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Susanne K. Suter

Dipl.Inform, University of Zurich

Research Interest: Volume Rendering of Very Large Data

Current methods of non-invasive micro-structural material and tissue analysis, such as micro computed tomography (µCT) or synchrotron tomography (ST), permit resolutions of spatial detail at the micro- to sub-micrometer scale, and the resulting data volumes can reach 100 gigabytes (GB). These large and complex structural data volumes represent a challenge for interactive visual exploration and quantitative analysis, notably because they cannot be processed with current 3D imaging software. The aim of this project is to develop new computer graphics algorithms and visualization systems, which permit extraction, quantification and interactive display of features from very large structural volume data (VLSVD) sets. These software tools will be used to analyze VLSVD acquired via various 3D scanning techniques such as µCT and ST. For experimental validation we will primarily use data from fossil hominid teeth (daily growth patterns) and bone tissue (trabecular complexity); data sets from other material analysis application domains will also be used.

My PhD project is positioned chiefly in computer science, i.e. algorithm and software development, but intersects strongly with application domains, such as palaeoanthropology, structural biology, and materials science. It will be performed in the framework of a research collaboration between the Department of Informatics and the Anthropological Institute.

About

I graduated with a MSc in computer science from University of Zurich in spring 2005. Both my semester (CT-based virtual reconstruction of a bog body) and my diploma thesis (MRI-based morphometric analysis of the upper vocal tract) I received under the supervision of Prof. Zollikofer. After working in the private industry for two and a half year, I returned to research to do my PhD in the domain of biomedical visualization.

Publications

• Suter, Zollikofer et al. (2011). Interactive Multiscale Tensor Reconstruction for Multiresolution Volume Visualization. to appear in IEEE Transaction on Visualization and Computer Graphics.
• Papageorgopoulou, Suter et al. (2011). Harris Lines Revisited: Prevalence, Comorbidities, and Possible Etiologies. Am J Hum Biol.
• Suter, Zollikofer, Pajarola (2010). Application of Tensor Approximation to Multiscale Volume Feature Representation. Proceedings Vision, Modeling and Visualization.
• Suter, Zollikofer, Pajarola (2010). Multiscale Tensor Approximation for Volume Data. Technical Report, University of Zurich, Switzerland.
• Suter et al. (2008). Technical note: standardized and semiautomated Harris lines detection. Am J Phys Anthropol.
• Zollikofer, Suter, Hartmann, Ponce de León (2005). Vom Moor in den Computer. Antike Welt. Verlag Philipp von Zabern Mainz.

Diploma Thesis

• Suter (2005). MRI-basierte morphometrische Analyse der räumlichen und zeitlichen Veränderungen der oberen Luftwege beim Sprechakt. Diploma thesis in computer science, Department of Informatics, University of Zurich.

Semester Thesis

• Suter (2004). Animation und interaktive Manipulation von virtuellen biomedizinischen Objekten. Semester thesis in computer science, Department of Informatics, University of Zurich.

Contact

Anthropologisches Institut
Universität Zürich-Irchel
Winterthurerstrasse 190
CH- 8057 Zürich

Office phone: +41 44 635 5428
E-mail: susuter(at)ifi.uzh.ch

Links

• Virtual bog body reconstruction
• Virtual MultiMedia Lab