Programme April 22nd

Visualization - a global language
Visualization is a technology which has many different qualities and therefore can be used within different fields and be of benefit when it comes to communication, production and education amongst other things. Following seminar sessions will present different examples how visualization technology has been used and why.
08.00 - 08.25 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE
08.30 - 09.15 WELCOME
Introduction and opening Keynote by Prof. Anders Ynnerman.
EXHIBITION
Parallel seminars in the morning:
09.30 - 11.00 FUTURE LEARNING

Moderator
Michael Christie, Professor and Director of Centre for Competence and Knowledge Building in Higher Education, Chalmers University of Technology

A Case study of Global Conflicts
Simon Egenfeldt-Nielsen, CEO, PhD, Serious Games Interactive

Serious Games and Simulations
Helen Routledge, Instructional Systems Design Manager, Pixelearning

Virtual training - a way to support launches of new vehicles
Lennart Malmsköld, Manufacturing Engineer, Advanced Technology, Saab Automobile

Learning in an interaction society - possibilities and threats
Carl Heath, Manager, GR Upplevelsebaserat Lärande
09.30 - 11.00 HEAVY PROJECTS

Moderator
Mats Waltré,  Programme Manager, Knowledge Foundation

Visualization Resource DMU & Education
Lennart Malmsköld, Saab Automobile

LISTEN
Peter Becker, Interactive Institute
Peter Lundén, Interactive Institute
Jens Forssén, Chalmers University of Technology

ProViz - Interactive visualization of in situ 3D protein images
Stina Svensson, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Capturing and Visualizing Large Scale Human Action
Stefan Carlsson, Royal Institute of Technology

Visual data Analytics, VDA
Mikael Jern, Linköpings Universitet/Norrköping

Advancing the State-of-the-art of Virtual Autopsies
Anders Ynnerman, Linköpings Universitet/Norrköping

A “Holographic" Display Test bed for Visualization of Digital 3D Data from Medical Applications
Mårten Sjöström, Mid Sweden University
EXHIBITION
11.30 - 12.30
Karin Markides, president of Chalmers University of Technology

KEYNOTE
Bob Sauls, Project Manager, John Frassanito & Associates

STRATEGIC VISUALIZATION FOR NASA
Strategic Visualization®: the right visual, the right place, the right time

LUNCH AND EXHIBITION
Parallel seminars in the afternoon:
13.30 - 15.00 MARKETING AND CREATIVE EXPERIENCES

Moderator
Diana Uppman, Senior Consultant, Docere, Intelligence & Strategy

What is the potential and possibilities to use visualization as a tool for commercial ads, in different media arenas and to create a new "Secondary world" in our "Primary world"?  

Can visualization tools change the marketing world?

Diana will adress these issues with the following speakers

Gustav Martner
Co-Funder, Daddy Group

David Simmonds
Business Development, Director, Mindark

Simon Goldin and Jakob Senneby
Goldin+Senneby
13.30 - 15.00 VIRTUAL DEVELOPMENT

Moderator
Rikard Söderberg, Head of Department, Department of Product and Production, Development, Chalmers University of Technology

Visualization of ergonomics in space and automotive product development
Anders Sundin, Manager Ergonomics & HMI, Interior Dep. Automotive, Semcon Caran

Virtual verification of Assembly and Paint operations in Automotive industry
Roland Roll and Micael J-O Larsson, Advanced Technology Engineer, Advanced Manufacturing Engineering
GME, Saab Automobile

Realtime interactive 4D visualization using neo4 for Urban planning projects
Pontus Jakobsson, CEO & Founder of Sightline Vision AB

Urban environments in computer games
Gustav Taxén, Research Lead, Avalanche Studios
EXHIBITION
The conference will finish in assembly with focus on:
15.30 - 16.45 VIRTUAL WORLS AND FUTURE INTERNET
Using the Virtual worlds such as Entropia Universe and Second Life as examples, this closing seminar will focus on the future of the internet. Potentials and possibilities with virtual worlds, what are they used for, who is using them and what do they look like are issues that will be addressed. Where are virtual worlds going and what impact will it have on future internet.

Moderator
Staffan Björk
Head of Division Interaction Design, IT University

Mikael Haglund
Chief Technical Officer, IBM

David Simmonds
Business Development Director, Mindark

Peter Blom
Interaction designer

19.00 SOCIAL EVENT
Peacock Dinner Club
Content Responsible: hery
Updated: 2008-04-19
Location:
Bergakungens salar, Skånegatan 16 B, Göteborg
Center of Visualization Göteborg is a membership organisation managed by Business Region Göteborg and Chalmers University of Technology. Center of Visualization Göteborg is one of two national Knowledge Arenas within the network VISARD, Visualisation in Sweden - Arenas for Research and Development.