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Research

My CV can be found here.

Projects
The Generalized Voronoi Diagram of Closely-Spaced Objects
J. Edwards, E. Daniel, V. Pascucci, and C. Bajaj
Journal: Computer Graphics Forum, to appear (2015)
Conference: Eurographics 2015, Zurich, Switzerland (2015) <paper>
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Efficient I/O and storage of adaptive resolution data
S. Kumar, J. Edwards, P-T. Bremer, A. Knoll, C. Christensen, V. Vishwanath, P. Carns, J. Schmidt, V. Pascucci
Conference: Supercomputing 2014, New Orleans, LA (2014) <paper>
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VolRoverN: Enhancing surface and volumetric reconstruction for realistic dynamical simulation of cellular and subcellular function
J. Edwards, E. Daniel, J. Kinney, T. Sejnowski, T. Bartol, D. Johnston, K. Harris, and C. Bajaj
Journal: Neuroinformatics, 12(2):277-289 (2014) <paper>
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Surface segmentation for improved remeshing
J. Edwards, W. Wang, and C. Bajaj
Conference: International Meshing Roundtable, San Jose, CA, pp. 403-418 (2012) <paper>
Topologically correct reconstruction of tortuous contour forests
J. Edwards and C. Bajaj
Journal: Computer-Aided Design (invited paper), 43(10):1296-1306 (2011) <paper>
Conference: Symposium on Solid and Physical Modeling, Haifa, Israel, pp. 51-60 (2010) <paper>
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3D visualization for improved manipulation and mobility in EOD and combat engineering applications
J. Alberts, J. Edwards, J. Johnston, and J. Ferrin
Conference: SPIE Defense, Security and Sensing, (2009) <paper>
Manipulator Autonomy for EOD Robots
J. Johnston, J. Alberts, M. Berkemeier, and J. Edwards
Conference: 26th Army Science Conference, (2008) <paper>

Theses

John Edwards
Analysis-ready models of tortuous, tightly packed geometries
PhD Thesis, May 2013 <thesis>

John Edwards
LiveMesh: an interactive 3D image segmentation tool
Masters Thesis, December 2004 <thesis> <paper>


Posters

J. Edwards, C. Johnson
Visualizing white matter tracts in the human brain
SIAM Conference on Computational Science and Engineering, Salt Lake City, UT, March 2015 <poster>

J. Edwards, E. Daniel, C. Bajaj, J. Kinney, T. Bartol, T. Sejnowski, K. Harris, D. Johnston
VolumeRoverN: Analysis-ready domain models of neuronal forests
2nd Annual Austin Translational Neuroscience Symposium, Austin, TX, October 2012 <poster>
** Best poster award **

J. Edwards, A. Rand, J. Kinney, K. Harris, C. Bajaj
Analysis-ready meshes of neuronal forests
1st IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization, Providence, Rhode Island, October 2011 <poster> <abstract> (peer-reviewed)

J. Edwards, A. Gillette, R. K. Bettadapura, A. Rand, C. Rumsey, Q. Zhang, D. Johnston, K. Harris, C. Bajaj
Electrophysiological Models Derived from EM Reconstructions
The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative Conference on Imaging Science, November 2010 <poster>

A. Gillette, R. K. Bettadapura, F. Chowdury, J. Edwards, A. Gopinath, J. Rivera, B. Subramanian, A. Rand, C. Rumsey, Q. Zhang, D. Johnston, K. Harris, C. Bajaj, T. Bartol, D. Keller, J. Kinney, T. Sejnowski
Spatially Realistic and Reduced Electrophysiology Models Derived From EM Reconstruction
MPG-HHMI Janelia Farm High-Resolution Circuit Reconstruction Conference, Berlin, Germany, September 2009 <poster>


Talks

Analysis-ready models of tortuous, tightly packed geometries
Thesis Defense, Austin, TX, May 20, 2013

Analysis-ready models of tortuous, tightly packed geometries
University of Colorado Medical Center, Denver, CO, Mar 1, 2013
New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, Feb 15, 2013
Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, Feb 8, 2013

Surface segmentation for improved isotropic remeshing
21st International Meshing Roundtable, San Jose, CA, Oct 9, 2012 <pdf>

Surface segmentation for improved isotropic remeshing
University of Hong Kong graphics group meeting, Hong Kong, May 30, 2012 <pdf>

Analysis-ready domain models of neuronal forests
Thesis proposal, Austin, TX, Dec 13, 2011 <pdf>

Polyhedron separation
CVC Group Meeting, Austin, TX, Sept 7, 2011 <pdf>

Analysis-ready 3D reconstructions of complex objects from planar cross-sectional slices
Research Preparation Exam, Austin, TX, March 29, 2011 <pdf>

Analysis-ready 3D reconstructions of complex objects from planar cross-sectional slices
CVC Group Meeting, Austin, TX, March 25, 2011 <pdf>

The connectome: challenges and approaches
CVC Group Meeting, Austin, TX, October 27, 2010 <pdf>

Topologically correct reconstruction of tortuous contour forests
14th ACM Symposium on Solid and Physical Modeling, Haifa, Israel, September 1, 2010 <pdf>

Advanced techniques for LiDAR visualization and analysis using ArcGIS
8th International Lidar Mapping Forum, Denver, Colorado, February 2008

LidarExplorer
Advanced LiDAR Workshop at the GeoTREE Center of the University of Northern Iowa, August 2007