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Background
The
Voronoi diagram is one of the fundamental mathematical
concepts, with numerous applications in the fields of
science and engineering. Since the underlying concept of
space partitioning was created almost 100 years ago, it
was wildly utilized in math, physics, biology, geography
and other traditional disciplines. Recently, the concept
has gained increased popularity due to the development
of new fast hardware, advances in communication,
emerging of computational methods that enable to perform
large-scale computations in a robust manner, as well as
creation of 3-dimensional models of the real world
through the advances in computer graphics. While the
theoretical contributions on the subject are still of
importance, it is the application of the results to
pressing real-world problems, as well as emerging areas
of computer science, that are key aspects and the
concentration of the Symposium.
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Theoretical aspects of
Voronoi and Delaunay diagrams
Computational and implementation aspects of
Voronoi and Delaunay diagrams
Generalizations of the Voronoi and Delaunay
diagrams
Applications of the Voronoi and Delaunay
methodology to areas such as:
Biology, Biometrics, Chemistry, Physics,
Material sciences, Engineering,
Geography, Geographic information systems,
Mesh generation, Solid modeling,
Computer graphics, Image processing,
Robotics, Path planning,
Motion analysis, Collision detection and
avoidance, Morphing,
Surface reconstruction, Interpolation,
Biometrics, Visualization,
Voronoi Art
Other related areas
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Topics
covered by ISVD Symposium
include theoretical aspects of
Voronoi diagrams, computational
aspects of their construction and
large-scale computing,
generalization of the Voronoi
diagram, Voronoi Art, and
applications of the concept in
biology, chemistry, physics,
material sciences, geography,
Geographic Information Systems,
computer graphics, solid modeling,
pattern analysis and recognition,
motion analysis and planning, VLSI
design, collision detection and
avoidance, networking and
communication, medicine, molecular
biology, visualization, biometrics
and other emerging areas.
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Goals
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The goals of the International Conferences on
Voronoi Diagrams in Science and Engineering is therefore to concentrate
specifically on unique aspects of the research into the Voronoi diagrams
and on practical applications of this research to manufacturing
engineering, robotics, VLSI design, communication, geomatics, GIS (geographical
information systems), urban planning, medicine, bioinformatics, high-performance
computing, education and other applications
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Links to iCORE research
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The
goals of the ISVD are aligned nicely
with the iCORE mandate to: “develop
and support excellent
university-based research teams
around fundamental and applied
problems in information and
communications technology. Its (iCORE)
goal is to build a critical mass of
leading researchers in the fields of
computer science, computer
engineering, physics, mathematics
and other ICT disciplines”. The
areas of particular interest to
iCORE, that are part of VD 2006,
include Geometric Modeling,
Scientific Visualization, Computer
Graphics and Computational Geometry
applications in Engineering,
Medicine, Biology, Physics,
Education and Arts. Specific focus
is on utilization of fundamental
knowledge from mathematics, physics
and geometry to emerging areas of
science, such as bioinformatics,
molecular biology and biometrics.
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Links to Alberta research
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In
addition to the acknowledged
academic research strength, there
is a growing awareness of the
value of computer graphics,
geometric modeling and scientific
computing for Alberta industry.
New industrial research is being
initiated in those areas, and
significant activities spurred in
many other industrial sectors,
especially those involved in the
acquisition, processing and
interpretation of large data sets
(e.g., geographical information
systems (GIS), civil engineering,
network optimization, etc.). The
above areas will be represented by
the Symposium. In addition, there
are some areas specifically
targeted by ISVD, such as medical,
molecular biology and biometric
applications, that are invaluable
for successful growth and
development of modern society.
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