Back to Reality

Jury Service is finally over! 2 weeks was a bit longer than I had hoped, but I'm thankful I was not called back for a third.

So some news over the past weeks:

• IV2012 Conference Paper submitted - I am very happy with the finished paper but concerned the conference may not appreciate it due to the topic (graph drawing algorithms are quite a small part of data visualisation, especially where other more graphical works take proprity) but we'll see
• RDA4 submitted - catching up on my previous RDA4 (annual update form) gave me an idea of where I'm supposed to be - which fortunately looks to be only a little behind (due to my work on Multilevel Global Forces)
• RDA1 was rejected - an unhappy bit of news to hear when I am away from work, which pushes my PhD transfer back (cant transfer without having my research approved). Fortunately a revised copy was completed and sent off, so we can only hope for good news.
• I return to work on the same day as coursework is due - someone somewhere is playing cruel games with me

 Thats about all the news I can remember from the past few weeks. As for my current plans, getting my Technical Report for MGF is priority (also marking), which will be this week. After which, I can concentrate on the dynamic work.

Additionally, when the decision on my RDA1 form has come through, I will be completing the relevant online exams, writing the necessary progress report and arranging for my MPhil/PhD transfer.

That's all for now folks, Sayonara!

Bricks will be - laid nicely

A bit of a hectic week this week as I had my PhD Seminar today. Most of my time has been spent re-writing my previous seminar's slides to reflect my current work and my progress, I have also been playing with some of my implementations - mostly for funsies but to check where I left the multi-matching work.

Unfortunately, next week I am stuck in non-work related activities [JS], so unless I am particularly lucky, I will be unable to continue with much of the work.

So... what's left for me to do...

• I have still got to finish my paper for the IV2012 conference
• Yet to refine and finish my Technical Report on the MGF/CA algorithm
• I need to write a report regarding my research explaining why I should be transfered to PhD
• Finish the Multi-matching Implementation, Experimentation and Reports
• Begin writing drafts for my Thesis chapters (maybe not full chapters but writing up my research this far)

Seems longer than I remember but oh well, one thing at a time.

Not much else to say for this post - the PhD Seminar went... something, probably repressed already. Paper is going OK-ish with the deadline extended to 21 March. Better news though, the seminar has returned my enthusiasm for the dynamic work again, so I am looking forward to playing with that.

I will update again soon, or when I can next remember.

Almost... Just Almost....

So this week I've/We've been putting the finishing touches to the paper titled "A Multilevel Force-Directed Graph Drawing Algorithm using Multilevel Global Force Approximation", and by golly its been fun. I have found I very much prefer writing smaller papers instead of the monolith of a technical report that's hiding away behind me, but alas, I think I have mentioned this before.

So... thankfully the deadline for the paper has been extended to the 21st March (not that I want to wait but better to be safe than sorry) which gives us a little more time to add or remove and make any edits that are required. Unfortunately, my PhD seminar is next week (7th March) so I have yet another thing to worry about.

All in all though, its been a relatively stable week. Major changes to the paper have been completed and I have more to make by tomorrow, and also a new presentation for next week. Should make for an interesting Friday.

Now that I'm bored with the seriousness, here is some images...

10x10x10 grid drawn in 3D, top two are the MGF (my application, formerly CA)

bottom are the OT drawings, shown from two angles

fe_sphere with MGF on the left, OT on the right showing some flattening from the octree structure

An interesting image of add32 drawn using the OT

 Mesh100 drawn using the MGF algorithm, very similar to that drawing by Walshaw

Bunnies

The Emporer, formerly Chancellor Palpatine and sometimes known as "why would you show me a picture of an old man dieing"