Sujal Bista Director of Immersive Visualization Research Center University of Maryland – Institute for Health Computing North Bethesda, Maryland (Email)  (Resume)  (LinkedIn)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

· 3D Graphics & Visualization

o Real-time and multi-view rendering

o Scientific and medical simulation and visualization

o Advanced 3D display technologies

· Immersive Technologies

o Virtual reality, augmented reality, and extended reality

o Depth perception, visual saliency, and attention

o Cybersickness detection and mitigation

o Spatial audio for immersive environments

· Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

o GenAI

o Deep learning models for graphics and simulation

· Interactive Media & Game Technology

o Game development and rendering techniques

o Physics engine and real-time simulations

o GPU-based optimizations and distributed rendering

· Geospatial Computing

o Geographic information systems

o Spatial databases and large-scale data visualization

AWARDS

· Larry S. Davis Doctoral Dissertation Award, best dissertation in the CS department, 2014.

· IEEE SciVis best paper award, 2014.

· ASME CIE best paper award, 2012.

· Charley V. Wootan best paper in the area of transportation policy and organization, 2007.

· Computer Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Scholarship.

PRESENTATIONS

· Immersive visualization and AI

Presented to the Lt. Governor during the visit to the UM – Institute for Health Computing, North Bethesda, Mar 2024.

· Overview of the Institute for Health Computing

Presented to the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, Baltimore, MD, Dec 2023.

· AI in Medicine

Presented at Artificial Intelligence for Maryland, Senior Leadership Retreat, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, Sept 2023.

· Supporting Health Through Computing

Panelist at University of Maryland Computer Science 50th Anniversary Celebration, College Park, MD, Oct 2023.

· Power of Computing

Invited presentation at Research Symposium: Precision Medicine for Learning Health Systems, Baltimore, MD, May 2023.

· Visualization of Brain Microstructure through Spherical Harmonics Illumination of Spatio- Angular Fields

Paper presented at IEEE TVCG Special Session on Visualization in ACM SIGGRAPH, Los Angeles, CA, Aug 2015.

· Visualization of Brain Microstructure through Spherical Harmonics Illumination of Spatio- Angular Fields

Paper presented at IEEE Scientific Visualization (SciVis) Conference, Paris, FR, Nov 2014.

· Using GPUs for Realtime Prediction of Optical Forces on Microsphere Ensembles

Paper presented at the ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and

Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Chicago, IL, Aug 2012.

PUBLICATIONS
·	HoloCamera: Advanced Volumetric Capture for Cinematic-Quality VR Applications Jonathan Heagerty, Sida Li, Eric Lee, Shuvra Bhattacharyya, Sujal Bista, Barbara Brawn, Brandon Y Feng, Susmija Jabbireddy, Joseph JaJa, Hernisa Kacorri, David Li, Derek Yarnell, Matthias Zwicker, Amitabh Varshney IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics 30(5) pp. 2767-2775, 2024.	(paper)
·	Kinetic depth images: Flexible generation of depth perception Sujal Bista, Ícaro Lins Leitão da Cunha, and Amitabh Varshney The Visual Computer 33(10) pp.1357-1369, 2017.	(paper) (video)
·	Tracking fluctuation hotspots on the yeast ribosome through the elongation cycle Suna P. Gulay, Sujal Bista, Amitabh Varshney, Serdal Kirmizialtin, Karissa Y. Sanbonmatsu, and Jonathan D. Dinman Nucleic Acids Research 45(8) pp. 4958-4971, 2017.	(paper)
·	Video fields: fusing multiple surveillance videos into a dynamic virtual environment Ruofei Du, Sujal Bista, and Amitabh Varshney Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Web3D Technology. 2016.	(paper) (video)
·	Visual Knowledge Discovery for Diffusion Kurtosis Datasets of the Human Brain Sujal Bista, Jiachen Zhuo, Rao P. Gullapalli, and Amitabh Varshney Visualization and Processing of Higher Order Descriptors for Multi-Valued Data. Springer International Publishing, pp. 213-234, 2015.	(paper)
·	Visualization of Brain Microstructure through Spherical Harmonics Illumination of Spatio- Angular Fields Sujal Bista, Jiachen Zhuo, Rao P. Gullapalli, and Amitabh Varshney IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. Vol. 20, No. 12, pp. 2516-2525, 2014. [Best Paper Award].	(paper) (video)
·	Using GPUs for realtime prediction of optical forces on microsphere ensembles Sujal Bista, Sagar Chowdhury, Satyandra. K. Gupta, and Amitabh Varshney ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 13(3), pp. 031002-031002, Apr. 2013.	(paper) (video)
·	Using GPUs for Realtime Prediction of Optical Forces on Microsphere Ensembles Sujal Bista, Sagar Chowdhury, Satyandra K. Gupta, and Amitabh Varshney Proceedings of the ASME 2012 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE, 2012. [Best Paper Award]	(paper) (video)
·	Speeding up Particle Trajectory Simulations under Moving Force Fields using GPUs Rob Patro, John P. Dickerson, Sujal Bista, Satyandra K. Gupta, and Amitabh Varshney ASME Journal of Computing and Information Science in Engineering, 2012.	(paper)
·	MDMap: A System for Data-Driven Layout and Exploration of Molecular Dynamics Simulations Robert Patro, Cheuk Yiu Ip, Sujal Bista, Samuel Cho, Dave Thirumalai, Amitabh Varshney IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization, 2011.	(paper) (video)
·	Social Snapshot: A System for Temporally Coupled Social Photograph Robert Patro, Cheuk Yiu Ip, Sujal Bista, and Amitabh Varshney IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 31(1), pp. 74-84, 2011.	(paper) (video)
·	Global contours Sujal Bista and Amitabh Varshney UMIACS Technical Report, CS-TR-4957, 2010/05/05/ 2010.	(paper)
·	Wide-area, Four-Dimensional, Real-time, Interactive Transportation System Visualization Michael L. Pack, Phillip Weisberg, and Sujal Bista Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 97-108, 2007. [Best Paper Award]	(paper) (video) (link)
·	Four-Dimensional Interactive Visualization System for Transportation Management and Traveler Information Michael L. Pack, Phillip Weisberg, and Sujal Bista Human Performance, Simulation and Visualization: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, pp. 152-158, 2005.	(paper) (link)
ACTIVITIES
· Weightlifting o Volunteer Coach, Mach 10 Weightlifting, 2015 – Present o 5th Place, 56kg Men, US National Weightlifting Championships, 2012 o 1st Place, 56kg Men, Maryland State Championships, 2011 · Martial arts (Wushu/Kungfu) o 2nd in Intermediate Changquan and Staff in USA Wushu Kungfu Federation National Championships, 2005 o 2nd in Intermediate Changquan, Mantis, and Staff in 8th International Wushu-Kungfu Festival & Championships, 2004 o 3rd in Intermediate Changquan in 8th Annual Collegiate Wushu Championship, 2004 o President, Terp Wushu Club, University of Maryland, 2004 o Vice-President, Terp Wushu Club, University of Maryland, Fall 2003 o Developer & Manager, Wushu Judging Software for collegiates and national team trials, 2005 – 2016