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Curriculum Vitae

My research interests fall into the general areas of interactive 3D graphics and visualization. I am particularly interested in data and information visualization and visual analytics. Currently, I am working with colleagues at Stony Brook University to investigate new techniques for high-dimensional datasets using parallel coordinates-based techniques.

Scientific & Information Visualization

My recent work in visualization has involved visualizing of multidimensional or irregular data-sets, which includes subdivision volumes. We extend traditional parallel coordinate plots by augmenting them with techniques from illustrative rendering and graphic design. In an earlier effort I collaborated to develop CEASAR, a centerline extraction algorithm used for automatic virtual navigation through tubular human organs, such as the large intestine.

Interdisciplinary Projects

The relatively small nature of Dowling College has given me the opportunity to work closely with people in other disciplines and to apply my knowledge of computer graphics and visualization in fields like environmental chemistry and applied mathematics. Although this work was very much applied, visualization provided an important role in these projects in revealing trends in data and significant characteristics of recursive formulas.

Geometric Modeling and Virtual Sculpting

My dissertation work involved the investigation of subdivision volumes, which comprise a class of geometric shapes for representing volumetric objects of arbitrary topologies. Although my primary interest was in applications like virtual sculpting and interactive deformation, we also developed several new schemes along the way.