Jun.-Prof. Dr. Michael Krone

2024

• N. Brich, T. Harbig, M. Witte Paz, K. Nieselt, and M. Krone, “ProtEGOnist: Visual Analysis of Interactions in Small World Networks Using Ego-graphs,” Comput. Graph. Forum, 2024 (to appear, accepted at EuroVis 2024).
• M. Schäfer, N. Brich, J. Byska, S. M. Marques, D. Bednar, P. Thiel, B. Kozlikova, and M. Krone, “InVADo: Interactive Visual Analysis of Molecular Docking Data,” IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graphics, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 1984–1997, 2024.
• S. Castelo, J. Rulff, E. McGowan, B. Steers, G. Wu, S. Chen, I. Roman, R. Lopez, E. Brewer, C. Zhao, J. Qian, K. Cho, H. He, Q. Sun, H. T. Vo, J. P. Bello, M. Krone, C. Silva, “ARGUS: Visualization of AI-assisted Task Guidance in AR,” IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1313–1323, 2024 (IEEE VIS 2023 Honorable Mention).
• S. P. Feyer, B. Pinaud, S. Kobourov, N. Brich, M. Krone, A. Kerren, M. Behrisch, F. Schreiber, and K. Klein, “2D, 2.5D, or 3D? An Exploratory Study on Multilayer Network Visualisations in Virtual Reality,” IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 469–479, 2024.
• A. Sterzik, N. Lichtenberg, J. Wilms, M. Krone, D. Cunningham, and K. Lawonn, “Perception of Line Attributes for Visualization,” IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graph., vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 1041–1051, 2024.

2023

• M. Lang, C. Strobel, F. Weckesser, D. Langlois, E. Kasneci, Barbora Kozlikova, and M. Krone, “A multimodal smartwatch-based interaction concept for immersive environments,” Computers & Graphics, vol. 117, pp. 85–95, 2023.
• L. Joos, K. Klein, M. T. Fischer, F. L. Dennig, D. Keim, M. Krone, “Exploring Trajectory Data in Augmented Reality: A Comparative Study of Interaction Modalities,” in IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), pp. 790–799, 2023.
• N. Brich, N. Schacherer, M. Hoene, C. Weigert, R. Lehmann, M. Krone, “visMOP – A Visual Analytics Approach for Multi-omics Pathways,” Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 259–270, 2023.
• A. Sterzik, N. Lichtenberg, M. Krone, D. Baum, D.W. Cunningham, K. Lawonn, “Enhancing Molecular Visualization: Perceptual Evaluation of Line Variables with Application to Uncertainty Visualization,” Computers & Graphics, vol. 114, pp. 401–413, 2023.
• D. Kuťák, P.-P. Vázquez, T. Isenberg, M. Krone, M. Baaden, J. Byška, B. Kozlíková, and H. Miao, “State of the Art of Molecular Visualization in Immersive Virtual Environments,” Computert Graphics Forum, vol. 42, no. 6, 2023.
• T. A. Harbig, J. Fratte, M. Krone, K. Nieselt, “OmicsTIDE: interactive exploration of trends in multi-omics data,” Bioinformatics Advances, vol. 3, no. 1, p. vbac093, 2023.

2022

• C. Holzapfel, M. Hoene, X. Zhao, C. Hu, C. Weigert, A. Niess, G. Xu, R. Lehmann, A. Dräger, M. Krone, "FluxomicsExplorer: Differential visual analysis of Flux Sampling based on Metabolomics," Computers & Graphics, vol. 108, pp. 11–21, 2022. Demo
• A. Sterzik, N. Lichtenberg, M. Krone, D. Cunningham, K. Lawonn, “Perceptual Evaluation of Common Line Variables for Displaying Uncertainty on Molecular Surfaces,” in EG Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, 2022.
• J. Hombeck, M. Meuschke, S. Lieb, N. Lichtenberg, R. Datta, M. Krone, C. Hansen, B. Preim, K. Lawonn, “Distance Visualizations for Vascular Structures in Desktop and VR: Overview and Implementation,” in EG Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, 2022.
• J. Scheer, A. Volkert, N. Brich, L. Weinert, N. Santhanam, M. Krone, T. Ganslandt, M. Boeker, T. Nagel, “Visualization Techniques of Time-Oriented Data for the Comparison of Single Patients With Multiple Patients or Cohorts: Scoping Review,” Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(9):e38041, 2022. Website
• N. Brich, C. Schulz, J. Peter, W. Klingert, M. Schenk, D. Weiskopf, and M. Krone, “Visual Analytics of Multivariate Intensive Care Time Series Data,” Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 41, no. 6, 2022.

