History

In April 2001, following the Rector's order, the Department of Engineering Graphics was reorganized into the Department of Engineering Graphics and a newly established Department of Graphic Systems. Initially, the department was run by 11 VILNIUS TECH employees, and its pedagogical and scientific activities began on September 1st, 2001. Habilitated professor dr. Romualdas Baušys was appointed the Head of the Department, and is in charge of it to this day. Today, the staff of the department consists of 3 professors, 7 associate professors, 4 dr. lecturers, 10 lecturers, an assistant and an administrator.

Degree Programmes

The department offers first and second cycle (bachelor and master) degree programmes:

Bachelor degree - Multimedia Design. The department also offers a dual degree programme with the Goldsmiths University of London. Visit this link for more information.
Master degree - Digital Graphics and Animation;

Academic Disciplines

The Department perpetuates research progress in the following topics:

Application of computer-aided design (CAD) technologies;
Solving graphical problems of geoinformation systems (GIS);
Computer vision;
Image processing;
Multimedia design;
Real-time 3D motion tracking, data processing and application in CG network development;
Artificial intelligence and decision-making systems;
Virtual and augmented reality;
Modern animation technologies.

Multimedia Design Laboratory

About Laboratory

Multimedia Design (MKD) Laboratory spans across SRK-II 602, SRK-II 604, SRK-II 605 and SRK-II 612 lecture rooms:

SRK-II 602 lecture room is equipped with:
- U-shaped green screen space with the floor area complete with a programmable LED lighting system supporting temperature range between 3600 and 6000K;
- Optical 3D motion capture system "Qualisys" complete with a marker-fitted costume;
- Video mapping environment including a 14.000 ANSI lumen projector;
- Two workstations complete with Adobe, Unreal Engine 5, Qualisys Track Manager and Resolume Arena software;
- Blackmagic camera rig;
- Sound recording equipment.
SRK-II 604 lecture room is equipped with:
- 25 iMac M1 computers with specialized software;
- Adobe Creative Cloud;
- Smartboard;
- Sound recording equipment.
SRK-II 605 lecture room is equipped with:
- Two computer graphics workstations with specialized software;
- 3D printing workstation;
- 3x HTC VIVE virtual reality system;
- 3x Meta Quest 2 virtual reality system;
- 4x Meta Quest 3 virtual reality system;
- Sound recording equipment.
SRK-II 612 lecture room is equipped with a smartboard and 28 workstations running Windows 10 along with WACOM graphics tablets, including the following specialized software:
- Adobe Creative Cloud;
- Unity Pro;
- Blender;
- Autodesk Maya;
- Autodesk AutoCAD;
- Unreal Engine 5.

Laboratory Rules

THE MULTIMEDIA DESIGN LABORATORY RULES

The rules of the Multimedia Design Laboratory (from now on - the Laboratory) are based on the principle of mutual respect - those who obey the Laboratory rules and terms earn the Laboratory's respect.
The following abstract describes the order of equipment issue and return, as well as the general rules applying to handling the equipment loaned by the Laboratory.

TERMS OF USE OF THE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

I. GENERAL STATEMENTS

The handling order of the equipment loaned by the Laboratory regulates the conditions and order relating to the use of Laboratory equipment and accessories in the study process;
Only the members of the VILNIUS TECH study process (from now on - the Users) are authorized to be loaned the Laboratory-owned equipment and accessories (from now on - the Equipment);
The Equipment may only be used for research directly related to the study process;
The Head of the Laboratory or their assistants are responsible for the process of issuing the Equipment to the users and having it subsequently returned in accordance with the rules;

II. TERMS OF USE

The User must attend the seminar detailing the properties and functionality of the Equipment, held during the first semester of their freshman year;
After the conclusion of the seminar, the User sign the logbook, which affirms that the User is aware of and agrees to stick to the Rules of the Laboratory. Having signed the logbook makes the User eligible for being loaned the Equipment;
The User must possess a valid student/teacher certificate. Those not in possession of such document are not eligible for the Equipment loan or the right to use the Equipment at the Laboratory;
The User must check the loaned Equipment for any potential faults right away. If any inaccuracies or faults are spotted, the User must immediately make the Head of the Laboratory or their assistant aware of them;

