Project K2
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Virtual Arabia
This project was implemented in the framework of the partnership between the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and TUM
The goal of this project is to develop a virtual environment for the interactive visual exploration of Saudi Arabia. In contrast to virtual globe viewers like Google Earth, this environment will allow the user to look both above and underneath the earth surface in an integrated way. It will, thus, provide interactive means for the visual exploration of 3D geological structures and dynamic seismic processes as well as atmospheric processes and effects or built or planned infrastructure. The specific techniques required to support such functionality will be integrated into a generic infrastructure for visual computing, allowing essentially all KAUST Research Institutes to use parts of this functionality in other applications. In particular, we expect close impact on and links to the KAUST 3D Modelling and Visualisation Centre and the KAUST Computational Earth Sciences Centre.
Research Highlights
For the latest developments please check the individual subprojects bellow.
Subprojects
Cooperation within KAUST and MAC
Participants
Subproject Leaders:
| Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Bungartz (Principal Investigator) | Scientific Computing |
| Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. habil. Arndt Bode | Computer Architecture |
| Prof. Gudrun Klinker, Ph.D. | Augmented Reality |
| Prof. Dr. Ernst Rank | Computing in Engineering |
| Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Westermann | Computer Graphics & Visualization |
Project Members:
| Amal Benzina |
| Gerrit Buse |
| Christian Dick |
| Alin Murarasu |
| Dr. Marcus Toennis |
| Vasco Varduhn |
| Marc Treib |
| Dr. Tobias Weinzierl |
Publications
Please check the individual subprojects for up to date publications lists.