2021

• K. Schatz, J. J. Franco-Moreno, M. Schäfer, A. S. Rose, V. Ferrario, J. Pleiss, P.-P. Vázquez, T. Ertl, and M. Krone, “Visual Analysis of Large-Scale Protein-Ligand Interaction Data,” Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 40, no. 6, 2021.
• K. Schatz, F. Frieß, M. Schäfer, P. C. F. Buchholz, J. Pleiss, T. Ertl, and M. Krone, “Analyzing the similarity of protein domains by clustering Molecular Surface Maps,” Computers & Graphics, vol. 99, pp. 114–127, 2021.
• P. Hermosilla, M. Schäfer, M. Lang, G. Fackelmann, P. Vázquez, B. Kozlíková, M. Krone, T. Ritschel, T. Ropinski, “Intrinsic-Extrinsic Convolution and Pooling for Learning on 3D Protein Structures,” in International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), 2021.

2020

• N. Brich, C. Schulz, J. Peter, W. Klingert, M. Schenk, D. Weiskopf, M. Krone, “Visual Analysis of Multivariate Intensive Care Surveillance Data,” in EG Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, 2020 (Best Paper Honorable Mention Award).
• K. Schatz, F. Frieß, M. Schäfer, T. Ertl, M. Krone, “Analyzing Protein Similarity by Clustering Molecular Surface Maps,” in EG Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, 2020.
• G. Reina, H. Childs, K. Matković, K. Bühler, M. Waldner, D. Pugmire, B. Kozlíková, T. Ropinski, P. Ljung, T. Itoh, E. Gröller, M. Krone, “The moving target of visualization software for an increasingly complex world,” Computers & Graphics, vol. 87, pp. 12-29, 2020.
• K. Schatz, J. Schneider, C. Müller, M. Krone, G. Reina, T. Ertl, “Abstracted Visualization of Halo Topologies in Dark Matter Simulations,” in Topological Methods in Data Analysis and Visualization V (Mathematics and Visualization), Springer, 2020.

2019

• X. Martinez, M. Krone, N. Alharbi, A.S. Rose, R.S. Laramee, S. O'Donoghue, M. Baaden, M. Chavent, “Molecular Graphics: Bridging Structural Biologists and Computer Scientists,” Structure, vol. 27, no. 11, pp. 1617-1623, 2019.
• T. Rau, S. Zahn, M. Krone, G. Reina, T. Ertl, “Interactive CPU-based Ray Tracing of Solvent Excluded Surfaces,” in EG Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, pp. 239-251, 2019.
• N. Alharbi, M. Krone, M. Chavent, R. S. Laramee, “Hybrid Visualization of Protein-Lipid and Protein-Protein Interaction,” in EG Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, pp. 213-223, 2019.
• K. Schatz, M. Krone, T. Bauer, V. Ferrario, J. Pleiss, T. Ertl, “Molecular Sombreros: Abstract Visualization of Binding Sites within Proteins,” in EG Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, pp. 225-237, 2019.
• K. Schatz, M. Krone, J. Pleiss, T. Ertl, “Interactive visualization of biomolecules’ dynamic and complex properties,” The European Physical Journal Special Topics, vol. 227, no. 14, pp. 1725–1739, 2019.
• P. Gralka, M. Becher, M. Braun, F. Frieß, C. Müller, T. Rau, K. Schatz, C. Schulz, M. Krone, G. Reina, T. Ertl, “MegaMol – a comprehensive prototyping framework for visualizations,” The European Physical Journal Special Topics, vol. 227, no. 14, pp. 1817–1829, 2019.
• M. Schäfer, M. Krone, “A Massively Parallel CUDA Algorithm to Compute and Visualize the Solvent Excluded Surface for Dynamic Molecular Data,” in EG/EuroVis 2019 Workshop on Molecular Graphics and Visual Analysis of Molecular Data (MolVA), 2019, pp. 1-9.
• X. Martinez, M. Krone, Marc Baaden, “QuickSES: A Library for Fast Computation of Solvent Excluded Surfaces,” in EG/EuroVis 2019 Workshop on Molecular Graphics and Visual Analysis of Molecular Data (MolVA), 2019, pp. 11–15.
• A. Groß, M. Becher, G. Reina, T. Ertl, M. Krone, “A User Interaction Design for Object Manipulation via Eye Tracking in Virtual Reality,” in IEEE VR 2019 Workshop on Novel Input Devices and Interaction Techniques (NIDIT), 2019.