III. ORDER OF LOAN AND RETURN OF THE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT

The User must provide a valid student/employee certificate;
The Equipment is identified by a unique inventory number, which can be found in the list of the Laboratory Equipment;
All Users must be registered in the logbook (see II. User Obligations, part 2.);
The case of loaning the Equipment is logged by the User and the Head of the Laboratory or their assistant signing the logbook entry;
Upon the return of the Equipment, the Head of the Laboratory must check the Equipment for any faults or missing features;
The return of the Equipment is logged by the User and the Head of the Laboratory or their assistant signing the logbook entry;
The time the Equipment is loaned for cannot exceed 2 consecutive days (During the quarantine, the equipment is only loaned in 2 different scenarios: a) if loaned on Monday afternoon, the Equipment must be returned on Friday morning and b) if loaned on Friday afternoon, the Equipment must be returned on Monday morning);

IV. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE PARTIES

The Head of the Laboratory is responsible for the preparation of the Equipment for the subsequent use;
The User is prohibited from handing the Equipment over to the third parties;
The User is responsible for what happens to the loaned Equipment. In case of TOS violation, the User is held accountable for misuse of the Equipment and therefore must compensate for the damage caused by the violation.

NOTES:

The Equipment must be returned at least 30 minutes before the return deadline for the Laboratory staff to be able to recharge the batteries (and disinfect the Equipment during the quarantine);
Incomplete Equipment sets are not accepted (the User must check the completeness of the Equipment set before returning it);
One User group can only be loaned one Equipment set of the same category, e.g.: one User group cannot be loaned 2 camera sets;
The User is unable to reserve any new Equipment until they have successfully returned the current Equipment set and the case of return has been logged by the Laboratory staff;
The Laboratory staff are not responsible for the data left on the memory card (the memory cards must be formatted before the Equipment is returned).

Laboratory Equipment

Laboratory Equipment of the Laboratory is in packages which may or may not have additional equipment available. The laboratory equipment can only be used by the students who have made themselves aware of the laboratory rules and have been registered in the laboratory database.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE STUDENTS: Those wishing to be loaned the laboratory equipment must know the serial number of the required kit or accessory. Students wishing to reserve the laboratory equipment must visit the laboratory and fill the reservation in the database. The reservation will be cancelled automatically in case the user fails to pick the loaned equipment within an hour without a prior notification of the laboratory staff. NOT ONLY THE PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT IS AVAILABLE TO BE RESERVED, BUT ALSO THE WORKSPACE AT THE LABORATORY.

PACKAGE K1A=K1B=K1C:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Camera	Canon EOS 650D	Battery: Li-on LP-E8 Battery charger LC-E8E USB cable Neck strap	EN
2	Lens	EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II	Lens front and back covers	EN
3	Memory card	SANDISK Pro SDHC 8GB 45MB/s UHS-1	Case	-
4	Extra battery	LP-E8	Case	-
5	Case	Lowepro Adventura 170 Black	Neck strap	-

PACKAGE K2:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Camcoder	PANASONIC AG-AC 130 EJ	Battery [7.2 V, 5800/5400 mAh] Battery charger, AC adapter AC cable DC cable The microphone holder,microphone bracket bolts (x4) Shoulder strap	EN
2	Memory card	Lexar 64GB SDXC 400x Professional	-	-
3	Extra battery	Panasonic VW-VBG6	-	-
4	Case	KATA CC-195 PL	Shoulder strap	-

PACKAGE M4:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Condenser microphone	SAMSON CL-8	-	EN
2	XLR cable of 20 meters	Cable Klotz MY-206 Plug A Schulz Kabel S-229 Plug B Schulz Kabel S-228	-	-

PACKAGE T4:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Tripod microphone stand with hideaway boom	HERCULES MS-533B	-	-
2	Shockmount	SH-100	-	-

