chang and Lachlan Stewart - Origami Simulator (4th year SE project, 2009, co-supervised with Dr. Beryl Plimmer).
Xin (Sean) Xia - Automatic 3D Terrain Modelling from Topographic Map Drawings (780 S2C Project, 2008).

2007

Felix Manke - A Modular GPU-based Direct Volume Renderer for Visualizing Multi-dimensional and Non-Scalar data (780 S1 Project, 2007). (pdf [3721 KB])
Glenn McCord - A Sketch-based Interface for Orchid Modelling (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2007, co-supervised with Dr. Berryl Plimmer) (pdf [2197 KB])
Greg Gilbert - An Educational Sketch-Based Insect Modelling Toy (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2007).

2006

Alex Henriques - Meshless Deformation for Real-Time Soft Tissue Simulation (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2006). (pdf [4875 KB])
Simon Gu - Evaluation of the Use of Maya Unlimited for Biomedical Visualization (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2006). (pdf [2182 KB])
Zhiming Meng - Cardiac Modelling for Patient Rehabilitation (BSc Honours Dissertation, 2006).
Benjamin Seidler - Neural Network Driving with Different Sensor Types in a Virtual Environment (780 S2 Project, 2006). (pdf [1100 KB])
Heiko Voigt - Real-Time Visualization of Blood Flow (780 S1 Project)
Yoon-Ho Lim - A Framework for Interactive Sketch-Based Graphics Art (FoS Summer Scholarship Project 2006-2007).
Ian Yen-Hung Chen - A VR Interface for a Distributed Embedded Intelligence Environment (FoS Summer Scholarship Project 2006-2007, co-supervised with Dr. Waleed Abdullah).
Alvin Sou - A Helicopter Targeting Application (Faculty of Engineering Summer Studentship 2006-2007, in collaboration with the New Zealand Police - Marine Rescue Center).
Lei Pan and Cindy Hsin-Chieh Lee - Web Photo Wizard (4th year SE project).
Vijay Prema and Gary Roberts - 3D Visualization Techniques using a Multi-Layer Display (4th year SE project, in collaboration with Pure Depth Inc.).

2005

Jonathan Rubin - A Framework for Interactive and Physically Realistic Cloth Simulation (780 SSC Project, 2005-2006). (pdf [906 KB])
Pene Geard - Sound Rendering and Simulated Aural Perception for Highly Interactive Collaborative Virtual Environments (780 SSC Project, 2005-2006, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Hans Guesgen).
Pene Geard - A Framework for Autonomous Agents Based on Simulated Aural Perception (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2005-2006, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Hans Guesgen).
Phoebe Xu - Visualization of Cardiac Performance for Patient Monitoring (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2005-2006, co-supervised with Prof. Linda Cameron and Dr. Carey Stevens).
Jing Li - Analysis and Comparison of Stochastic Nerve Fiber Tracking Algorithms (780 S1C Project, 2005). (pdf [586 KB])
Daniel Flower - Simulated Visual Perception for Autonomous Agents (780 S1C Project, 2005, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Hans Guesgen). (pdf [747 KB])
Andrew Gits - Using Game Engines for Visualising Biomedical Data Sets (780 S1C Project, 2005). (pdf [1569 KB])
Jun Ni - Comparative Study of Path Finding Algorithms Using a Spline Function Based Heuristic (780 S2C Project, 2005, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Hans Guesgen).
Andrew Brown and Andrew Llewelyn - An Equation Editor for Multidimensional Scientific Data (4th year SE project, 2005). (Andrew Brown's report: pdf [61 KB], Andrew Llewelyn's report: pdf [158 KB])
Ricky Bok and Homan Ma - An Information Visualisation Toolkit for a Game Engine (4th year SE project, 2005, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Robert Amor).
Jing Ling and Yue Meng - A Markup Language for Scientific Visualisation (4th year SE project, 2005, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Robert Amor).
Langping Wei and Limin Xu - A Testing Framework for Fiber Tractography (4th year SE project, 2005). (Langping Wei's report: pdf [783 KB], Limin Xu's report: pdf [1120 KB])

