Research Interests
Analytical Visualization (how to make meaning pictures of data and information)

Current Research Projects
Analytical Visualization - new algorithms and methods, user studies to validate improvements, transition of research results to operations, etc.

Most Current Publications:
Joel P. Martin, J. Edward Swan, Robert J. Moorhead II, Zhanping Liu, and Shangshu Cai, Results of a user study on 2D hurricane visualization, Computer Graphics Forum, vol. 27, no. 3, pp. 991-998, May 2008. Presented at the EuroVis conference held May 26-28, Eindhoven, Netherlands.

Qian Du, Nareenart Raksuntorn, Shangshu Cai, and Robert J. Moorhead, Color Display for Hyperspectral Imagery, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol. 46, no. 6, June 2008, pp. 1858-1866.

Ikuko Fujisaki, David L. Evans, Robert J. Moorhead, Derek W. Irby, Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Scott D. Roberts, and Patrick D. Gerard, Stand Assessment Through LiDAR-Based Forest Visualization Using a Stereoscopic Display, Forest Science. 54(1):1-7.

Zhanping Liu and Robert J. Moorhead II, Interactive View-Driven Evenly Spaced Streamline Placement, IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging Conference on Visualization and Data Analysis (VDA'08), San Jose, CA, Vol. 6809, paper #0A, pp. 1-12, 2008.

S. Cai, Q. Du, and R. J. Moorhead, Hyperspectral Imagery Visualization Using Double Layers, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, vol 45, no. 10, Oct. 2007, pp. 3028 – 3036.

Zhanping Liu and Robert J. Moorhead II, An Effective, Robust, and Fast Loop Detection Strategy for Interactive Placement of Evenly-Spaced Streamlines, IEEE Computing in Science and Engineering, Vol. 9, No. 4, July/Aug 2007, pp. 86-91. (invited)

Ikuko Fujisaki, Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, David L. Evans, Robert J. Moorhead, Derek W. Irby, Scott D. Roberts, Stephen C. Grado, and Emily B. Schultz, Stand Assessment using Computer-Visualized Forests, Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 81, No. 1-2, May 2007, pp. 146-154.