Upcoming InfraVis Annual CallThe InfraVis annual call will open on October 1st and close on October 31st. Interested in the call? Don't miss our online workshops where we present the details of the application process. In open breakout rooms participants can receive help understanding their visualization needs and improving their applications. The workshops will be on September 19th, 26th and October 3rd, from 13:00 to 15:00, in Zoom. Welcome to sign up here for the workshops today already! | | | | |
EECS Research and Impact Day at KTHInfraVis Director Monica Billger presented InfraVis at the EECS Research & Impact Day (August 19th) at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Visualization helps researchers to discover new insights into their data, thereby driving scientific progress in a time of ever-increasing data sizes and complexities.
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InfraVis at AlmedalsveckanAlmedalsveckan is one of the biggest democratic fora in the world. During one week in June, policymakers, researchers, civil society actors, and engaged citizens gather to discuss democracy and policies, and to participate in various events. This year, over 30000 people visited Almedalsveckan. InfraVis was there to engage with Swedish stakeholders and decision-makers on strategic questions, and to highlight the possibilities that Swedish researchers and other infrastructures have regarding support from and cooperation with us. | | | |
Ship Ahoy at UN ConferenceResearchers and InfraVis users Ida-Maja Hassellöv and Anna Lunde Hermansson presented their project "Ship Ahoy! Navigating away from limited visibility, to
unveil the environmental pressures and impacts from
maritime transport" (with Ida-Maja Hassellöv) at the United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice in June. The visualization is also available online. | | | | InfraVis at
LINXS inaugural conferenceLINXS Institute of Advanced Neutron and X-Ray Science moved to Lund Science Village this spring and had its inaugural conference in May. InfraVis arranged interactive demo sessions in Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) at the conference. Here the participants had the opportunity to virtually visit the MAX IV beamline ForMAX. Sample datasets of proteins and microfossils were also available for the visitors to explore in both AR and in VR. Read more about the inauguration on LINXS' website.
| | | | InfraVis at Open Day at MAX IVInfraVis will have a booth at the next MAX IV Open Day. Anybody interested in science and who wants to catch a glimpse of this facility is welcome (bring your kids!). It is free, but guests need to register beforehand. Next ticket release is 9:30, September 12th.
When? September 20th from 9-16 Where? MAX IV, Lund | | | | Humanities infrastructures Day - Umeå
Humlab at Umeå University is hosting a Humanities Infrastructures day, welcoming researchers in the humanities and social sciences, but open to anyone interested in research infrastructures represented at Humlab. Participants will have the opportunity to explore examples from the infrastructures projects and/or resources, engage in discussions with infrastructure representatives and fellow researchers, and discover how these resources can support and enhance their own work. Apart from InfraVis, the following infrastructures will be there:
When? October 2nd, 12:00-16:30 Where? Humlab, Umeå | | | |
Swedish e-Science Academy 2025
The annual Swedish e-Science Academy conference, organised by eSSENCE, will be held in Umeå this year. eSSENCE is a national strategic research program in e-Science, in which Uppsala University, Lund University, and Umeå University collaborate to develop and disseminate scientific methods for data-driven and computationally intensive research.
When? October 15th-16th Where? Umeå University, Umeå | | | | ESS/MAXIV/SciLifeLab SummitHow can and should we use the large amount of data generated by research at ESS, MAX IV and SciLifeLab, and how can AI help us manage it? This is the main theme of this year's summit. InfraVis Vice Director Kajsa M Paulsson is one of the presenters at the fully booked summit (please sign up on the waiting list or follow on YouTube). When? October 23rd Where? The Loop, Lund | | | | Meet the InfraVis Application Experts
| Jens NirmeExpert in XR and Interactive Visualizations Jens Nirme is working with real-time 3D-engines (such as Unreal Engine and Unity 3D) and develops interactive Extended Reality (XR) applications. Among other things he has created a multi-user visualization tool for tomography data in a Cave system. Nirme's background is in Cognitive Science, with a special interest in multimodal communication and 3D movement data.
| | | | Jessica Cistakova
Research Engineer, 3D Generalist, web developer
Jessica Cistakova is a 3D generalist who joined the Visualization studio VIC as a research engineer after working at TMH as their 3D expert and consultant. She is a passionate hybrid of both artistic and technical skills, which are reflected in her IT and 3D background. This has taken her from Web and VR development to cinematic and commercial 3D projects for international clients.
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Greetings from InfraVis Director Monica Billger and Management Team
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A new semester brings new possibilities.
We hope you had a refreshing summer and are entering autumn with as much excitement as we are. Our Annual Call is just around the corner, and we are eager to meet this year’s applicants.
Each cycle brings fresh ideas, perspectives, and opportunities—and we can’t wait to see what this one holds.
Warm regards, Monica Billger
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