Web Resources: Institutions

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Institutions

CCG - Computer Graphics Center
The Computer Graphics Center (Centro de Computacao Grafica - CCG) is located in Coimbra, Portugal. Since 1993 research and development are done in the fields of virtual reality, multimedia systems, electronic commerce and many others. It is supported by a number of associations and is linked to the first International Computer Graphics Centers Network, INI-GraphicsNet.
Keywords: virtual reality, multimedia systems, electronic commerce
Location: Coimbra, Portugal
Digital Imaging Group
Website of the Digital Imaging Group, a consortium engaged in the development and introduction of innovative digital imaging standards and technologies.
Keywords: institution, imaging, image compression
Location: California, USA
Eurographics
Eurographics is the European Association for Computer Graphics. Eurographics provides many different activities and informations, such as the annual conference, on-line publications for the members, workshops,etc.
Keywords: institution
Location: Europe
Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics
The main activities of the Fraunhofer-Institute for Computer Graphics (IGD) are the development of product prototypes (hardware and software) and the realization of concepts, models, and solutions for computer graphics and its adaption to specific application requirements..
Keywords: prototypes, human-centred design
Location: Darmstadt, Germany
Gravir
Graphics vision and robotics institute.  Parent organization of iMAGIS, MOVI, PRIMA, SHARP, ViS.
Keywords: vision, robotics
Location: Grenoble, France
Imagina
Audiovisual and 3D animation institute, sponsor of conferences and workshops.
Keywords: Animation
Location: Paris, France; Monaco
iMAGIS
Research organization, virtual prototypes, geometric models, algorithms.
Keywords:
Location: Montbonnot Saint Martin, France
INI-GraphicsNet
International organization of universities and institutes for advanced education, training and applied and basic graphics research.
Keywords: education, training, research
Location: Coimbra, Portugal; Darmstadt, Rostock, Germany; Providence, USA; Singapore
INRIA SIAMES
This project considers all methods needed for producing sequences of computer-generated images. There are three key tracks: computer graphics, where we are seeking to define algorithms; simulation, with the aim of matching our algorithms against numerical values measured on a real site; the system organization to process "life-size" cases and validate our approach by implementing them.
Keywords: modeling, simulation
Location: Rennes, France
ISA - Image Synthesis and Analysis
Research on surface and volume reconstruction, solid geometry, realistic rendering, real-time graphics, 2D/3D image composition, graphics recognition.
Keywords: rendering, surface, solid geometry
Location: Nancy, France
Israeli Computer Vision
Image Synthesis Animation, Modeling and Simulation, Hebrew, Technion CS/EE, Tel Aviv, Weizmann.
Keywords: computer vision, image processing
Location: Israel
Naval Postgraduate School
The research groups at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. They focus on virtual environments and large-scale distributed simulations.
Keywords: virtual environments, human-computer interaction
Location: California, USA
SIGGRAPH
ACM SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics) promote the acquisition and exchange of information and opinion on the theory, design, implementation, and application of computer-generated graphics and interactive techniques. On the site web we can found, for example, a calendar of CG events, on-line publications avaliable for the members, chapters on education, etc.
Keywords: education, conferences, publications
Location: USA
Virtual Reality Society
The Virtual Reality Society (VRS) is an international society dedicated to the discussion and advancement of virtual reality and synthetic environments. Its activities include the publication of an international journal, the organization of special interest groups, conferences, seminars and tutorials.
Keywords: virtual reality
Location: UK
Web3D Consortium
This is the home page for the Web3D consortium.  It has specifications and news about the consortium and it's specifications including the VRML specifications.
Keywords: web, internet, VRML
Location:
 

Vancouver Film School
Media production training, courses cover new media and internet applications.
Keywords:
Location: Vancouver, Canada

Berkeley University Multimedia, Human Computer Interaction and Computer Graphics
Location: California,USA
Bradford University Graphics and Image Processing Research Group
Location: Bradford, UK
British Columbia University Image Computer Graphics Laboratory
Location: Vancouver, Canada
Brown University Computer Graphics Group
Location: Rhode Island,USA
Budapest Technical University Computer Graphics Research Group
Location: Budapest, Hungary
California Irvine University Computer Graphics Lab
Location: California, USA
Caltech Computer Graphics Research
Location: California, USA
Columbia University Computer Graphics & User Interfaces lab
Location: New York, USA
Czech Technical University of Prague Computer Graphics Group
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Cornell University Program of Computer Graphics
Location: New York, US
Delft University of Technology Computer Graphics and CAD/CAM
Location: Delft, Germany
Dortmund University Computer Graphics Group
Location: Dortmund, Germany
East Anglia University Computer Graphics and Computational Geometry
Location: Norwich, UK
ETH Computer Graphics Research Group
Location: Zurich, Switzerland
Georgia Institute of Technology GVU Center
Georgia Institute of Technology Scientific Visualization
Location: Georgia, USA
Indiana University Computer Graphics Group
Location:
Leuven Katholieke University Computer Graphics Research Group
Location: Leuven, Belgium
LIG - Computer Graphics Lab
Location: Lausanne, Switzerland
Maryland Baltimore County University GAVL
Location:
MIRALab
Location: Geneva, Switzerland
MIT Computer Graphics Group
Location: Massachusetts, USA
New York University Media Research Lab
Location: New York, USA
North Carolina University at Chapel Hill Graphics & Image Cluster
Location: North Carolina, USA
Pennsylvania University Center for Human Modeling & Simulation
Location: Philadelphia, USA
Princeton Graphics and Geometry Group
Location: New Jersey, USA
Sao Carlos Federal University GRV
Location: Brasil
Stanford University Computer Graphics Laboratory
Location: California, USA
Toronto University Human-Computer Interaction
Location: Toronto, Canada
Trinity College Dublin Image Synthesis Group
Location: Dubli, Ireland
Utah University Computer Graphics and Visualization
Utah University Immersive Environment Research
Location: Utah, USA
Vienna University of Technology Institute of Computer Graphics
Location: Vienna, Austria
Washington University Human Interface Technology Lab
Location: Washinton, USA
West Bohemia University Computer Graphics Laboratory
Location: Pilsen, Czech Republic