3D Data Visualization Workshop
Deborah Schmidt
Head of Helmholtz Imaging Support Unit, MDC Berlin
Sep 17, 2025
Introduction
Hi, we are the Helmholtz Imaging Support Unit at MDC. Members of all Helmholtz Imaging Support Units.Helmholtz Imaging is here for you with Support Units at 3 centers, working in close collaboration with the Helmholtz Imaging Research Units.
Introduction
Consulting along the entire pipeline and across all research domains
Workshop Structure
Monday
- 12pm Installation time
- 1pm Lunch
- 2pm Introduction, general remarks
- 2:30pm 3D Data Types
- 3:30pm Quality Control
- 4:30pm Volumetric Data Rendering
Workshop Structure
Tuesday
- 10am Meshes
- 11:00am Colors
- 11:30am Getting To Know Your Data with Jochen Müller (Stiftung Planetarium Berlin)
- 1pm Lunch
- 2pm Point Clouds - 30min
- 2:30pm Vector Fields - 30min
- 3pm Open Working Time
Workshop Structure
Wednesday
- 10am VR Showcase with Christoph Karg (MDC)
- 11am Open Working Time
- 1pm Lunch
- 2pm Open Working Time
Workshop Structure
Thursday
- 10am Open Working Time
- 1pm Lunch
- 2:30pm Presentation & Feedback
- 5pm Black Holes @ Zeiss Großplanetarium
Data & Open Working Time
- We start with small example datasets
- We will discuss Big Data handling
- Open Working Time is for YOUR data and projects - we are here to help!
- Form groups to learn from each other and be most effective
Focus
- Sharing knowledge within and across domains
- Open Source tools, usability, reproducibility
- Use case specific solutions
- graphical user interfaces for interactive exploration
- headless rendering for batch processing
- HPC compatibility for Big Data handling
Helmholtz Imaging Units at DESY, DKFZ, and MDC.