2004

Jonathan Rubin - Animation and Modelling of Cardiac Performance for Patient Monitoring (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2004-2005, co-supervised with Prof. Linda Cameron and Dr. Carey Stevens). (pdf [516 KB])
Zhiming Meng - A Framework for Collaborative Interactive Military Simulations (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2004-2005).
Daniel Flower - Simulation of Crowd Behaviour for Emergency Response Planning (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2004-2005, co-supervised with Assoc.-Prof. Hans Guesgen). (pdf [574 KB])
Blazej Kot - A Framework for Collaborative Highly Interactive Software Visualization (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2004-2005, co-supervised with Prof. John Hosking and Prof. John Grundy). (doc [4060 KB], pdf [1933 KB])
Chris Nelson - Beat analysis for music-game synchronisation (780 S2C Project, 2004). (pdf [314 KB])
Bo Li - A fast semi-automatic method for reconstructing heart pathology with implicit surfaces (780 S2C Project, 2004). (pdf [933 KB])
Lu Wei Zhang - Interactive simulation of internal and external bleeding (380 S2C Project, 2004).
Chris Mills and Brendon Cervin - A 3D simulation interface for the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) (4th year SE project, 2004, sponsored by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN)). (Brendan Cervin's report: pdf [1235 KB], Chris Miller's report: pdf [2855 KB])
Jay Wu - Interactive tools for visualising and analyzing biomedical imaging data (691B Project, 2004).

2003

Daniel Rolf Wichmann - A tool for creating online anatomical atlases (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2003-2004). (pdf [568 KB])
Bo Li - Semi-automatic high-quality reconstruction of the heart pathology from MRI data by deformable meshes (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2003-2004). (pdf [900 KB])
Seo-Kyung Chung - Automatic quantitation of cellular receptors from confocal microscopy data (380 Summer Project, 2003-2004).
Daniel Rolf Wichmann - Automatic route planning and terrain modification for interactive virtual worlds (780 Summer Project, 2003-2004). (pdf [816 KB])
Tae-Rim Han - Flocking models with integrated autonomous agents for complex 3D environments (780 Summer Project, 2003-2004). (pdf [1516 KB])
David Sickinger - Biomedical augmented reality applications using VTK and the AR Toolkit - A feasibility study (780 Summer Project, 2003-2004). (pdf [1407 KB])
Nathan Holmberg - Advances towards realistic and efficient modelling and rendering of turbulent water over natural terrains (380 S2C Project, 2003). (pdf [2788 KB])
Jay Wu - Animation tools for visualising biomedical imaging data (691A Project, 2003).
Quiwei Hu - A tool for modelling New Zealand native plants using L-systems (380 S2C Project, 2003).
Bo Li - Modelling heart pathology with Soft Objects (380 S2C Project, 2003).
Jay Wu - A visualization environment for real biomedical imaging problems using VTK (380 S1C Project, 2003).

2002

Sharref Mostafa - Modelling and animation of a virtual Kiwi (780 SC Project). (pdf [2116 KB])
Kai Zhang - Visualization of organizational capabilities (380 Summer Project, 2002-2003).
Qian Chen - A Java Applet for teaching students the design of and relationships between multiple colour spaces (780 Summer Project, 2002-2003).
Jiafeng Qin - A Java Applet for teaching students the design of curves and surfaces (780 Summer Project, 2002-2003).
Jack Wang - Generating textures of New Zealand native wood (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2002-2003). (pdf [5688 KB])
Nathan Holmberg- Modelling and rendering of turbulent water over natural terrain (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2002-2003). (pdf [1215 KB])
Zheng Lin - An efficient implementation of the Marching Cubes algorithm with face disambiguation (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2002-2003).
Vadim Macagon - Collision Detection and Response of Skeletally Animated Models (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2002-2003). (pdf [587 KB])
Tingzian Zhang - Soft object modeling with implicit surfaces (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2002-2003).

2001

Jessica Qu - A Graphical User Interface for Colour Map Design (FoS Summer Scholarship Project, 2001-2002)

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