Pointing out relevant information to a user is one application of focus+context techniques in information visualization. We present a method for doing this which uses selective blur to direct the user’s attention. This method is based on the depth of field (DOF) effect used in photography and cinematography, and is therefore both familiar to users and perceptually effective. Because this method...

This paper undertakes the modelling experiment of translating excerpts of the natural language play “Faust” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe into a RDF structure, so that it is accessible by machines on a word or concept level. Thereby, it is crucial that statements made in the logic of the play can be distinguished from the usual, general purpose Linked Open Data. The goal is to find a standard c...

I spend my days working on the brain, specifically on how it makes mind and behavior possible. Most everyone believes that mind and behavior depend on the brain. But just how it all works is still mysterious. We have learned a lot, but we have got a long way to go. My particular area of research is about the relation between emotion and memory. For the past 25 years or so I have been using a si...

We propose a robust programming model for dense ensembles of ultra miniaturized computing nodes which are deployed in bulk fashion, e.g. embedded into building materials. We sketch a hardware reference model as an initial guide to the application domain, then we describe a programming model based on mobile code fragments which self assemble into larger structures. We outline a simple representa...

Pointing out relevant information to a user is one application of focus and context techniques in information visualization. We present a method for doing this which uses selective blur to direct the user’s attention. This method is based on the depth of field effect used in photography and cinematography, and is therefore both familiar to users and perceptually effective. Because this method b...