Research Theme

The principal theme of my research is in the field of visualization. In particular, my work focuses on exploring computational approaches that facilitate the representation and interpretation of geometrically complex structures and dynamic processes. Examples of this theme include the exploration of methods for displaying and interacting with multidimensional data fields, approaches for recognizing objects in images or volumetric data sets, computational models of visual reasoning, and geometrical representations of deformable materials. Thus, the overall objective of my work is to discover ways to see, represent,and communicate about, such structures and processes.

The motivation and usefulness of this research theme is three-fold: firstly, the creation of models through which to represent and visualize complex systems may lead to a deeper understanding of, or possibly new insights about, these systems; secondly, the computational models themselves can serve as the basis for interesting algorithms or innovative computing methods; and thirdly, throughout my research the emphasis is placed on real systems: the visualization of structures and processes that are physically realizable, thereby providing a rich and challenging context in which to investigate meaningful problems or application areas.