Jiri Zara - PDF versions of selected papers and talks


Most papers are subjects of copyright conditions described in details on web sites of respective publishers.

2014

  • Danihelka Jiri, Kencl Lukas, Zara Jiri: Stateless generation of distributed virtual worlds. Computers & Graphics, Volume 44, November 2014, p. 33 - 44. ISSN 0097-8493. [PDF - 24,5 MB]

2013

  • Sedlacek David, Burianek Jan, Zara Jiri: 3D Reconstruction Data Set - The Langweil Model of Prague. International Journal of Heritage in Digital Era, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2013, p. 195-220. ISSN 2047-4970. [PDF - 28 MB]

2012

  • Sedlacek David, Zara Jiri: User Driven 3D Reconstruction Environment. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 7431/2012) Advances in Visual Computing: 8th International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2012. p. 104-114. ISBN 978-3-642-33178-7. [PDF - 2038 kB]
  • Sedlacek David, Travnicek Zdenek, Zara Jiri: Multi-user Immersive 3D Reconstruction Environment. In EG 2012 - Posters. Eurographics Association, p. 27-28. ISSN 1017-4656. [PDF - 3936 kB]

2011

  • Sedlacek David, Zara Jiri: The Langweil model of Prague - a challenge for state-of-the-art 3D reconstruction techniques. In EG 2011 - Posters. Eurographics Association, p. 5-6. ISSN 1017-4656. [PDF - 6778 kB]

2009

  • Mikovec Zdenek, Slavik Pavel, Zara Jiri: Cultural Heritage, User Interfaces and Serious Games at CTU Prague. In Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, IEEE, 2009. p. 211-220. ISBN 978-0-7695-3790-0. [PDF - 1268 kB]
  • Sedlacek David, Zara Jiri: Graph Cut Based Point-Cloud Segmentation for Polygonal Reconstruction. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 5876/2009) Advances in Visual Computing: 5th International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2009. p. 218-227. ISBN 978-3-642-10519-7. [PDF - 4016 kB]

2008

  • Kavan Ladislav, Collins Steven, Zara Jiri, O’Sullivan Carol: Geometric Skinning with Approximate Dual Quaternion Blending. ACM Transaction on Graphics, Volume 27, Issue 4, Article 105 (October 2008), p.1-23. ISSN 0730-0301 [PDF - 10,154 MB]
  • Kavan Ladislav, Dobbyn Simon, Collins Steven, Zara Jiri, O’Sullivan Carol: Polypostors: 2D Polygonal Impostors for 3D Crowds. In Proceedings of the 2008 Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games. New York: ACM SIGGRAPH, 2008, p. 149-155. ISBN 978-1-59593-983-8. [PDF - 2414 kB]

2007

  • Kavan Ladislav, Collins Steven, Zara Jiri, O’Sullivan Carol: Skinning with dual quaternions. In Proceedings of the 2007 symposium on Interactive 3D graphics and games. New York: ACM SIGGRAPH, 2007, p. 39-46. ISBN 978-1-59593-628-8. [PDF - 4500 kB]
  • Kavan Ladislav, McDonnell Rachel, Dobbyn Simon, Zara Jiri, O’Sullivan Carol: Skinning arbitrary deformations. In Proceedings of the 2007 symposium on Interactive 3D graphics and games. New York: ACM SIGGRAPH, 2007, p. 53-60. ISBN 978-1-59593-628-8. [PDF - 2809 kB]

