Interactive visual metamorphosis investigates a new way for interactive data exploration: Instead of looking at multiple static views in parallel, users will smoothly travel between dynamically changing views. During this traveling, users will accumulate the insight necessary to comprehensively understand the data. Visual and conceptual gaps between non-trivial visualization views are narrowed by employing smooth display transitions that transform one visual representation into another one. Through the visual part of the metamorphosis, it will be easier for users to transfer insights from one visual representation to another. The interaction part will allow user to control and steer the metamorphosis.

In modern genetic diagnostics, next-generation sequencing has revolutionized the assessment of various genetic diseases. Conventional approaches to sequence analysis quickly reach their limits due to the complexity and diversity of the data. In this project, novel immersive analytics methods are investigated to support DNA sequence analysis in tumor diagnostics. Modern interaction and display technologies are used to support analytical inference from such complex data. Immersion in virtual data worlds not only enhances the analysis experience and engagement, but also provides a natural access to the large datasets of DNA sequences produced by next-generation sequencing.

EVOCATION is a leading European-wide doctoral consortium for research in Advanced Visual and Geometric Computing for 3D Capture, Display, and Fabrication. The project will train the next generation of creative, entrepreneurial and innovative experts who will be equipped with the necessary skills and competences to face current and future major challenges in scalable and high-fidelity shape and appearance acquisition, extraction of structure and semantic information, processing, visualization, 3D display and 3D fabrication in professional and consumer applications.

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