New Computational Tools for 3D Visualization and Simulation Based Engineering
Collaborative Research with the University of Minnesota Medical Devices Center.
Virtual Prototyping of Medical Devices
We are creating new methodologies and tools for medical device design using immersive computer graphics environments and 3D user intefaces to explore massive engineering datasets, simulation outputs, and anatomical models.

Design by Dragging: An Interface for Creative Forward and Inverse Design with Simulation Ensembles
Dane Coffey, Chi-Lun Lin, Arthur G. Erdman, Daniel F. Keefe
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphic (Proceedings of Scientific Visualization / Information Visualization 2013), 2013

Interactive Slice WIM: Navigating and Interrogating Volume Datasets Using a Multi-Surface, Multi-Touch VR Interface
Dane Coffey, Nicholas Malbraaten, Trung Le, Iman Borazjani, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Arthur G. Erdman, Daniel F. Keefe
IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2012

Vortex formation and instability in the left ventricle (Gallery of Fluid Motion Award)
Trung Bao Le, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Dane Coffey, Daniel Keefe
Physics of Fluids, 2012

Slice WIM: A Multi-Surface, Multi-Touch Interface for Overview+Detail Exploration of Volume Datasets in Virtual Reality
Dane Coffey, Nicholas Malbraaten, Trung Le, Iman Borazjani, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Daniel F. Keefe
Proceedings of ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games, 2011

A Process for Design, Verification, Validation, and Manufacture of Medical Devices using Immersive VR Environments
Daniel F. Keefe, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Victoria Interrante, Birali H. Runesha, Dane Coffey, Molly Staker, Chi-Lun Lin, Yi Sun, Iman Borazani, Nancy Row, Art Erdman
ASME Journal of Medical Devices, 2010

Immersive VR Touch Workbenches: Applications in Engineering and Art
Dane Coffey, Bret Jackson, Daniel F. Keefe
The 3rd Dimension of CHI (3DCHI) Touching and Designing 3D User Interfaces Workshop at CHI 2012, 2012

Poster: Supporting Internal Visualization of Biomedical Dataset via 3D Rapid Prototypes and Sketch-based Gestures
Vamsi Konchada, Bret Jackson, Trung Le, Iman Borazjani, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Daniel F. Keefe
Interactive Graphics and Games 2011, 2011

Poster: Medical Device Invention and Evaluation Through Simulation, Visualization, and Interactive Design
Dane M. Coffey, Vamsi Konchada, Molly Staker, Iman Borazjani, Nancy Rowe, H. Birali Runesha, Victoria Interante, Daniel F. Keefe, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Arthur Erdman
FDA/NHLBI/NSF Workshop on Computer Methods for Cardiovascular Devices, 2010

Poster: Virtual Reality of Cardiac Anatomy for Device Design Purposes
Merideth Bell, Molly Staker, Nancy Rowe, H. Birali Runesha, Victoria Interrante, Daniel F. Keefe, Fotis Sotiropoulos, Nathan Handel, Eric Jerke, Arthur Erdman
FDA/NHLBI/NSF Workshop on Computer Methods for Cardiovascular Devices, 2009