Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260-9161
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Robotics Institute, School of CS
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, PA
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Publications
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Journal Publications
J12. T. Luciani, J. Wenskovitch, K. Chen, D. Koes, T. Travers, G.E. Marai, "FixingTIM: Interactive Exploration of Sequence and Structural Data to Identify Functional Mutations in Protein Families", BMC Bioinformatics Journal, pp. 1-8, In Review (invited).
J11. T. Luciani, B. Cherinka, S. Myers, W.M. Wood-Vasey, A. Labrinidis, G.E. Marai, "Large-Scale Overlays and Trends: Visually Mining, Panning and Zooming the Observable Universe" , IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, pp. 1-12, 2014 (accepted conditionally to minor review).
J10. N. Mays, C. Rosano, H.J. Aizenstein, R. Boudreau, G.E. Marai, A. Maries, W.J. Layton, F. Thomas, K. Yaffe, L.J. Launer. A.B. Newman, "Using iterated Tikhonov regularization with the L-curve method to Quantify the Correlation Between Neuroimaging and Gait Data", International Journal of Computer Math, pp. 1--27, 2013. (accepted conditionally to minor revision).
J9. A. Maries, N. Mays, M. Olson Hunt, K. Wong, W. Layton, C. Rosano, R. Boudreau, G.E. Marai, "GRACE: A Visual Comparison Framework for Integrated Spatial and Non-Spatial Geriatric Data", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, pp. 1-10, Oct. 2013. (also in 2013 IEEE VIS, Proceedings of). (pdf)
J8. Md. A. Haque, W. Anderst, S. Tashman, G.E. Marai, "Hierarchical Dynamic Model-based Tracking of Cervical Vertebrae from Fluoroscopy Images", Journal Medical Physics and Engineering 35(7), pp. 994-1004, July 2013.
J7. A.M. Smith, W. Xu, Y. Sun, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai, "RuleBender: Integrated Modeling, Simulation and Visualization for Rule-Based Intracellular Biochemistry", BMC Journal Bioinformatics (Visualization Issue), 13(Suppl 8):S3: 1- 24, Jun 2012.
J6. W. Xu, A. Smith, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai, "RuleBender: A Visual Interface for Rule-Based Modeling", Bioinformatics Journal, 27: 1721-2, Apr 2011.
J5. J.S. Albrecht, R. Hwa, G.E. Marai, "The Chinese Room: Visualization and Interaction to Understand and Correct Ambiguous Machine Translation". Computer Graphics Forum 28: 1047-1054 (also in 2009 Eurographics/IEEE Symposium on Visualization, Proceedings of), June 2009.
J4. G.E. Marai, C.M. Grimm, D.H. Laidlaw, "Arthrodial Joint Markerless Cross-Parameterization and Biomechanical Visualization", IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 13(5): 1095- 1104, Sep/Oct 2007.
J3. J.J. Crisco, D. Moore, G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, E. Akelman, A.C. Weiss, S.W. Wolfe, "Effects of Distal Radius Malunion on Distal Radioulnar Joint Mechanics - An In Vivo Study", Journal of Orthopedic Research 25(4): 547-555, Jan. 2007.
J2. G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw, "Super-Resolution Registration Using Tissue-Classified Distance Fields", IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 25(2): 177-187, Feb. 2006.
J1. G.E. Marai, C. Demiralp, S. Andrews, C.M. Grimm, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw, "Estimating Joint Contact Areas and Ligament Lengths from Bone Kinematics and Surfaces", IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 51(5): 790-799, May 2003.
Edited Collections
E2. IEEE Third Symposium on Biological Data Visualization Proceedings, G.E. Marai and K. Nieselt, pp. 1-130, IEEE Computer Society, Oct 2013
E1. Special Section on Biomedical Applications: From Data Capture to Modeling, IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications, C. Grimm and G.E. Marai, IEEE Sept 2012.
Conference Papers
C9. Md. A. Haque, G. E. Marai, "A Semi-Automated Method for Subject-Specific Modeling of the Spinal Canal from Computed Tomography Images and Dynamic Radiographs", The 18th International Workshop on Vision, Modeling and Visualization, pp. 1--8, Sep 2013. In Press.
C-. A. Maries, N. Mays, M. Olson Hunt, K. Wong, W. Layton, C. Rosano, R. Boudreau, G.E. Marai, "GRACE: A Visual Comparison Framework for Integrated Spatial and Non-Spatial Geriatric Data", IEEE VIS 2013 SciVis; (also in IEEE TVCG, journals).
C8. Md.A. Haque, G.E. Marai, "Image to Mesh: Spinal Ligament 2D Surface Models from Bone Volume Images and Dynamic Radiographs", MICCAI 2013 Workshop on Mesh Processing in Medical Image Analysis, pp. 1-8, Sep. 2013.
C7. M. Liang, J. Guerra, G.E. Marai, P. Brusilovsky, "Collaborative E-Learning through Open Social Student Modeling and Progressive Zoom Navigation", The 8th IEEE International Conference on Collaborative Computing: Networking, Applications and Worksharing, pp. 1-10, Oct 2012.