PACKAGE T2:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Tripod	Manfrotto MT294A3	-	-
2	Pan Tilt head	Manfrotto 804RC2	-	-

PACKAGE T4:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Tripod	Manfrotto MT294A3	-	-
2	Ball head	Manfrotto 496RC2	-	-

PACKAGE O1:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Lens	Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM	Lens front and back covers	EN
2	UV Lens filter	Marumi WPC-UV (Haze) 52mm	-

PACKAGE O2:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Lens	Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM	Lens front and back covers, bayonet hood	EN
2	UV Lens filter	Marumi WPC-UV (Haze) 77mm	-

PACKAGE O3:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Lens	Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM	Lens front and back covers	EN
2	UV Lens filter	Marumi WPC-UV (Haze) 58mm	-

PACKAGE T1:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Camcoder tripod system	Sachtler System Ace M GS	Fluid head: Ace M Tripod: Ace 75/2 D Spreader SP 75 Ace bag	EN

PACKAGE M1A=M1B (2 packages):

No.	*Equipment type*	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Portable digital recorder	Tascam DR-100Mk2	Case USB cable (for battery charging) Li-Ion battery	EN
2	Memory card	Kingston SDHC 8GB	-	-
3	Shotgun microphone	Rode NTG3	-	EN
4	Boompole	Rode BoomPole C7886	XLR cable of 6 meters	-
5	Blimp	Rode BLIMP	-	-

PACKAGE R1=R2=R3 (3 packages):

No.	*Equipment type*	Full model name	Contents	User manual
1	Light reflector	Portable Round (80cm) 5-in-1 Round Reflector with Handle for Photography Photo Studio Lighting & Outdoor Lighting	Case Reflector	-

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT:

No.	Equipment type	Full model name	Contents	User manual
T5	Microphone stand	ATHLETIC MS-2E	-	-
M3	Portable recorder WAV/MP3	Zoom H2N	SD memory card	EN LT
M2	Wireless microphone	Sennheiser EW 112-P G3 / E-Band -UHF	CL100 XLR cable CL1 cable CA2 camcoder adapter	-
SK	Sensor	Kinect Sensor for Windows	USB cable AC cable	EN
P1	Pen tablet	WACOM Intuos5 M PTH-650-EN	"Intuos5 touch m" tablet "Wacom" pen Pen stand 10 nibs Pen nib removal tool USB cable of 2 meters	EN
F1	UV Lens filter	Marumi WPC-UV (Haze) 58mm	Case

Guidelines to Working at the Laboratory

WIRELESS EQUIPMENT: For the battery replacements in the iMac computers' wireless peripherals, please contact the SRK-II 605 lecture room. NOTE: It is strictly forbidden to replace the wireless peripherals assigned to the iMac computer with the peripherals belonging to another iMac computer;
GRAPHIC TABLETS: students wishing to work with WACOM graphic tablets must contact the SRK-II 605 lecture room for assistance;
SOFTWARE: any requests for software installation or update must be provided to the head of the laboratory;

GUIDELINES TO WORKING AT THE SRK-II 604 LECTURE ROOM

NOTE: The lecture room is monitored with video cameras.

Students who bring their personal laptops to the lectures must move the wireless equipment (mouse, keyboard and graphics tablet)belonging to the iMac aside and return the said equipment to its former place as they leave the lecture room;
Students who bring their personal laptops to the lectures are only allowed to use the EDUROAM wireless internet connection accessed by using their VILNIUS TECH credentials (for EDUROAM wireless internet login data and configuration, please contact ITSC (Information Technology and Systems Center), SRL-I 322 lecture room). It is forbidden to disconnect the Internet cables from iMac computers;
iMac computers are forbidden to be moved or rotated, and their wired and wireless peripherals cannot be interchanged;
After having finished working on the iMac computer, the user must close the programs used and log out of their user account (Apple logo in the left corner of the menu bar >> Log out USER_NAME);
Food and drinks are forbidden at the lecture room;
Windows should not be left open;
The lecture room must not be left unlocked after the work is finished;
The lecturer is responsible for maintaining the order at the lecture room;
The workplace should be left tidy - please respect your fellow students;
Students wishing to work at the SRK-II 604 lecture room outside the lecture schedule must contact laboratory staff first;
Any items left by the students should be brought to the SRK-II 605 lecture room, in case it is locked - to the SRK-II 608 lecture room.

