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20192026
most citedBranch Decomposition-Independent Edit Distances for Merge Trees

18 citations · 65 across the 18 of their papers we have counts for

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20 papers

cs.DC2026

Evaluating and Improving Weak Scalability Analysis of Visualization Algorithms

Marvin Petersen, Jonas Lukasczyk, Christoph Garth

Research on visualizing large-scale datasets traditionally relies on empirical evaluation of scalability, determining the effectiveness of specific computation methods, algorithmic…

cs.CG2025

Accelerating Computation of Stable Merge Tree Edit Distances using Parameterized Heuristics

Florian Wetzels, Heike Leitte, Christoph Garth

In this paper, we present a novel heuristic algorithm for the stable but NP-complete deformation-based edit distance on merge trees. Our key contribution is the introduction of a u…

cs.DC2024

DaVE -- A Curated Database of Visualization Examples

Jens Koenen, Marvin Petersen, Christoph Garth +1

Visualization, from simple line plots to complex high-dimensional visual analysis systems, has established itself throughout numerous domains to explore, analyze, and evaluate data…

cs.DC2023

TTK is Getting MPI-Ready

Eve Le Guillou, Michael Will, Pierre Guillou +4

This system paper documents the technical foundations for the extension of the Topology ToolKit (TTK) to distributed-memory parallelism with the Message Passing Interface (MPI). Wh…

cs.GR2023

Probabilistic Gradient-Based Extrema Tracking

Emma Nilsson, Jonas Lukasczyk, Talha Bin Masood +2

Feature tracking is a common task in visualization applications, where methods based on topological data analysis (TDA) have successfully been applied in the past for feature defin…

cs.CG2023★ 6 cited

Taming Horizontal Instability in Merge Trees: On the Computation of a Comprehensive Deformation-based Edit Distance

Florian Wetzels, Markus Anders, Christoph Garth

Comparative analysis of scalar fields in scientific visualization often involves distance functions on topological abstractions. This paper focuses on the merge tree abstraction (r…

cs.GR2023★ 13 cited

Parallel Computation of Piecewise Linear Morse-Smale Segmentations

Robin G. C. Maack, Jonas Lukasczyk, Julien Tierny +3

This paper presents a well-scaling parallel algorithm for the computation of Morse-Smale (MS) segmentations, including the region separators and region boundaries. The segmentation…

cs.CG2022★ 14 cited

A Deformation-based Edit Distance for Merge Trees

Florian Wetzels, Christoph Garth

In scientific visualization, scalar fields are often compared through edit distances between their merge trees. Typical tasks include ensemble analysis, feature tracking and symmet…

cs.CG2022★ 18 cited

Branch Decomposition-Independent Edit Distances for Merge Trees

Florian Wetzels, Heike Leitte, Christoph Garth

Edit distances between merge trees of scalar fields have many applications in scientific visualization, such as ensemble analysis, feature tracking or symmetry detection. In this p…

physics.med-ph2022

Exploration of Differentiability in a Proton Computed Tomography Simulation Framework

Max Aehle, Johan Alme, Gergely Gábor Barnaföldi +47

Objective. Algorithmic differentiation (AD) can be a useful technique to numerically optimize design and algorithmic parameters by, and quantify uncertainties in, computer simulati…

cs.HC2022

PREVIS -- A Combined Machine Learning and Visual Interpolation Approach for Interactive Reverse Engineering in Assembly Quality Control

Patrick Ruediger, Felix Claus, Viktor Leonhardt +3

We present PREVIS, a visual analytics tool, enhancing machine learning performance analysis in engineering applications. The presented toolchain allows for a direct comparison of r…

cs.DC2022

A Guide to Particle Advection Performance

Abhishek Yenpure, Sudhanshu Sane, Roba Binyahib +3

The performance of particle advection-based flow visualization techniques is complex, since computational work can vary based on many factors, including number of particles, durati…

cs.HC2021

Time-Varying Fuzzy Contour Trees

Anna-Pia Lohfink, Frederike Gartzky, Florian Wetzels +2

We present a holistic, topology-based visualization technique for spatial time series data based on an adaptation of Fuzzy Contour Trees. Common analysis approaches for time depend…

cs.HC2021★ 1 cited

Knowledge Rocks:Adding Knowledge Assistance to Visualization Systems

Anna-Pia Lohfink, Simon D. Duque Anton, Heike Leitte +1

We present Knowledge Rocks, an implementation strategy and guideline for augmenting visualization systems to knowledge-assisted visualization systems, as defined by the KAVA model.…

cs.GR2020

Cinema Darkroom: A Deferred Rendering Framework for Large-Scale Datasets

Jonas Lukasczyk, Christoph Garth, Matthew Larsen +5

This paper presents a framework that fully leverages the advantages of a deferred rendering approach for the interactive visualization of large-scale datasets. Geometry buffers (G-…

cs.DS2020

Localized Topological Simplification of Scalar Data

Jonas Lukasczyk, Christoph Garth, Ross Maciejewski +1

This paper describes a localized algorithm for the topological simplification of scalar data, an essential pre-processing step of topological data analysis (TDA). Given a scalar fi…

cs.CE2020★ 1 cited

Scalable In Situ Lagrangian Flow Map Extraction: Demonstrating the Viability of a Communication-Free Model

Sudhanshu Sane, Abhishek Yenpure, Roxana Bujack +4

We introduce and evaluate a new algorithm for the in situ extraction of Lagrangian flow maps, which we call Boundary Termination Optimization (BTO). Our approach is a communication…

cs.CR2019★ 3 cited

Security in Process: Visually Supported Triage Analysis in Industrial Process Data

Anna-Pia Lohfink, Simon D. Duque Anton, Hans Dieter Schotten +2

Operation technology networks, i.e. hard- and software used for monitoring and controlling physical/industrial processes, have been considered immune to cyber attacks for a long ti…

cs.HC2019

Mathematical Foundations in Visualization

Ingrid Hotz, Roxana Bujack, Christoph Garth +1

Mathematical concepts and tools have shaped the field of visualization in fundamental ways and played a key role in the development of a large variety of visualization techniques.…

cs.CR2019★ 9 cited

Security in Process: Detecting Attacks in Industrial Process Data

Simon D. Duque Anton, Anna Pia Lohfink, Christoph Garth +1

Due to the fourth industrial revolution, industrial applications make use of the progress in communication and embedded devices. This allows industrial users to increase efficiency…