C6. T. Luciani, S. Myers, B. Sun, B. Cherinka, W.M. Wood-Vassey, A. Labrinidis, G.E. Marai, "Panning and Zooming the Observable Universe with Prefix-Matching Indices and Pixel-Based Overlays", IEEE Large-scale Data Analysis and Visualization Symposium, pp. 1-8, Oct 2012. Best-Paper Runner-Up Award.
C5. A.M. Smith, W. Xu, Y. Sun, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai, "RuleBender: Integrated Visualization for Biochemical Rule-Based Modeling", IEEE Visualization 2011, IEEE BioVis: Symposium on Biological Data Visualization, pp.1-8, Oct 2011. Best Paper Award.
C4. G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw, "Development of a Kinematic 3D Carpal Model to Analyze In Vivo Soft-Tissue Interaction Across Multiple Static Postures", IEEE 31st Conf. of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'09), pp. 7176–7179, Sept. 2009.
C-. J.S. Albrecht, R. Hwa, G.E. Marai, "The Chinese Room: Visualization and Interaction to Understand and Correct Ambiguous Machine Translation", Eurographics/IEEE Symposium on Visualization, Proceedings of, pp. 1-8, June 2009, also in Computer Graphics Forum Journal.
C3. J. Albrecht, R. Hwa, G.E. Marai, "Correcting Automatic Translations through Collaborations between MT and Monolingual Target-Language Users", EACL 2009, 12th Conference of the European Chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics, pp. 60-68, Mar. 2009.
C2. G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw, "A Kinematics-Based Method for Generating Cartilage Maps and Deformations in the Multi-Articulating Wrist Joint From CT Images", IEEE 28th Conf. of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC'06), pp. 2079-2082, Sept. 2006.
C1. G.E. Marai, A. Ivan, "Neural Networks versus Fuzzy Logic", Politehnica Bioengineering Scientific Session, pp. 1-10, Politehnica University of Bucharest, pp. 1-10, May 1996. Best paper award.
Book Chapters
B3. M. Hlawitschka, I. Hotz, A. Kratz, G.E. Marai, R. Moreno, G. Scheuermann, M. Stommel, A. Wiebel, E. Zhang, "Top Challenges in the Visualization of Engineering Tensor Fields", in Visualization and Processing of Tensors and Higher-Order Descriptors for Multi-field Data, B. Burgeth and A. Vilanova and C.F Westin (editors), Springer-Verlag 2013, In press.
B2. A. Maries, Md.A. Haque, S.L. Yilmaz, M.B. Nik, G.E. Marai, "Interactive Exploration of Stress Tensors Used in Computational Turbulent Combustion", in New Developments in the Visualization and Processing of Tensor Fields, pp. 137 – 156, D. Laidlaw and A. Villanova (editors), Springer-Verlag 2012.
B1. D.H. Laidlaw, G.E. Marai, K.E. Fleischer, A. Barr, "Partial Volume Segmentation and Boundary Distance Estimation with Voxel Histograms", in Handbook of Medical Imaging: Processing and Analysis, 2nd edition, pp. 223 – 244, I.N. Bankman (editor), Academic Press 2010.
Peer-reviewed Conference Short Papers, Abstracts and System Demonstrations
S23. J. Wenskovitch, T. Luciani, K. Chen, G.E. Marai, "Fixing TIM: Identifying Functional Mutations in Protein Families through the Interactive Exploration of Sequence and Structural Data", IEEE BioVis 2013 Data Competition, pp. 1--4, 2013. IEEE BioVis'13 Data Contest Visualization Award
S22. J. Wenskovitch, L. Harris, J. Faeder, G.E. Marai, "A Journaling System for Rule-Based Biochemical Models", IEEE BioVis 2013 Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1--1, 2013. In Press.
S21. T. Luciani, A. Maries, H. Tran, M. Nik, S.L. Yilmaz, G.E. Marai, "A Novel Method for Tracking Tensor-based Regions of Interest in Large-Scale, Spatially-Dense Turbulent Combustion Data", IEEE Visualization 2012, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1-2, Oct 2012.
S20. P. Neophytou, R. Gheorghiu, R. Hachey, T. Luciani, B. Sun, A. Labrinidis, G.E. Marai, P. K. Chrysanthis, "AstroShelf: Understanding the Universe through Scalable Navigation of a Galaxy of Annotations", SIGMOD 2012 System Demonstrations, pp. 1-4, May 2012.
S19. Md. A. Haque, W. Anderst, S. Tashman, G.E. Marai, "Validation of a Non-invasive Automated Hierarchical Method to Precisely Measure Lumbar Spine Movement", The 2012 Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Image Processing track, pp. 1, March 2012.
S18. T. Luciani, R. Hachey, D.Q. Oliphant, B.A. Cherinka, G.E. Marai, "Pixel-based Overlays for Navigating a Galaxy of Observations", IEEE Visualization 2011, Large-scale Data Analysis and Visualization Symposium, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1-2, Oct 2011.
