alark joshi

Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
College of Engineering

Boise State University

 1910 University Drive, MEC 302A
Boise, ID 83725
 Phone: 208.426.5734
Fax: 208.426.2470

alarkjoshi@boisestate.edu
cs.boisestate.edu/~alark




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Education

2007
Ph.D. Computer Science  University of Maryland
Art-inspired techniques for visualizing time-varying data
Advisor: Penny Rheingans

2001
M.S. Computer Science (Hyperbolic Geometry)  University of Minnesota
Advisors: Douglas Dunham

1999
B.S. Computer Science  University of Pune, India


Employment

2011-current
Boise State University  Boise, ID
Assistant Professor, Computer Science

2008-2010
Yale University  New Haven, CT
Postdoctoral Associate, Diagnostic Radiology

2004 - 2007
University of Maryland Baltimore County  Catonsville, MD
Graduate Researcher

Summer 2004
Vital Images  Plymouth, MN
Research Intern

Summer 2003
Siemens Corporate Research  Princeton, NJ
Research Intern

Summer 2000
Netscape Corporation  Mountain View, CA
Software Development Intern

1999 - 2001
University of Minnesota  Duluth, MN
Graduate Researcher


Teaching

Spring 2010
Understanding Effective Visual Representations - (Yale University)
Instructor

Spring 2009
Introduction to Programming for Image Analysis with VTK - (Yale University Biomedical Engineering)
Co-Instructor with Prof. Xenophon Papademetris

Spring 2009
Introduction to Computer Graphics - Videoconferencing (University of Pune Computer Science)
Instructor

Spring 2008
BioImage Suite Tutorial Course - (Yale University MR Research Center)
Co-Instructor with Prof. Xenophon Papademetris

Spring 2005
Introduction to Computer Graphics (CMSC 435, University of Maryland Computer Science)
 Instructor

Spring 2001
Computer Organization (CS2521, University of Minnesota Computer Science)
Teaching Assistant with Masha Sosonkina

Fall 2000
User Interface Design (CS 5551, University of Minnesota Computer Science)
Teaching Assistant with Douglas Dunham

Spring 2000
Computer Graphics (CS5721, University of Minnesota Computer Science)
Teaching Assistant with Douglas Dunham

Fall 1999, Spring 2000
Software Development using C++ (CS2511, University of Minnesota Computer Science)
Teaching Assistant with Tim Colburn


Publications

Books


Introduction to Programming for Image Analysis with VTK, Xenophon Papademetris and Alark Joshi, 2nd Edition, 283 pages, November 2009.

Art-inspired Techniques for Visualizing Time-varying Data, Alark Joshi, VDM Verlag, 228 pages, August 2008.


Journal Articles


Unified framework for development, deployment and robust testing of neuroimaging algorithms, Alark Joshi, Dustin Scheinost, Hirohito Okuda, Dominique Belhachemi, Isabella Murphy, Lawrence H. Staib, Xenophon Papademetris, Journal of Neuroinformatics, January 2011.

Case Study on Visualizing Hurricanes Using Illustration-Inspired Techniques, Alark Joshi, Jesus Caban, Penny Rheingans, Lynn Sparling, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol 15, no. 5, pp 709-718, Sept/Oct. 2009.

Novel interaction techniques for neurosurgical planning and stereotactic navigation, Alark Joshi, Dustin Scheinost, Kenneth P. Vives, Dennis D. Spencer, Lawrence H. Staib and Xenophon Papademetris, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (VIS 2008), vol 14(6), 2008.

Effective visualization of complex vascular structures using a non-parametric vessel detection method, Alark Joshi, Xiaoning Qian, Donald P. Dione, Ketan R. Bulsara, Christopher K. Breuer, Albert J. Sinusas and Xenophon Papademetris, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (VIS 2008), vol 14(6), 2008.

Evaluation of illustration-inspired techniques for time-varying data visualization, Alark Joshi and Penny Rheingans, Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 27 (3), pp. 999-1006, 2008.

Texture-based feature tracking for effective time-varying data visualization, Jesus Caban, Alark Joshi and Penny Rheingans, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (VIS 2007),, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1472-1479.

Rapid Development of Medical Imaging Tools with Open Source Libraries, Jesus Caban, Alark Joshi and Paul Nagy, Journal of Digital Imaging, 20 (Suppl 1): 83-93, 2007


Conference Papers


Virtual Craniotomy Planner for Image-guided Surgery, Alark Joshi, John Onofrey, Alexander Papanastassiou, Lawrence H. Staib, Xenophon Papademetris, submitted to the IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI), 2013.

Semi-automated Geodesic Photogrammetry for Dense-array EEG Electrode Localization, Steven Shofner, Jenn Lewis, Phan Luu, Don Tucker, Alark Joshi, ACM Intelligent User Interfaces conference March 2013 (submitted).

Visualizing Disease Incidence in the Context of Socioeconomic Factors, Jared Shenson and Alark Joshi, International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, September 2012.

Auto(mobile): Mobile Visual Interfaces for the Road, Frederik Wiehr, Vidya Setlur, Alark Joshi, ACM SIGGRAPH Mobile, August 2012.

