Automatic Graph Drawing is concerned with the layout of relational structures as they occur in Computer Science (Data Base Design, Data Mining, Web Mining), Bioinformatics (Metabolic Networks), Businessinformatics (Organization Diagrams, Event Driven Process Chains), or the Social Sciences (Social Networks).

In mathematical terms, such relational structures are modeled as graphs or more general objects such as hypergraphs, clustered graphs, or compound graphs. A variety of layout algorithms that are based on graph theoretical foundations have been developed in the last two decades and implemented in software systems.

After an introduction to the subject area and a concise treatment of the technical foundations for the subsequent chapters, this book features 14 chapters on state-of-the-art graph drawing software systems, ranging from general "tool boxes'' to customized software for various applications. These chapters are written by leading experts, they follow a uniform scheme and can be read independently from each other.

Cross-section of the new field of graph drawing software The introductory part (chapters 1, 2) is excellent for beginners in the subject Covers many industrial applications Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Privatdozent Dr. med. Michael Jünger ist Oberarzt an der Abteilung für Dermatologie an der Universitäts-Hautklinik in Tübingen, Mitbegründer der Gefäßsportgruppe und Mitglied im Tübinger Arbeitskreis für Gefäßerkrankungen e. V.

Inhalt
References.- Technical Foundations.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Graphs and Their Representation.- 3 Graph Planarity and Embeddings.- 4 Graph Drawing Methods.- References.- WilmaScope A 3D Graph Visualization System.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- Pajek Analysis and Visualization of Large Networks.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- Tulip A Huge Graph Visualization Framework.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- Graphviz and Dynagraph Static and Dynamic Graph Drawing Tools.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- AGD A Library of Algorithms for Graph Drawing.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- yFiles Visualization and Automatic Layout of Graphs.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- GDS A Graph Drawing Server on the Internet.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- BioPath Exploration and Visualization of Biochemical Pathways.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- DBdraw Automatic Layout of Relational Database Schemas.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- GoVisual A Diagramming Software for UML Class Diagrams.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.-References.- CrocoCosmos 3D Visualization of Large Object-oriented Programs.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- ViSta Visualizing Statecharts.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- visone Analysis and Visualization of Social Networks.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.- Polyphemus and Hermes Exploration and Visualization of Computer Networks.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Applications.- 3 Algorithms.- 4 Implementation.- 5 Examples.- 6 Software.- References.