2006

  • Zara Jiri: Web-Based Historical City Walks: Advances and Bottlenecks. PRESENCE: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments. 2006, vol. 15, no. 3, p. 262-277. ISSN 1054-7460. [PDF - 573 kB]
  • Koloros Martin, Zara Jiri:Coding of vectorized cartoon video data. In Conference Proceedings - Spring Conference on Computer Graphics 2006. Bratislava: Comenius University, p. 177-183. ISBN 80-223-2175-3. [PDF - 617 kB]
  • Kavan Ladislav, O’Sullivan Carol, Zara Jiri: Efficient Collision Detection for Spherical Blend Skinning. In Proceedings GRAPHITE 2006. New York: ACM SIGGRAPH, p. 147-156. ISBN 1-59593-564-9. [PDF - 2024 kB]
  • Kavan Ladislav, Collins Steven, O’Sullivan Carol, Zara Jiri: Dual Quaternions for Rigid Transformation Blending. Technical Report. 2006. Trinity College, Dublin, 10 pages. TCD-CS-2006-46. [PDF - 1247 kB]
  • Marusan Michal, Kulistak Petr, Zara Jiri: Virtual Reality in Neurorehabilitation: Mental Rotation. In Third Central European Multimedia and Virtual Reality Conference. Veszprém: Pannonian University Press, p. 77-83. ISBN 963 9495 89 1. [PDF - 395 kB]
  • Kavan Ladislav, Kolingerova Ivana, Zara Jiri: Fast Approximation of Convex Hull. In Advances in Computer Science and Technology - ACST 2006 [CD-ROM]. Calgary: IASTED, ISBN 0-88986-547-7. [PDF - 525 kB]
  • Krivanek Jaroslav, Bouatouch Kadi, Pattanaik Sumanta, Zara Jiri: Making Radiance and Irradiance Caching Practical: Adaptive Caching and Neighbor Clamping. In Rendering Techniques 2006. Aire-la-Ville: Eurographics Association, p. 127-138. ISBN 3-905673-35-5. [PDF - 5615 kB]
  • Krivanek Jaroslav, Konttinen Jaakko, Pattanaik Sumanta, Bouatouch Kadi, Zara Jiri: Fast Approximation to Spherical Harmonic Rotation. In Conference Proceedings - Spring Conference on Computer Graphics 2006. Bratislava: Comenius University, p. 51-58. ISBN 80-223-2175-3. [PDF - 3271 kB]

2005

  • Zara Jiri: Virtual Reality Course - A Natural Enrichment of Computer Graphics Classes. In: Eurographics 05 - Education Papers. Dublin, Ireland, The Eurographics Association, p. 25-32. ISSN 1017-4656. [PDF - 2078 kB]
  • Masa Michal, Zara Jiri, Smetana Pavel: eGaLab: a New Dimension for Artists. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds, vol. 2, no. 16, p. 121-127. ISSN 1546-4261. [PDF - 598 kB]
  • Kavan Ladislav, Zara Jiri: Fast Collision Detection for Skeletally Deformable Models. Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 363-372. ISSN 0167-7055. 2005. [PDF - 2891 kB]
  • Kavan Ladislav, Zara Jiri: Spherical Blend Skinning: A Real-time Deformation of Articulated Models. In Proceedings I3D. New York: ACM SIGGRAPH, pp. 9-16. ISBN 1-59593-013-2. 2005. [PDF - 557 kB]
  • Stepan Vladimir, Zara Jiri, Hlavac Vaclav: Presenting Generalized Human Activities in Virtual Environment. In Proceedings of the 21st Spring Conference on Computer Graphics. New York: ACM, p. 51-58. ISBN 1-59593-203-6. [PDF - 410 kB]
  • Richta Tomas, Zara Jiri: Object-Oriented Approach to GIS Data Management. In GIS Ostrava 2005 [CD-ROM]. Ostrava: VSB-TUO, 2005, ISSN 1213-239X. [PDF - 271 kB]
  • Sykora Daniel, Burianek Jan, Zara Jiri: Colorization of Black-and-White Cartoons. Image and Vision Computing, vol. 23, no. 9, p. 767-782. ISSN 0262-8856. [PDF - 1464 kB]
  • Sykora Daniel, Burianek Jan, Zara Jiri: Video Codec for Classical Cartoon Animations with Hardware Accelerated Playback. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (Vol. 3804/2005) Advances in Visual Computing: First International Symposium, ISVC 2005. p. 43-50. ISBN 3-540-30750-8. [PDF - 602 kB]
  • Sykora Daniel, Burianek Jan, Zara Jiri: Sketching Cartoons by Example. In Eurographics Workshop on Sketch-Based Interfaces and Modeling. Aire-la-Ville: Eurographics Association, p. 27-34. ISSN 1812-3503. [PDF - 3832 kB]

