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Computer Graphics and Ecological Informatics

Explore research areas in functional-structural models of organisms, spatial information systems in ecology, and forest growth modeling through applied computer science. Collaborate with international partners for simulations and optimizations. Discover project topics and thesis opportunities. Contact us for more information.

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Computer Graphics and Ecological Informatics

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  1. Computer Graphics and Ecological Informatics Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty of Forest Sciences and Forest Ecology Study course:Applied Computer Science M.Sc. Winfried Kurth

  2. Workgroups at the Department of Ecoinformatics Department Ecoinformatics, Biometrics and Forest Growth permanent staff: Winfried Kurth Joachim Saborowski Jürgen Nagel Wilfried Hakes Reinhold Meyer Workgroup 1: Computer graphics and ecological informatics Workgroup 2: Statistical models, sampling, spatial statistics and inventories Workgroup 3: Spatial information systems in ecology Workgroup 4: Local computing centre for the Forestry Faculty, consulting in statistics, computation and e-learning Workgroup 5: e-learning in life sciences, geoinformatics and statistics Workgroup 6: Forest growth modelling (with NWFVA)

  3. Research activities(and possible topics for projects and M.Sc. theses...) Computer graphics and ecological informatics (= computer science, applied to ecology)

  4. Functional-structural models of organisms and adequate ways to formalize them formalism RGG language XL software GroIMP model j k, l m ==>j m,l k; wild type dwarf mutant part of a regulatory network (biosynthesis of gibberellic acid)

  5. Functional-structural plant models - Examples wheat: Evers et al. 2010 tomato: Buck-Sorlin et al., unpubl. rice: Xu et al. 2011 cut-rose: Buck-Sorlin et al. 2011

  6. at a higher scale level: simulations of forest stands VRML- Virtual Reality Output CCL - Crown Competition light Ecological site classification

  7. Improved rendering of 3-d scenes and simulation of radiation raytracing: basic principle

  8. Cooperation partners • Ecole Centrale de Paris (Laboratoire MAS – Optimization) • INRIA + CIRAD Montpellier (Plant simulations) • Agrocampus Ouest, Angers (transport & competition models) • Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague (forest modelling & management, decision support) • University of Bonn (Dep. of Computer Science – laser scanner data evaluation) • TU Zvolen, Slovakia (3D data analysis)

  9. offered classes (summer term) List of Project, Bachelor, Master and Ph.D. thesis topics: http://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/69157.html

  10. offered classes (winter term)

  11. to contact us:wk@cs.uni-goettingen.dejsaboro@gwdg.dehttp://www.uni-goettingen.de/en/html/67072.htmlsee also:http://www.grogra.dephysically:Büsgenweg 4, Abteilung Ökoinformatik, Biometrie und Waldwachstum, 1st floor, room 90

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