Dr. Jörg Mensmann

Contact Information

I am no longer a member of the Visualization and Computer Graphics Group. However, you may still contact me by email: mensmann at uni-muenster de

Research Interests

• Volume visualization
• Efficient rendering algorithms
• GPU programming
• Stream processing (CUDA/OpenCL)

My dissertation "Exploiting Spatial and Temporal Coherence in GPU-Based Volume Rendering" is available here.

Projects

• Voreen - The Volume Rendering Engine (www.voreen.org)
• Project Z1 (Interactive 3D-visualization of multiparametric cardiovascular imaging data) within
  Sonderforschungsbereich 656 (Molecular Cardiovascular Imaging)
• tgt - Tiny Graphics Toolbox (tgt.uni-muenster.de)
• 3D City Visualization (3dsp.uni-muenster.de)

Prizes and Awards

• "PROVISIO software engineering award" 2008
• "Best Paper Award", International Conference on Computer Graphics and Applications (GRAPP) 2008 in Funchal, Portugal

Teaching

• Vorlesung Datenbanken (SoSe 10)
• Übungen zur Vorlesung Computergrafik I (WiSe 09/10)
• Proseminar Volumengrafik (WiSe 09/10)
• Übungen zur Vorlesung Datenbanken (SoSe 09)
• Seminar Weiterführende Themen aus dem Bereich Computergrafik (WiSe 08/09)
• Übungen zur Vorlesung Datenbanken (SoSe 08)
• Übungen zur Vorlesung Computergrafik II (WiSe 07/08)
• Übungen zur Vorlesung Datenbanken (WiSe 07/08)
• Projektseminar: Tiny Graphics Toolbox (WiSe 07/08)
• Übungen zur Vorlesung Computergrafik (SoSe 07)
• Projektseminar: Visualisierung virtueller Städte (SoSe 07)
• Übungen zur Vorlesung Datenbanken (WiSe 06/07)
• Übungen zur Vorlesung Computergrafik II (WiSe 06/07)

Publications

Publications in 2011

Slab-Based Raycasting: Exploiting GPU Computing for Volume Visualization  

Jörg Mensmann, Timo Ropinski, Klaus H. Hinrichs

Springer, Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS), Volume 229, page 246-259 - 2011

 

Publications in 2010

A GPU-Supported Lossless Compression Scheme for Rendering Time-Varying Volume Data  

Jörg Mensmann, Timo Ropinski, Klaus H. Hinrichs

IEEE/EG International Symposium on Volume Graphics, page 109-116 - 2010

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An Advanced Volume Raycasting Technique using GPU Stream Processing  

Jörg Mensmann, Timo Ropinski, Klaus H. Hinrichs

GRAPP: International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, page 190-198 - 2010

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Shape-based Transfer Functions for Volume Visualization  

Jörg-Stefan Praßni, Timo Ropinski, Jörg Mensmann, Klaus H. Hinrichs

IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis 2010), page 9-16 - mar 2010

 

Publications in 2009

Poster: Slab-Based Raycasting: Efficient Volume Rendering with CUDA  

Jörg Mensmann, Timo Ropinski, Klaus H. Hinrichs

High Performance Graphics 2009 Posters - 2009

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Voreen: A Rapid-Prototyping Environment for Ray-Casting-Based Volume Visualizations  

Jennis Meyer-Spradow, Timo Ropinski, Jörg Mensmann, Klaus H. Hinrichs

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (Applications Department), Volume 29, Number 6, page 6-13 - Nov./Dec. 2009

 

Publications in 2008

Advances in Computer Graphics and Computer Vision: Integrating Current Weather Effects into Urban Visualization  

Frank Steinicke, Jörg Mensmann, Kai Rothaus, Klaus H. Hinrichs, Antonio Krüger, Jan de Buhr

Springer-Verlag, Communications in Computer and Information Science, Volume 24, page 238-251 - 2008

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Accelerating Volume Raycasting using Occlusion Frustums  

Jörg Mensmann, Timo Ropinski, Klaus H. Hinrichs

Eurographics/IEEE 7th International Symposium on Volume and Point-Based Graphics, page 147-154 - 2008

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Interactive Cutting Operations for Generating Anatomical Illustrations from Volumetric Data Sets  

Jörg Mensmann, Timo Ropinski, Klaus H. Hinrichs

Journal of WSCG -- 16th International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision, Volume 16, Number 1-3, page 89-96 - 2008

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Interactive Volume Rendering with Dynamic Ambient Occlusion and Color Bleeding  

Timo Ropinski, Jennis Meyer-Spradow, Stefan Diepenbrock, Jörg Mensmann, Klaus H. Hinrichs

Computer Graphics Forum (Eurographics 2008), Volume 27, Number 2, page 567-576 - 2008

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Augmenting 3D City Models with Metereological Phenomena  

Frank Steinicke, Jörg Mensmann, Kai Rothaus, Klaus H. Hinrichs, Jan de Buhr, Antonio Krüger

International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP2008), page 359-366 - 2008

 

Publications in 2006

Urban City Planning in Semi-immersive Virtual Reality  

Frank Steinicke, Timo Ropinski, Klaus H. Hinrichs, Jörg Mensmann

Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP2006), page 192-199 - 2006, (acceptance rate 19%).

 

Publications in 2005

A Tabletop Metaphor for Spatial Planning in Virtual Reality  

Frank Steinicke, Timo Ropinski, Klaus H. Hinrichs, Jörg Mensmann

Technical Report 09/05 - I, WWU Münster, Number 09/05 - I - 2005

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