2004

  • Zara Jiri, Benes Bedrich, Rodarte Rocio Ruiz: Virtual Campeche: A Web Based Virtual Three-Dimensional Tour. In: Proceedings of the Fifth Mexican International Conference in Computer Science (ENC ’04). Colima, Mexico, IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 133-140, ISBN 0-7695-2160-6. [PDF - 534 kB]
  • Zara Jiri: Virtual Reality and Cultural Heritage on the Web. Invited talk. In: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Computer Graphics and Artificial Inteligence (3IA ' 04), Limoges, France, p. 101-112, ISBN 2-914256-06-X. [PDF - 5351 kB]
  • Masa Michal, Zara Jiri, Ziskal Bohus, Smetana Pavel: Cooperative Design for Artistic Performances. In: Proceedings of Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering International Conference (CDVE 2004), Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, LNCS Series, p. 180 - 185, ISBN: 3-540-23149-8. [PDF - 540 kB]
  • Masa Michal, Zara Jiri: Interest Management for Collaborative Environments Through Dividing Their Shared State. In: Proceedings of Cooperative Design, Visualization, and Engineering International Conference (CDVE 2004), Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Springer-Verlag Heidelberg, LNCS Series, p. 156 - 163, ISBN: 3-540-23149-8. [PDF - 246 kB]
  • Sykora Daniel, Burianek Jan, Zara Jiri: Unsupervised Colorization of Black-and-White Cartoons. In: Proceedings of NPAR 2004. Annecy, ACM SIGGRAPH, p. 121-127. ISBN 1-58113-887-3. [PDF - 2076 kB]
  • Semancik Jaroslav, Pelikan Josef, Zara Jiri: Interactive Synthesis of Constrained Motion from Example Movements. In Proceedings of the 4th IASTED International Conference on VISUALIZATION, IMAGING, AND IMAGE PROCESSING. Calgary: Acta Press, p. 878-883. ISBN 0-88986-454-3. [PDF - 284 kB]
  • Kohout Josef, Kolingerova Ivana, Zara Jiri: Practically oriented parallel Delaunay triangulation in E2 for computers with shared memory. Computers & Graphics, vol. 28, no. 5, p. 703-718. ISSN 0097-8493. [PDF - 398 kB]
  • Krivanek Jaroslav, Pattanaik Sumanta, Zara Jiri: Adaptive Mesh Subdivision for Precomputed Radiance Transfer. In: Spring Conference on Computer Graphics SCCG 2004. Bratislava: Comenius University, p. 104-109. ISBN 80-223-1918-X. [PDF - 1272 kB]
  • Ferko Andrej, Martinka Josef, Sorman Mario, Karner Konrad, Zara Jiri, Krivograd Sebastian: Virtual Heart of Central Europe. In: Proceedings of 9th Symposion on Info & Communication Technology in Urban and Spatial Planning. Wien: Technische Universität, p. 193-200. ISBN 3-901673-11-2. [PDF - 996 kB]
  • Zara Jiri: Web-Based Presentations of Large Urban Scenes. Invited talk to Central European Seminar on Computer Graphics 2004, Budmerice, Slovakia. [Slides in PDF - 3,3 MB]

2003

  • Zara Jiri, Slavik Pavel: Cultural Heritage Presentation in Virtual Environment: Czech Experience. In: Proceedings Fourteenth International Workshop on Database and Expert Systems Applications. Prague. IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 92-96. ISBN 0-7695-1993-8. [PDF - 1640 kB]
  • Zara Jiri: Preparation and Presentation of Cultural Content in Virtual Environment. Electronic Imaging 2003, Santa Clara, California, USA, January 2003, p. 72-79. ISBN 0-8194-4818-4. [PDF - 568 kB]
  • Stepan Vladimir, Zara Jiri, Hlavac Vaclav: Describing Human Activities for VR Presentation. In: Visualization, Imaging, and Image Processing. Anaheim: Acta Press, vol. II, p. 37-42. ISBN 0-88986-382-2. [PDF - 376 kB]
  • Kavan Ladislav, Zara Jiri: Real Time Skin Deformation with Bones Blending. WSCG 2003. Short papers. Pilsen: University of West Bohemia, p. 69-74. ISBN 80-903100-1-X. [PDF - 234 kB]
  • Masa Michal, Zara Jiri, Smetana Pavel: eGaLab - a New Dimension for Artists. In: Proceedings 2003 International Conference on Cyberworlds. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 466-471. ISBN 0-7695-1922-9. [PDF - 303 kB]
  • Krivanek Jaroslav, Zara Jiri, Kadi Bouatouch: Fast Depth of Field Rendering with Surface Splatting. In: Proceedings of Computer Graphics International 2003. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 196-201. ISBN 0-7695-1946-6. [PDF - 666 kB]
  • Sykora Daniel, Burianek Jan, Zara Jiri: Segmentation of Black and White Cartoons. In: Proceedings of the Spring Conference on Computer Graphics 2003. Bratislava: Comenius University, p. 245-254. ISBN 80-223-1837-X. [PDF - 1817 kB]