S17. A. Maries, S. Mandayam, C. Rosano, G.E. Marai, "Visual Analysis of Brain/Gait Correlations", IEEE Visualization 2011, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1-2, Oct 2011.
S16. S.D. Rothenberger, J.E. Wenskovitch, G.E. Marai, "Pexel and Heatmap Visual Analysis of Multidimensional Gun/Homicide Data", IEEE Visualization 2011, Visual Analytics Science and Technology, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1-2, Oct 2011.
S15. A. Smith, W. Xu, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai, "Scalable Global Views for Biological Rule-Based Modeling", IEEE Visualization 2011, InfoVis Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1-2, Oct 2011.
S14. Md. A. Haque, A. Maries, S.L. Yilmaz, M.B. Nik, G.E. Marai, "Tensor Visualization in Computational Turbulent Combustion: A Case Study", IEEE Visualization 2010, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1-2, Oct 2010.
S13. G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw, "Estimation of Optimal Carpal Contact in the Human Wrist from Multiple Static Articulation Postures", 2009 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual Meeting, Computational Modeling track, pp.1, Oct 2009.
S12. G.E. Marai, "MyWorld4D: Introduction to Computer Graphics with a Modeling and Simulation Twist", ACM SIGGRAPH 2009, Education Talks Track, pp. 1, Aug. 2009.
S11. A.M. Smith, J.J. Geiger, G.M. Kapfhammer, M. Renieris, G.E. Marai, "Interactive Coverage Effectiveness Multiplots for Evaluating Prioritized Regression Test Suites", IEEE Visualization 2009, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1-2, Oct 2009.
S10. J.S. Albrecht, R. Hwa, G.E. Marai, "The Chinese Room - Understanding and Correcting Machine Translation", IEEE Information Visualization 2008, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1- 2, Oct. 2008.
S9. G.E. Marai, J.J. Crisco, D.H. Laidlaw, "A Kinematics-Based Method for Evaluating the Stabilizing Role of Ligaments in the Carpal Joint", 16th Annual Symposium on Computational Methods in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Computational Modeling track, pp. 1-4, Mar. 2008 (Podium).
S8. G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, "Markerless inter-subject bone shape matching using 2D projections", Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) 2005, pp. 1-2, 2005.
S7. G.E. Marai, C. Demiralp, S. Andrews, D.H. Laidlaw, "JointViewer - an interactive system for exploring orthopedic data", IEEE Visualization 2004, Poster Abstracts with System Demonstration, pp. 1- 2, 2004.
S6. E. Bromberg, A. Jonsson, G.E. Marai*, M. McGuire, "Hybrid Billboard Clouds for Model Simplification", ACM SIGGRAPH Poster Compendium, pp. 1-2, 2004. ACM Student Research Competition semifinalist.
S5. P. Sibley, P. Montgomery, G.E. Marai, "Wang Cubes for Video Synthesis and Geometry Placement", ACM SIGGRAPH Poster Compendium, pp. 1-2, 2004. ACM Student Research Competition semifinalist.
S4. J.J. Crisco, G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, D. Moore, E. Akelman, "Kinematic and mechanical changes in the distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) of patients with malunited distal radius fractures", 49th Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, Computational Modeling track, pp. 1, 2003.
S3. G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, J.J. Coburn, M.A. Upal, J.J. Crisco, "A 3D Method for Segmenting and Registering Carpal Bones from CT Volume Images", Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics, Medical Imaging track, pp. 1, 2003.
S2. G.E. Marai, D.H. Laidlaw, C. Demiralp, C. Grimm, J.J. Crisco, D. Moore, and E. Akelman, "Contact Areas and Ligament Lengths are Abnormal in Patients with Malunited Distal Radius Fracture Despite Normal Radioulnar Kinematics", 4th World Congress Biomechanics, Computational Modeling track, pp.1 -2, 2002.
S1. C. Demiralp, G.E. Marai, S. Andrews, D.H. Laidlaw, J.J. Crisco, C. Grimm, "Modeling and Visualization of Inter-Bone Distances in Joints", IEEE Visualization 2001, Work in Progress Proceedings, pp. 24-25, 2001.
Other Publications
O4. D.Q. Oliphant, G.E. Marai, "Real Time Ray Tracing in a Space Limited Environment", Technical Report TR-2011-03, University of Pittsburgh, Computer Science Department, 2010.
O3. A.M. Smith, W. Xu, Y. Sun, J.R. Faeder, G.E. Marai, "Visual Tools for Modeling and Simulation of Cell Signaling Networks", Carnegie Mellon Bioimaging Informatics Symposium, Sep 2010.
O2. W. Xiong, D. Litman, G.E. Marai, "Analyzing Prosodic Features and Student Uncertainty using Visualization", Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence Fall Symposium (AAAI-FS'09), Nov 2009.
O1. G.E. Marai, "Geometry Compression of DirectX Files", Technical Report 322/98, Philips Research, September 1998 (company-restricted distribution).