2013_CGF_InsectSwarmSimulation_Preprint
Inherent Noise-Aware Insect Swarm Simulation Xinjie Wang, Xiaogang Jin, Zhigang Deng, and Linling Zhou Computer Graphics Forum (CGF) , 33(6), September 2014, pp. 51-62 [Video] [pdf] [Source Code]
2014_CGA_GPUacceleNeurosurgicalIntervention
GPU-Accelerated Interactive Visualization and Planning of Neurosurgical Interventions Mario Rincon, Nikhil Navkar, Nikos Tsekos, and Zhigang Deng IEEE Computer Graphics and Application (CG&A) , Jan/Feb 2014, pp. 14-23. [pdf]
2013-CASA-Traffic-Simulation-Preprint
AA-FVDM: An Accident-Avoidance Full Velocity Difference Model for Animating Realistic Street-Level Traffic in Rural Scenes Xuequan Lu, Wenzhi Chen, Mingliang Xu, Zonghui Wang, Zhigang Deng, and Yangdong Ye Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds Journal , 25(1), Jan/Feb 2014, pp. 83-97. [pdf]
2013_siggraph_raytracing_poster
Cost-based Workload Balancing for Ray Tracing on Multi-GPU Systems Mario Rincon, and Zhigang Deng ACM SIGGRAPH 2013 Research Poster , Anaheim, CA, July 2013. [pdf]
2013-TVCG-FacialMarkerOptimization
Marker Optimization for Facial Motion Acquisition and Deformation Binh H. Le, Mingyang Zhu, and Zhigang Deng IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) , 19(11), November 2013, pp. 1859-1871. (Also presented on ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics Symposium on Computer Animation 2013) [Video] [pdf]
2013-SIGGRAPH-SparseCompressionSkinning.
Two-layer Sparse Compression of Dense Weight Blend Skinning Binh H. Le, and Zhigang Deng ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. of ACM SIGGRAPH 2013 Papers) , 32(4), July 2013, 124:1-124:10. [Video] [pdf]
2013-THMS-Mobile-Avatar-final
A Text-Driven Conversational Avatar Interface for Instant Messaging on Mobile Devices Mario Rincon, and Zhigang Deng IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems (THMS) , 43(3), May 2013, pp. 328-332. [Video] [pdf]
2013-ICRA-VisualHapticSystem
Implementation of a Force-Feedback Interface for Fixed-Access Point Interventions with real time MRI guidance Nick V. Sternberg, Atilla Kilicarslan, Nikhil Navkar, Zhigang Deng, Karolos Grigoriadis, and Nikos V. Tsekos Proc. of IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) 2013 , Karlsruhe, Germany, May 2013. [pdf]
2013–PhD Dissertation Nikhil V. Navkar
Visual Force-Feedback Interfacing for Image-Guided Telemanipulated Robotic Surgical System Nikhil V. Navkar PhD Dissertation , Department of Computer Science, University of Houston, 2013 [More Information]
2012_TBME_VisualHapticInterface
A Framework for Integrating real-time MRI with Robot Control: Application to Simulated Transapical Cardiac Interventions Nikhil Navkar, Zhigang Deng, Dipan J. Shah, and Nikos V. Tsekos IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME) , April 2013, 60(4), pp. 1023-1033. [pdf]