Due to intensive lecture schedule at the SRK-II 604 lecture room, please submit the lecture room use request before the start of the new semester (in urgent case scenario, at least 1-2 weeks before the date the request is due).

Contacts

Head of the lab: Ernestas Čepulionis, 8-5-2512382 (int.nr 9382), mob.: 865570368,
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Lab assistant (Motion Capture, VP, Programming): Nikolaj Kalinovskij, 8-5-2512382 (int.nr 9382),
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Lab assistant (Motion Capture, VP, Video Mapping): Gabija Mineikytė, 8-5-2512382 (int.nr 9382),
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Lab assistant (Audio/Video Equipment and Projects, Social Networking): Lėja Linkaitė, 8-5-2512382 (int.nr 9382),
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Contacts

Department of Graphical Systems

Address: Saulėtekio al. 11, room 608.

Phone: +37052744848

Internal phone: 9848

E-mail: crypt:PGEgaHJlZj0ibWFpbHRvOmZtZ3NAdmlsbml1c3RlY2gubHQiPmZtZ3NAdmlsbml1c3RlY2gubHQ8L2E+:xx

Working hours:

I	8:00 - 16:45
II	8:00 - 16:45
III	8:00 - 16:45
IV	8:00 - 16:45
V	8:00 - 15:30

Lunch break: 11:30 – 12:00

Staff contacts

For Students

Undergraduate

The final part of the Bachelor's studies consists of 4 defenses:

Defense of the first part of the Bachelor's thesis (BT1) - during the seventh semester's exam session (second half of January);
Defense of the second part of the Bachelor's thesis (BT2) - in second half of the eighth semester (April);
Departmental defense of the Bachelor's thesis - in second half of the eighth semester (May);
Public defense of the Bachelor's thesis - in second half of the eighth semester (first half of June);

Bachelor's Thesis 1

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring:

PDF version of the thesis (printing not required);
PPT slides; (In case extra equipment is required for the presentation please alert the lab staff one week in advance);

PPT slide contents (use the official VILNIUS TECH slide template in 4:3 format):

Title page;
Relevance;
Aim;
Objectives;

During the BT1 defense only the theoretical portion is defended (literature analysis, analysis of select technologies or methods and principles of their application, along with the conclusions of the analysis).
In the last slide the student has to present a plan of the expected workflow for the thesis, a logical flowchart of the product to be developed and a visualization of the product.

Note: the presentation should be up to 10 slides long and should last up to 3 minutes. Slides must be uploaded into the computer before the defense commences (please arrive at least 30 minutes before the defense begins to do so).

Bachelor's Thesis 2

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring the product developed during the course of writing their thesis.

The practical application portion of the thesis must include the following:

A userManual.txt file describing how to run and use the product along with software and hardware prerequisites;
Compiled product;
Source code;

Departmental Defense

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring:

PDF version of the thesis (printing not required);
PPT slides; (In case extra equipment is required for the presentation please alert the lab staff one week in advance);

Formatting requirements for theses can be found here.
The forms can be found in the My Documents >> Other tab of the mano.vilniustech.lt system.
PPT slide contents (use the official VILNIUS TECH slide template in 4:3 format):

Title page;
Relevance;
Aim;
Objectives;
Theoretical analysis;
Practical application;
Conclusions;

Note: the presentation should last up to 5 minutes, however the slide count is unlimited. Slides must be uploaded into the computer before the defense commences (please arrive at least 30 minutes before the defense begins to do so).

