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Mario Costa Sousa

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science

Contact information

Email

smcosta@ucalgary.ca

Web presence

Website

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-6783

Location

Office: MS628

Background

Educational Background

BSc Computer Science, Catholic University of Petropolis, 1989

MSc Computer Science, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, 1994

PhD Computer Science, University of Alberta, 1999

Research

Areas of Research

Computer Graphics
(1) Non-Photorealistic Rendering; (2) Sketch-based Interfaces & Modeling, (3) Visualization & Visual Analytics; (4) Modeling & Simulation; and (5) Human-Data & Computer Interaction.

I am leading the illustrares research group, a multi-disciplinary team of researchers studying fundamental and applied visual computing research, addressing challenges from Science, Engineering, Art/Design, and related domains.

One of our focal points is the ongoing investigation and development of novel expressive visual computing paradigms and software tools, allowing users from multi-disciplines to build, visualize, and analyze models more intuitively and with new insights into exploring their uncertainties.

Scientific Visualization

Participation in university strategic initiatives

Energy innovations for today and tomorrow

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
CPSC 591/691 Rendering Fall 2024
CPSC 319 Data Structures and Their Applications Winter 2025
DATA 501 Data Science Capstone Winter 2025

Publications

  • Geologically Consistent History Matching of SAGD Process using Probability Perturbation Method. . Zhangxing Chen; Long Nghiem; Mario Costa Sousa; Hojjat Khani*; Hamidreza Hamdi*. 10 pages. (2018)
  • A Bayesian Approach for Optimizing the Huff-n-Puff Gas Injection Performance in Shale Reservoirs Under Parametric Uncertainty: A Duvernay Shale Example. . Hamidreza Hamdi*; Christopher Clarkson; Ali Esmail; Mario Costa Sousa. 23 pages. (2019)
  • A Classification-Based Approach for Global Sensitivity Analysis of Reservoir Models Considering Geological Uncertainty.. Zahra Sahaf*; Chaodong Yang; Long Nghiem; Ali Karami Moghadam*; Zhangxing Chen; Mario Costa Sousa. (2018)
  • The Ability of Multiple-Point Geostatistics for Modelling Complex Fracture Networks in Tight and Shale Reservoirs. . Zhangxing Chen; Hamidreza Hamdi*; Long Nghiem; Mario Costa Sousa; Hojjat Khani*. 15 pages. (2018)
  • A Visual Analytics Framework for Selecting a Diverse Range of Uncertain Reservoir Models.. Zahra Sahaf*; Mario Costa Sousa; Roberta CR Mota; Frank O Maurer; Hamidreza Hamdi*. 74 - 84. (2018)
  • ReflectiveSpineVR: An Immersive Spine Surgery Simulation with Interaction History Capabilities.. Ahmed E Mostafa*; Mario Costa Sousa; Sonny Chan; Won H Ryu; Kazuki Takashima; Ehud Sharlin. 20 -- 29. (2017)
  • Fast Flow Computation Methods On Unstructured Tetrahedral Meshes For Rapid Reservoir Modelling.. Margaret Rood; Matthew Jackson; Gary Hampson; Sebastian Geiger; Clarissa Coda Machado Silva*; Mario Costa Sousa; Zhao Zhang; Julio Daniel Silva*; Carl Jacquemyn; Felipe Moura De Calvalho*. 15 pages.. (2018)
  • Duopography: Using Back-of-Device Multi-Touch Input to Manipulate Spatial Data on Mobile Tangible Interactive Topography. . Mario Costa Sousa; Ehud Sharlin; Hao Li*. 20:1--20:6 . (2017)
  • Visibility Perception and Dynamic Viewsheds for Topographic Maps and Models. . Ehud Sharlin; Wesley Willett; Hao Li*; Mario Costa Sousa. 39 -- 47. (2017)
  • VRSpineSim: Applying Educational Aids within A Virtual Reality Spine Surgery Simulator. . Ehud Sharlin; Gail Kopp; Mario Costa Sousa; Kazuki Takashima; Sonny Chan; Won H Ryu; Ahmed E Mostafa*. 380-387. (2019)
  • Investigating the Effectiveness of Security-Enhancing Visual Protections for Immersive Collaboration. . Mario Costa Sousa; Zhangxing Chen; Ehud Sharlin; Stephen Cartwright*. (2018)
  • Efficient Multi-Objective History-Matching Using Gaussian Processes.. Hamidreza Hamdi*; Mario Costa Sousa; Ivo Couckuyt; Tom Dhaene. 18 pages. (2018)