2018

• F. Mwalongo, M. Krone, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Web-based Volume Rendering using Progressive Importance-based Data Transfer,” in International Symposium on Vision, Modeling, and Visualization (VMV), 2018.
• N. Alharbi, M. Chavent, M. Krone, and R. S. Laramee, “VAPLI: Novel Visual Abstraction for Protein-Lipid Interactions,” in IEEE Scientific Visualization Conference (SciVis) Short Papers, 2018.
• C. Schulz, K. Schatz, M. Krone, M. Braun, T. Ertl, and D. Weiskopf, “Uncertainty Visualization for Secondary Structures of Proteins,” in 2018 IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis), 2018, pp. 96–105.
• C. Müller, M. Krone, M. Huber, V. Biener, D. Herr, S. Koch, G. Reina, D. Weiskopf, and T. Ertl, “Interactive Molecular Graphics for Augmented Reality Using HoloLens,” Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics, vol. 15, no. 2, 2018.
• M. Krone, S. Grottel, G. Reina, C. Müller, and T. Ertl, “10 Years of MegaMol: The Pain and Gain of Creating Your Own Visualization Framework,” IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 38, no. 1, pp. 109–114, 2018.
• P. Gralka, S. Grottel, J. Staib, K. Schatz, G. Karch, M. Hirschler, M. Krone, G. Reina, S. Gumhold, and T. Ertl, “2016 IEEE Scientific Visualization Contest Winner: Visual and Structural Analysis of Point-based Simulation Ensembles,” IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 106–117, May 2018.
• C. P. Bradley, N. Emamy, T. Ertl, D. Göddeke, A. Hessenthaler, T. Klotz, A. Krämer, M. Krone, B. Maier, M. Mehl, T. Rau, and O. Röhrle, “Enabling Detailed, Biophysics-Based Skeletal Muscle Models on HPC Systems,” Front. Physiol., vol. 9, 2018.
• M. Becher, M. Krone, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Feature-based Volumetric Terrain Generation and Decoration,” IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, pp. 1–1, 2018.

2017

• K. Schatz, M. Krone, C. Müller, J. Schneider, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Visualization of Halo Topologies in Dark Matter Simulations,” in Proceedings of TopoInVis, 2017.
• S. Reinhardt, M. Huber, O. Dumitrescu, M. Krone, B. Eberhardt, and D. Weiskopf, “Visual Debugging of SPH Simulations,” in 2017 21st International Conference Information Visualisation (IV), 2017, pp. 117–126.
• T. Rau, M. Krone, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Challenges and Opportunities using Software-defined Visualization in MegaMol,” in 7th Workshop on Visual Analytics, Information Visualization and Scientific Visualization, 2017.
• M. Krone, K. Schatz, N. Hieronymus, C. Müller, M. Becher, T. Barthelmes, A. Cooper, S. Currle, P. Gralka, M. Hlawatsch, L. Pietrzyk, T. Rau, G. Reina, R. Trefft, and T. Ertl, “From Visualization Research to Public Presentation - Design and Realization of a Scientific Exhibition,” in Proceedings of SIGRAD 2017, 2017, vol. 143, pp. 17–24.
• M. Krone, F. Frieß, K. Scharnowski, G. Reina, S. Fademrecht, T. Kulschewski, J. Pleiss, and T. Ertl, “Molecular Surface Maps,” IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graphics, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 701–710, 2017.
• M. Krone, G. Reina, S. Zahn, T. Tremel, C. Bahnmüller, and T. Ertl, “Implicit Sphere Shadow Maps,” in 2017 IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium (PacificVis), 2017, pp. 275–279.
• B. Kozlíková, M. Krone, M. Falk, N. Lindow, M. Baaden, D. Baum, I. Viola, J. Parulek, and H.-C. Hege, “Visualization of Biomolecular Structures: State of the Art Revisited,” Comput. Graph. Forum, vol. 36, no. 8, pp. 178–204, 2017.
• P. Hermosilla, M. Krone, V. Guallar, P.-P. Vázquez, À. Vinacua, and T. Ropinski, “Interactive GPU-based generation of solvent-excluded surfaces,” Vis Comput, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 869–881, Jun. 2017.
• M. Becher, M. Krone, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Feature-based Volumetric Terrain Generation,” in Proceedings of the 21st ACM SIGGRAPH Symposium on Interactive 3D Graphics and Games, New York, NY, USA, 2017, pp. 10:1–10:9 (Best Paper Award).
• N. Alharbi, M. Alharbi, X. Martinez, M. Krone, A. S. Rose, M. Baaden, R. S. Laramee, and M. Chavent, “Molecular Visualization of Computational Biology Data: A Survey of Surveys,” in EuroVis 2017 - Short Papers, 2017.