Public Defense

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring:

PDF version of the thesis (printing not required);
PPT slides; (In case extra equipment is required for the presentation please alert the lab staff one week in advance);

Formatting requirements for theses can be found here.
Annotations in both Lithuanian and English languages must be filled in the mano.vilniustech.lt system.
PPT slide contents (use the official VILNIUS TECH slide template in 4:3 format):

Title page;
Relevance;
Aim;
Objectives;
Theoretical analysis;
Practical application;
Conclusions;

Note: the presentation should last up to 5 minutes, however the slide count is unlimited. Slides must be uploaded into the computer before the defense commences (please arrive at least 30 minutes before the defense begins to do so).

Postgraduate

The final part of Master's course consists of 5 defenses:

Defense of the first part of Master's thesis (MT1) - during the first semester's exam session (second half of January);
Defense of the second part of Master's thesis (MT2) - during the second semester's exam session (second half of June);
Defense of the third part of Master's thesis (MT3) - during the third semester's exam session (second half of January);
Departmental defense of Master's thesis - during the fourth semester (second half of May);
Public defense of Master's thesis - during the fourth semester (first half of June);

Master's Thesis 1

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring:

PDF version of the thesis (printing not required);
PPT slides; (In case extra equipment is required for the presentation please alert the lab staff one week in advance);

PPT slide contents (use the official VILNIUS TECH slide template in 4:3 format):

Title page;
Relevance;
Aim;
Objectives;
Overview;

Note: the presentation should be up to 10 slides long and should last up to 5 minutes. Slides must be uploaded into the computer before the defense commences (please arrive at least 30 minutes before the defense begins to do so).

Master's Thesis 2

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring:

PDF version of the thesis (printing not required);
PPT slides; (In case extra equipment is required for the presentation please alert the lab staff one week in advance);

PPT slide contents (use the official VILNIUS TECH slide template in 4:3 format):

Title page;
Relevance;
Aim;
Objectives;
Theoretical analysis;

Note: the presentation should be up to 10 slides long and should last up to 5 minutes. Slides must be uploaded into the computer before the defense commences (please arrive at least 30 minutes before the defense begins to do so).

Master's Thesis 3

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring:

PDF version of the thesis (printing not required);
PPT slides; (In case extra equipment is required for the presentation please alert the lab staff one week in advance);

PPT slide contents (use the official VILNIUS TECH slide template in 4:3 format):

Title page;
Relevance;
Aim;
Objectives;
Practical application;

Note: the presentation should be up to 10 slides long and should last up to 5 minutes. Slides must be uploaded into the computer before the defense commences (please arrive at least 30 minutes before the defense begins to do so).
The practical application portion of the thesis must include the following:

A userManual.txt file describing how to run and use the product along with software and hardware prerequisites;
Compiled product;
Source code;

Departmental Defense

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring:

PDF version of the thesis (printing not required);
PPT slides; (In case extra equipment is required for the presentation please alert the lab staff one week in advance);

Formatting requirements for theses can be found here.
The forms can be found in the My Documents >> Other tab of the mano.vilniustech.lt system.
PPT slide contents (use the official VILNIUS TECH slide template in 4:3 format):

Title page;
Relevance;
Aim;
Objectives;
Theoretical analysis;
Practical application;
Conclusions;

Note: the presentation should last up to 5 minutes, however the slide count is unlimited. Slides must be uploaded into the computer before the defense commences (please arrive at least 30 minutes before the defense begins to do so).

Public Defense

Defense date is published in the exam schedule.
The student must bring:

PDF version of the thesis (printing not required);
PPT slides; (In case extra equipment is required for the presentation please alert the lab staff one week in advance);

Formatting requirements for theses can be found here.
Annotations in both Lithuanian and English languages must be filled in the mano.vilniustech.lt system.
PPT slide contents (use the official VILNIUS TECH slide template in 4:3 format):

Title page;
Relevance;
Aim;
Objectives;
Theoretical analysis;
Practical application;
Conclusions;

Note: the presentation should last up to 5 minutes, however the slide count is unlimited. Slides must be uploaded into the computer before the defense commences (please arrive at least 30 minutes before the defense begins to do so).

Internship

Thesis Annotations