The objective of this course is to provide an opportunity for a student to take a deep dive into an implementation project (in visualization) that relates but is not directly tied to core questions of a MSc thesis. Through this project the student will develop skills for working independently on a larger project oriented to visualization research. The student will also develop skills in dissemination through the writing of a technical report, oral presentation, or both, depending on the nature of the project and agreed deliverables. For details on projects, please see the available projects at the bottom of this page, or contact a VisGroup researcher whose work most aligns with a project that you are interested in exploring. If you see no projects listed below, that does not mean that nothing is available–contact us! 

Course Structure

Access to the course requires admission to a programme of study at The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. A project will be specified and should be implemented under the guidance of an advisor from the department. Typically this is a programming project, but projects can also cover subjects like literature studies and modeling. Note that there is a limited number of projects. Available projects will be at our website or reach out directly to one of the VisGroup faculty if you have a particular topic that you are interested in exploring. General questions about the course can be sent to the study advisor at the Department of Informatics (studieveileder@ii.uib.no).

This course requires the student to work largely independently, but there will be regular meetings scheduled with the course advisor to check that work is on track, to troubleshoot, etc. The cadence of these meetings will be determined with the course advisor.