Seth Johnson, Ph.D.
Ph.D. Program
#2013
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#2020

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Spotlights
Sculpting Data: How HPC and Art Create the Future of Scientific Visualization
IV/LAB `Sculpting Vis' project team interviewed in advance of Super Computing 2024 in Altanta
IV/LAB in 2023 annual brochure of the Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation
Igniting Progress: From Big Data to Bold Solutions
Four Ph.D. student rockstars graduate from the IV/LAB during the pandemic!
Congratulations Seth, Dan, Volcano, and Jung!
Using canoes and virtual reality, local project explores Indigenous traditions
A project funded by the provost’s Grand Challenges Research brings Indigenous communities together while advancing science and technology.
Northern Spark 2016
Come see Weather Report at the Northern Spark 2016 Arts Festival
Publications
2022
Book Chapters
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Orbacles
MINN_LAB Design Collective. Making with Data: Physical Design and Craft in a Data-Driven World, edited by Samuel Huron, Till Nagel, Lora Oehlberg, Wesley Willett. A K Peters/CRC Press.
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Hybrid data constructs: Interacting with biomedical data in augmented spaces
Daniel F. Keefe, Bridger Herman, Jung Who Nam, Daniel Orban, and Seth Johnson. Making Data: Materializing Digital Information, edited by Ian Gwilt. Bloomsbury Visual Arts, London.
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2020
Journal and Conference Articles
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Printmaking, Puzzles, and Studio Closets: Using Artistic Metaphors to Reimagine the User Interface for Designing Immersive Visualizations
Bridger Herman, Francesca Samsel, Annie Bares, Seth Johnson, Greg Abram, and Daniel F Keefe. In IEEE VIS Arts Program (VISAP). 19–28.
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Artifact-Based Rendering: Harnessing Natural and Traditional Visual Media for More Expressive and Engaging 3D Visualizations
Seth Johnson, Francesca Samsel, Gregory Abram, Daniel Olson, Andrew J. Solis, Bridger Herman, Phillip J. Wolfram, Christophe Lenglet, and Daniel F. Keefe. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 26, 1, 492-502.
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Invited or Juried Artwork Exhibited
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Salt, Chemistry and Cultivation: An immersive experience of climate data in the Gulf of Mexico
Sculpting Vis Collaborative. Accepted to South by Southwest (SXSW) Festival 2020, Austin, TX (Delayed due to Pandemic).
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Ph.D. Theses
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Palpable Visualizations: Techniques for Creatively Designing Discernible and Accessible Visualizations Grounded in the Physical World
Seth Alan Johnson. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Minnesota.
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#2020
2019
Journal and Conference Articles
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Scientific Visualization: Enriching Vocabulary via the Human Hand
Francesca Samsel, Annie Bares, Seth Johnson, and Daniel F. Keefe. In Proceedings of IEEE VIS Arts Program 2019. 15 pages.
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Bento Box: An Interactive and Zoomable Small Multiples Technique for Visualizing 4D Simulation Ensembles in Virtual Reality
Seth Johnson, Daniel Orban, Hakizumwami Birali Runesha, Lingyu Meng, Bethany Juhnke, Arthur Erdman, Francesca Samsel, and Daniel F. Keefe. Frontiers in Robotics and AI 6, 16 pages.
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Posters
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Poster: Sculpting Visualization: Expanding the Vocabulary of Scientific Visualization, Facilitating the Construction of Engaging Communication of Complex Science
Francesca Samsel, Annie Bares, Seth Johnson, PJ Wolfram Jr, and Daniel Keefe.
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2018
Posters
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Poster: Comparison of Multiple Large Fluid-Structure Interaction Simulations in Virtual Reality
Daniel Orban, Seth Johnson, Hakizumwami Birali Runesha, Lingyu Meng, Bethany Juhnke, Arthur Erdman, Francesca Samsel, and Daniel F. Keefe.
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2017
Journal and Conference Articles
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Weather Report: Structuring Data Experience in the Built Environment
Marc Swackhamer, Andrea J. Johnson, Daniel Keefe, Seth Johnson, Ross Altheimer, and Aaron Wittkamper. In Proceedings of Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) University of Utah. 10 pages.
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2016
Invited or Juried Artwork Exhibited
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Weather Report
Aaron Wittkamper, Seth Johnson, Deuk-Geun Hong, Daniel F. Keefe, Marc Swackhamer, Robert A. Hunter, Andrea J. Johnson, Ross Altheimer, and Maura Rockcastle. Site-specific interactive outdoor installation.Northern Spark Arts Festival, Minneapolis, MN, June 10-11.
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#2016
Workshop Papers
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Immersive Analytics for Medicine: Hybrid 2D/3D Sketch-Based Interfaces for Annotating Medical Data and Designing Medical Devices
Seth Johnson, Bret Jackson, Bethany Tourek, Marcos Molina, and Arthur G. Erdman, and Daniel F. Keefe. Immersive Analytics: Exploring Future Interaction and Visualization Technologies for Data Analytics, Workshop at IIS 2016.
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2014
Posters
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Poster: Measurement of Biomechanical Properties of Tissues Under Uniaxial Stress
Ashish Singal, Charles L. Soule, Seth Johnson, Daniel F. Keefe, and Paul A. Iaizzo. Design of Medical Devices Conference.
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Themes
Art and Design in Visualization
AR/MR/VR Tools for Free-Form 3D Artistic Expression
Data Physicalization
Improviing data understanding and engagement by making data visualizations physical.
Immersive Data Visualization
When should we walk inside our data?
Projects
Sculpting Visualizations
Toward a practice and theory of 3D scientific visualizations using physical objects and augmented reality.
MINN_LAB
An interdisciplinary design collective
Visualization by Sketching, Analogy, and Computational Creativity
NSF 1218058
BIGDATA: Coupling Data-Intensive Modeling, Simulation, and Visualization with Human Facilities for Design
Application to Next-Generation Medical Device Prototyping