2016

• K. Schatz, C. Müller, M. Krone, J. Schneider, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Interactive visual exploration of a trillion particles,” in 6th IEEE Symposium on Large Data Analysis and Visualization (LDAV), 2016, pp. 56–64.
• F. Mwalongo, M. Krone, M. Becher, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “GPU-based remote visualization of dynamic molecular data on the web,” Graphical Models, 2016.
• F. Mwalongo, M. Krone, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “State-of-the-Art Report in Web-based Visualization,” Comput. Graph. Forum, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 553–575, 2016.
• C. Müller, M. Krone, K. Scharnowski, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “An Evaluation of the Utility of Large High-Resolution Displays for Comparative Scientific Visualisation,” IJSI, vol. 9, no. 3, pp. 355–370, 2016.
• M. Krone, B. Kozlíkova, N. Lindow, M. Baaden, D. Baum, J. Parulek, H.-C. Hege, and I. Viola, “Visual Analysis of Biomolecular Cavities: State of the Art,” Comput. Graph. Forum, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 527–551, 2016.
• S. Grottel, G. Reina, M. Krone, C. Müller, and T. Ertl, “MegaMol - for Fun and Profit,” in Workshop on Visualization in Practice, 2016 (Best Workshop Paper Award).
• M. Falk, S. Grottel, M. Krone, and G. Reina, Interactive GPU-based Visualization of Large Dynamic Particle Data. Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2016.

2015

• K. Scharnowski, M. Krone, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “On the Reproducibility of our Biomolecular Visualization,” in EuroVis Workshop on Reproducibility, Verification, and Validation in Visualization (EuroRV3), 2015.
• B. Rau, F. Friess, M. Krone, C. Müller, and T. Ertl, “Enhancing visualization of molecular simulations using sonification,” in IEEE International Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Reality for Molecular Science (VARMS@IEEEVR), 2015, pp. 25–30.
• F. Mwalongo, M. Krone, M. Becher, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Remote Visualization of Dynamic Molecular Data Using WebGL,” in International Conference on 3D Web Technology, 2015, pp. 115–122.
• C. Müller, M. Krone, K. Scharnowski, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “On the Utility of Large High-Resolution Displays for Comparative Scientific Visualisation,” in International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI), 2015, vol. 8, pp. 131–136.
• K. Lawonn, M. Krone, T. Ertl, and B. Preim, “On the Reproducibility of Line Integral Convolution for Real-Time Illustration of Molecular Surface Shape and Salient Regions,” in EuroVis Workshop on Reproducibility, Verification, and Validation in Visualization (EuroRV3), 2015.
• M. Krone, C. Müller, T. Ertl, D. Kauker, A. C. Silva, D. Salsa, M. Gräber, and M. Kallert, “Remote Rendering and User Interaction on Mobile Devices for Scientific Visualization,” in International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction (VINCI), 2015, vol. 8.
• M. Krone, “Interactive Visual Analysis of Biomolecular Simulations,” Dissertation, University of Stuttgart, 2015.
• B. Kozlíková, M. Krone, N. Lindow, M. Falk, M. Baaden, D. Baum, I. Viola, J. Parulek, and H.-C. Hege, “Visualization of Biomolecular Structures: State of the Art,” in Eurographics Conference on Visualization (EuroVis) - STARs, 2015, pp. 61–81.
• S. Grottel, M. Krone, C. Müller, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “MegaMol - A Prototyping Framework for Particle-based Visualization,” IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graphics, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 201–214, 2015.

2014

• K. Scharnowski, M. Krone, G. Reina, T. Kulschewski, J. Pleiss, and T. Ertl, “Comparative Visualization of Molecular Surfaces Using Deformable Models,” Comput. Graph. Forum, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 191–200, 2014.
• F. Mwalongo, M. Krone, G. Karch, M. Becher, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Visualization of Molecular Structures using State-of-the-Art Techniques in WebGL,” in International Conference on 3D Web Technology, 2014, vol. 19, pp. 133–141.
• K. Lawonn, M. Krone, T. Ertl, and B. Preim, “Line Integral Convolution for Real-Time Illustration of Molecular Surface Shape and Salient Regions,” Comput. Graph. Forum, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 181–190, 2014.
• M. Krone, D. Kauker, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Visual Analysis of Dynamic Protein Cavities and Binding Sites,” in IEEE PacificVis - Visualization Notes, 2014, vol. 1, pp. 301–305.
• M. Krone, M. Huber, K. Scharnowski, M. Hirschler, D. Kauker, G. Reina, U. Nieken, D. Weiskopf, and T. Ertl, “Evaluation of Visualizations for Interface Analysis of SPH,” in EuroVis - Short Papers, 2014, vol. 3, pp. 109–113.
• J. Heinrich, M. Krone, S. I. O’Donoghue, and D. Weiskopf, “Visualising Intrinsic Disorder and Conformational Variation in Protein Ensembles,” Faraday Discuss., vol. 169, pp. 179–193, 2014.
• T. Ertl, M. Krone, S. Kesselheim, K. Scharnowski, G. Reina, and C. Holm, “Visual Analysis for Space-Time Aggregation of Biomolecular Simulations,” Faraday Discuss., vol. 169, pp. 167–178, 2014.