2002

  • Zara Jiri: Concise Tour to the Virtual Old Prague. In: EUROGRAPHICS 2002, Short Presentations. Saarbrucken : Eurographics Association, p. 191-198. ISSN 1017-4565. [PDF - 704 kB]
  • Zara Jiri: On the Complexity of Web-based Presentations of Large Urban Scenes. In: East-West-Vision 2002. Wien : Österreichische Computer Gesellschaft, p. 99-108. ISBN 3-85403-163-7. [PDF - 736 kB]
  • Stepan Vladimir, Zara Jiri: Teaching Tennis in Virtual Environment. In: Proceedings of the 18th spring conference on Computer graphics. ACM Press, p. 49-54. ISBN 1-58113-608-0. [PDF - 155 kB]
  • Chludil Jiri, Zara Jiri: Nautilus - The Environment for Training and Testing. In: Proceedings of the Sixth IEEE International Workshop on Distributed Simulation and Real-Time Applications. Los Alamitos: IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 134-139. ISBN 0-7695-1853-2. [PDF - 258 kB]
  • Masa Michal, Zara Jiri: Generalized Interest Management in Virtual Environments. In: CVE 2002 - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Collaborative Virtual Environments. New York: ACM Press, p. 149-150. ISBN 1-58113-489-4. [PDF - 172 kB]
  • Masa Michal, Zara Jiri: From Textual Chats to Interest Groups in 3D Virtual Space. In: EUROGRAPHICS 2002, Short Presentations. Saarbrücken: Eurographics Association, p. 199-205. ISSN 1017-4565. [PDF - 518 kB]
  • Ulrich Tomas, Zara Jiri: Interactive Virtual Gallery. In: Proceedings of the 18th spring conference on Computer graphics. ACM Press, p. 43-47. ISBN 1-58113-608-0. [PDF - 212 kB]

2001

  • Zara Jiri, Chromy Pavel, Cizek Jiri, Ghais Kamil, Holub Michal, Mikes Stanislav, Rajnoch Jakub: A Scaleable Approach to Visualization of Large Virtual Cities. In: Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Information Visualisation. Los Alamitos : IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 639-644. ISBN 0-7695-1195-3. [PDF - 152 kB]
  • Zara Jiri, Krivanek Jaroslav: Graphics Performance Benchmarking Based on VRML Browsers.In: VRIC 2001 Proceedings. Laval : ISTIA Innovation, p. 111-120. ISBN 2-9515730-0-6.[PDF - 378 kB] [PDF of PPT presentation - 594 kB]
  • Masa Michal, Zara Jiri: The General Variables Concept: A Simple Step from Single- to Multi-user Environment. In: Proceedings Fifth International Conference on Information Visualisation. London. IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 584-588. ISBN 0-7695-1195-3. [PDF - 359 kB]
  • Adamec Jaroslav, Cizek Jiri, Masa Michal, Silondi Pascal, Smetana Pavel, Zara Jiri: Virtual House of European Culture: e-AGORA. In: Virtual Storytelling. Berlin : Springer, p. 208-211. ISBN 3-540-42611-6. [PDF - 124 kB]

Older

  • 2000: Masa Michal, Zara Jiri: DILEWA: The DIstributed Learning Environment Without Avatars. In: Proceedings IEEE International Conference on Information Visualisation. Los Alamitos : IEEE Computer Society Press, p. 563-567. ISBN 0-7695-0743-3. [PDF - 170 kB]
  • 2000: Zara Jiri, Cernohorsky Daniel: On Design of 3D and Multimedia Extension of Information System Using VRML. In: Proceedings 3rd Workshop on Virtual Reality. Rio de Janeiro : Brazilian Computer Society - SBC, p. 99-106. [PDF - 308 kB]
  • 2000: Havran Vlastimil, Dachs Libor, Zara Jiri: VIS-RT: A Visualization System for RT Spatial Data Structures.In: WSCG'2000 - Short Communication Papers. Pilsen: University of West Bohemia, p. 28-35. ISBN 80-7082-612-6. [PDF - 703 kB]
  • 1999: Zara Jiri: Distant Learning and Cooperation in VRML. In: Role of Universities in the Future Information Society (RUFIS), Flagstaff: Northern Arizona University. [PDF - 60 kB]
  • 1998: Havran Vlastimil, Bittner Jiri, Zara Jiri: Ray Tracing with Rope Trees. In: Proceedings of Spring Conference on Computer Graphics 1998. Bratislava: Comenius University, p. 130-139. ISBN 80-223-0837-4. [PDF - 393 kB]
  • 1997: Havran Vlastimil, Zara Jiri: Evaluation of BSP Properties for Ray-tracing. In: Spring Conference on Computer Graphics. Bratislava: Comenius University, p. 155-162. ISBN 80-223-1176-6. [PDF - 622 kB]
  • 1997: Zara Jiri, Zrzavy Jakub: Multimedia Information System in 3D Space (MISS). In: RUFIS '97. Proceedings for International Part of the Conference. Prague: CTU, p. 213-218. ISBN 80-01-01710-9. [PDF - 291 kB]
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