Visualization research

News and Updates

a forensic face examiner considers whether two images show the same person

NIST Study Shows Face Recognition Experts Perform Better With AI as Partner

May 29, 2018

Experts at recognizing faces often play a crucial role in criminal cases. A photo from a security camera can mean prison or freedom for a defendant—and

This is Not a Game: NIST Virtual Reality Aims to Win for Public Safety

May 4, 2018

Virtual reality produces entertaining video games. But it’s also a serious training and testing tool. Pilots test their skill with flight simulators, and the

A Map App to Track Stem Cells

February 13, 2018

Researchers who work with stem cells have ambitious goals. Some want to cure cancer or treat heart disease. Others want to grow the tissues and organs that

NIST Simulates Fast, Accurate DNA Sequencing Through Graphene Nanopore

January 15, 2016

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have simulated a new concept for rapid, accurate gene sequencing by pulling a DNA

Projects and Programs

Visualization

ITL researchers realize that visualization of scientific data can provide an understanding of the phenomenon or data being studied. Visualization can be

A network of 629 papers co-authored by chemist A.W. Castleman.

Impact Metrics

The NIST Research Library documents the impact of NIST’s scientific research with a comprehensive suite of measurement tools and analyses. These include

High Performance Computing

Our High Performance Computing (HPC) program enables work on challenging problems that are beyond the capacity and capability of desktop computing resources

Sensing and Imaging of concealed objects

Emergency response, law enforcement and military personnel must face threats and dangerous situations as part of their jobs. These threats can vary from knives

Publications

Linking Performance Data and Geospatial Information of Manufacturing Assets through Standard Representations

August 16, 2020

Author(s)

Aaron Hanke, Teodor I. Vernica, William Z. Bernstein

Interoperability across emerging visualization modalities, including augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR), remains a challenge with respect to

Leveraging standard geospatial representations for industrial augmented reality

May 1, 2020

Author(s)

Teodor I. Vernica, Aaron M. Hanke, William Z. Bernstein

Due to its tremendous potential, Augmented Reality (AR) has experienced a recent surge in adoption and integration within the manufacturing enterprise. While

Using Text Visualization to aid Analysis of Machine Maintenance Logs

April 30, 2020

Author(s)

Michael P. Brundage, Senthil K. Chandrasegaran, Xiaoyu Zhang, Kwan-Liu Ma

Maintenance and error logs for machines in manufacturing organizations are typically written as informal notes by operators or technicians working on the

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division:Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2019

April 30, 2020

Author(s)

Ronald F. Boisvert

This report summarizes recent technical work of the Applied and Computational Sciences Division of the Information Technology Laboratory at the National

Visualization research

News and Updates

NIST Study Shows Face Recognition Experts Perform Better With AI as Partner

This is Not a Game: NIST Virtual Reality Aims to Win for Public Safety

A Map App to Track Stem Cells

NIST Simulates Fast, Accurate DNA Sequencing Through Graphene Nanopore

Projects and Programs

Visualization

Impact Metrics

High Performance Computing

Sensing and Imaging of concealed objects

Publications

Linking Performance Data and Geospatial Information of Manufacturing Assets through Standard Representations

Leveraging standard geospatial representations for industrial augmented reality

Using Text Visualization to aid Analysis of Machine Maintenance Logs

Applied and Computational Mathematics Division:Summary of Activities for Fiscal Year 2019

Software

HEV: High End Visualization

Video Analytic Quality Measurement Tools

OpenSceneGraph Multi-card Scaling Test