2013

• K. Scharnowski, M. Krone, F. Sadlo, P. Beck, J. Roth, H.-R. Trebin, and T. Ertl, “2012 IEEE Visualization Contest Winner: Visualizing Polarization Domains in Barium Titanate,” IEEE Comput. Graph. Appl., vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 9–17, 2013.
• M. Krone, G. Reina, C. Schulz, T. Kulschewski, J. Pleiss, and T. Ertl, “Interactive Extraction and Tracking of Biomolecular Surface Features,” Comput. Graph. Forum, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 331–340, 2013.
• D. Kauker, M. Krone, A. Panagiotidis, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Rendering Molecular Surfaces using Order-Independent Transparency,” in Eurographics Symposium on Parallel Graphics and Visualization, 2013, vol. 13, pp. 33–40.
• D. Kauker, M. Krone, A. Panagiotidis, G. Reina, and T. Ertl, “Evaluation of per-pixel linked lists for distributed rendering and comparative analysis,” CVS, vol. 15, no. 3, pp. 111–121, 2013.
• M. Falk, M. Krone, and T. Ertl, “Atomistic Visualization of Mesoscopic Whole-Cell Simulations Using Ray-Casted Instancing,” Comput. Graph. Forum, vol. 32, no. 8, pp. 195–206, 2013.

2012

• M. Krone, J. E. Stone, T. Ertl, and K. Schulten, “Fast Visualization of Gaussian Density Surfaces for Molecular Dynamics and Particle System Trajectories,” in EuroVis - Short Papers, 2012, vol. 1, pp. 67–71.
• S. Grottel, M. Krone, K. Scharnowski, and T. Ertl, “Object-Space Ambient Occlusion for Molecular Dynamics,” in IEEE Pacific Visualization Symposium, 2012, pp. 209–216.
• M. Falk, M. Krone, and T. Ertl, “Atomistic Visualization of Mesoscopic Whole-Cell Simulations,” in EG Workshop on Visual Computing for Biology and Medicine, 2012, pp. 123–130 (Best Paper Award).

2011

• B. Thomaß, J. Walter, M. Krone, H. Hasse, and T. Ertl, “Interactive Exploration of Polymer-Solvent Interactions,” in Vision, Modeling, and Visualization, 2011, vol. 16, pp. 301–308.
• M. Krone, S. Grottel, and T. Ertl, “Parallel Contour-Buildup Algorithm for the Molecular Surface,” in IEEE Symposium on Biological Data Visualization, 2011, pp. 17–22.
• M. Krone, M. Falk, S. Rehm, J. Pleiss, and T. Ertl, “Interactive Exploration of Protein Cavities,” Comput. Graph. Forum, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 673–682, 2011.
• M. Chavent, B. Lévy, M. Krone, K. Bidmon, J.-P. Nominé, T. Ertl, and M. Baaden, “GPU-powered Tools Boost Molecular Visualization,” Brief. Bioinform., vol. 12, no. 6, pp. 689–701, 2011.

2010

• M. Krone, C. Dachsbacher, and T. Ertl, “Parallel Computation and Interactive Visualization of Time-varying Solvent Excluded Surfaces,” in Proc. of ACM International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, 2010, vol. 1, pp. 402–405.

2009

• M. Krone, K. Bidmon, and T. Ertl, “Interactive Visualization of Molecular Surface Dynamics,” IEEE Trans. Vis. Comput. Graphics, vol. 15, no. 6, pp. 1391–1398, 2009 (Best Paper Honorable Mention).

2008

• M. Krone, K. Bidmon, and T. Ertl, “GPU-based Visualisation of Protein Secondary Structure,” in Theory and Practice of Computer Graphics, 2008, vol. 8, pp. 115–122.