RSVP: Remote Sensing Visualization Platform for Data Fusion, Vanessa Gertman, Peter Olsoy, Nancy Glenn, Alark Joshi, IEEE Virtual Reality Workshop on Immersive Visualization March 2012.

Augmented inline-based navigation for stereotactic image guided neurosurgery., Alark Joshi, Dustin Scheinost, Ronen Globinsky, Kenneth P. Vives, Dennis D. Spencer, Lawrence H. Staib, Xenophon Papademetris, IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging - ISBI, April 2011.

Application of BioImage Suite for planning and neuronavigation in epilepsy surgery, Alexander Papanastassiou, Ronen Globinsky, Alark Joshi, Kenneth P. Vives, Xenophon Papademetris, Dennis D. Spencer American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (ASSFN), June 2010.

Light-sensitive visualization of multimodal data for neurosurgical applications, Alark Joshi, Alex Papanastassiou, Kenneth P. Vives, Dennis D. Spencer, Lawrence H. Staib, Xenophon Papademetris, IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging - ISBI, April 2010.

Visualization-based feedback for Image-Guided Neurosurgery, Alark Joshi and Xenophon Papademetris 3rd Annual Image-Guided Therapy Workshop, National Center for Image-Guided Therapy (NCIGT), March 2010.

Unified framework for development, deployment and testing of image analysis algorithms, Alark Joshi, Dustin Scheinost, Hirohito Okuda, Isabella Murphy, Lawrence H. Staib, Xenophon Papademetris, MICCAI Workshop on Systems and Architectures for Computer Assisted Interventions, September 2009

Evaluation of Multi-viewport based visualization for Electrode Navigation during Stereotactic Image Guided Neurosurgery, Alark Joshi, Dustin Scheinost, Marisa Spann, Xenophon Papademetris International Brain Mapping and Interoperative Surgical Planning Society's 6th World Congress for Brain Mapping and Image Guided Therapy, August 2009.

Illustration-inspired techniques for visualizing time-varying data Alark Joshi and Penny Rheingans, Proceedings of IEEE Visualization 2005, pp. 679-686. 2005.


Dissertations


Art-inspired techniques for visualizing time-varying data, Alark Joshi. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Maryland Baltimore County, November 2007.

Interactive Visualization of Models of Hyperbolic Geometry, Alark Joshi. Masters Dissertation, University of Minnesota Duluth, June 2001.


Invited talks

Illustration-inspired Visualization
2 Feb 2011
Old Dominion University (via videoconferencing). Norfolk, VA

Introduction to GPU Computing
10 Dec 2009
Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Yale University. New Haven, CT

Enabling Insight and Exploration through Data Visualization
13 Sep 2009
Young Investigators Meet at MIT. Cambridge, MA

Interdisciplinary Research through Visualization
31 Jul 2009
Tufts University. Medford, MA

Visualization Techniques for Neurosurgical Planning and Connectivity
11 Sep 2008
Magnetic Resonance Research Center, Yale University. New Haven, CT

Teaching a User Training Course
27 Jun 2008
National Institutes of Health (NIH). Bethesda, MD

Illustration-Inspired Visualization
27 Apr 2007
Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. Baltimore, MD

Illustration-Inspired Techniques for Time-varying Data Visualization
6 Dec 2006
IBM TJ Watson Research Center. Hawthorne, NY

Illustration-Inspired Volume Visualization
12 Apr 2006
Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering. Baltimore, MD

Conducting Research at the Undergraduate level
10 Jan 2007
Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, University of Pune. Pune, India

14 Sep 2008
Pune Institute of Computer Technology, University of Pune. Pune, India

Illustration-inspired techniques for time-varying data visualization
13 Dec 2005
Student Speaker Colloquium, University of Maryland Baltimore County. Baltimore, MD.

Professional activities

Posters Chair

IEEE Visualization (VisWeek) 2009, 2010

Program Committee

International Symposium on Visual Computing (ISVC) 2009

Workshop Organizer

First Doctoral Colloquium at IEEE Visualization 2006 with Penny Rheingans, Bill Pike & Richard May

Panel

New faculty and postdoctoral fellows spill the beans with Jeff Heer, Gordon Kindlmann & Miriah Meyer
Winner of the Best Panel Award at the IEEE VisWeek 2009.

Reviewer

IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG).
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (CG&A) 2006-2009
International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery.
Elsevier's Image and Vision Computing Journal.
IEEE Visualization conference 2005-2009.
IEEE Information Visualization (InfoVis) 2007-2009
IEEE Visual Analytics Science and Technology (VAST) 2008-2009
IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium 2007-2009
Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games conference 2006.
Computer Supported Cooperative Work 2008 (CSCW) conference.
Eurographics workshop on Visual Computing for Biomedicine 2008.
EuroVis 2007, 2008, 2009 conference.

Member

Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)


Awards

2010

Best Panel Award at the IEEE VisWeek 2010 conference.

2009

Best Panel Award at the IEEE VisWeek 2009 conference.
Selected as One of 30 Young Investigators to present at the Young Investigators Meet at MIT in Boston organized by Translational Health Science and Technology Institute.

2008

National Biomedical Computation Resource (NBCR) Summer Institute 2008 Scholarship.

2007

First place in the Annual Business Plan Competition at UMBC.

2006

Best Senator of the Year, Graduate Student Association, UMBC.

2001

Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota Duluth