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69
Citations
19723
World Ranking
1970
National Ranking
995

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2009 - SIAM Fellow For contributions to scientific computing and visualization.
  • 2005 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Chris R. Johnson is affiliated with the University of Utah in the United States and has contributed extensively to research in computer science, with a focus on visualization, data analysis, and scientific computing. Their work encompasses multiple subfields, including computer vision and pattern recognition, computer graphics and computer-aided design, computer networks and communications, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, and artificial intelligence.

The scientist's research primarily covers various topics related to computer graphics and visualization techniques, data visualization and analytics, data analysis with R, topological and geometric data analysis, advanced vision and imaging, scientific computing and data management, and advanced data storage technologies.

Chris R. Johnson has published numerous papers across respected venues. Frequent publication platforms include arXiv (Cornell University) with 15 publications, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics with 6, IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications with 3, Computer Graphics Forum with 2, and the Journal of Computational Science with 2 publications.

Among their recent papers are:

  • A terminology for in situ visualization and analysis systems, 2020, The International Journal of High Performance Computing Applications
  • A Review of Three-Dimensional Medical Image Visualization, 2022, Health Data Science
  • Data-Driven Space-Filling Curves, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • Direct Volume Rendering with Nonparametric Models of Uncertainty, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
  • Uncertainty Visualization of 2D Morse Complex Ensembles Using Statistical Summary Maps, 2020, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics

Chris R. Johnson has collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Tushar M. Athawale, Sudhanshu Sane, David Pugmire, Kenneth Moreland, and Valerio Pascucci.

The scientist has been recognized with notable awards such as being named a SIAM Fellow in 2009 for contributions to scientific computing and visualization, and being elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2005.

Best Publications

  • Stationary and nonstationary learning characteristics of the LMS adaptive filter

    B. Widrow;J.M. McCool;M.G. Larimore;C.R. Johnson

  • Visualization Handbook

    Christopher Johnson;Charles Hansen

  • The Visualization Handbook

    Charles D. Hansen;Chris R. Johnson

  • SCIRun: A Scientific Programming Environment for Computational Steering

    Steven G. Parker;Christopher R. Johnson

  • A near optimal isosurface extraction algorithm using the span space

    Y. Livnat;Han-Wei Shen;C.R. Johnson

  • Top scientific visualization research problems

    C. Johnson

  • Image processing for artist identification

    C.R. Johnson;E. Hendriks;I.J. Berezhnoy;E. Brevdo

  • A Next Step: Visualizing Errors and Uncertainty

    C.R. Johnson;A.R. Sanderson

  • Ill-convergence of Godard blind equalizers in data communication systems

    Z. Ding;R.A. Kennedy;B.D.O. Anderson;C.R. Johnson

  • Fractionally spaced equalizers

    J.R. Treichler;I. Fijalkow;C.R. Johnson

  • Ensemble-Vis: A Framework for the Statistical Visualization of Ensemble Data

    K. Potter;A. Wilson;P.-T. Bremer;D. Williams

  • Lectures on adaptive parameter estimation

    C. R. Johnson

  • Isosurfacing in span space with utmost efficiency (ISSUE)

    Han-Wei Shen;Charles D. Hansen;Yarden Livnat;Christopher R. Johnson

  • Overview and State-of-the-Art of Uncertainty Visualization

    Georges Pierre Bonneau;Hans Christian Hege;Chris R. Johnson;Manuel M. Oliveira

  • SHARF: An algorithm for adapting IIR digital filters

    M. Larimore;J. Treichler;C. Johnson

  • From Quantification to Visualization: A Taxonomy of Uncertainty Visualization Approaches

    Kristin Potter;Paul Rosen;Chris R. Johnson

  • Hexahedral mesh generation constraints

    Jason F. Shepherd;Chris R. Johnson

  • The SCIRun computational steering software system

    Steven G. Parker;David W. Weinstein;Christopher R. Johnson

  • Independent component analysis for EEG source localization

    L. Zhukov;D. Weinstein;C. Johnson

  • Virtual histology of transgenic mouse embryos for high-throughput phenotyping.

    John T Johnson;Mark S Hansen;Isabel Wu;Lindsey J Healy

  • Exponential Convergence of Adaptive Identification and Control Algorithms

    B.D.O. Anderson;C.R. Johnson

Frequent Co-Authors

Steven G. Parker
Steven G. Parker Nvidia (United States)
Charles Hansen
Charles Hansen University of Utah
Robert M. Kirby
Robert M. Kirby University of Utah
Valerio Pascucci
Valerio Pascucci University of Utah
Yalchin Efendiev
Yalchin Efendiev Texas A&M University
Richard E. Ewing
Richard E. Ewing Texas A&M University
Han-Wei Shen
Han-Wei Shen The Ohio State University
Cláudio T. Silva
Cláudio T. Silva New York University
Kenneth I. Joy
Kenneth I. Joy University of California, Davis
Raytcho Lazarov
Raytcho Lazarov Texas A&M University

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