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Panel 16 – systems science
less mature than LUCAS Pervasive computing is indicated as a candidate
future direction. This does not seem aligned with the research topics of
this group so we do not really understand. This seems strange. As far as
we know, participants from the PalCom project were from the Group
Software Development Environments group, not this one.
6.6 Group Computer graphics
6.6.1 Research quality
Grade: Excellent
Computer graphics is a recent area for this department. It got established
in 2003/2004 through the hiring of a young faculty (professor).
Currently there are 4 PhD students. The group specializes on original
techniques for efficient rendering, especially for mobile devices. The paper
on culling that has been provided to the panel has been highly appreciated.
Optimizations are proposed for rendering that rely on analyses
of the code that resemble the type of analysis performed in other areas
such as static analysis or abstract interpretation. The latter techniques
were developed in a totally different context of object code validation or
worst case execution time evaluation. We have been highly impressed by
the depth of the analysis performed. A start-up company is being set-up
around this technology.
In addition, effectiveness of the results obtained is clearly demonstrated.
Impressive success has been achieved at the most competitive conference
SIGGRAPH. Several patents have also been filled. This group demonstrates
a mix of skills: computer graphics algorithms, low level architectures,
code analysis.
6.6.2 Collaboration
Grade: Good
From the provided material only limited evidence can be found for collaboration
with the local industry. However, establishment of a spin-off is
reported. Also collaboration with other departments seems limited. For
instance collaboration with the circuits and systems group on low level
architectures could be beneficial. Therefore we believe that to become
more successful the computer graphics group should collaborate more
with other research groups in graphics worldwide, as well as local and
international industry.
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