Haim Levkowitz

Expertise

Visualization, Graphics, Vision, Imaging, User Interfaces, Sound

Research Interests

Visualization, computer graphics, color, imaging, human-computer interaction, human-information interaction, user interfaces, internet, world-wide web, mobile and cloud computing, sound human-information interaction, internet and web systems, mobile+cloud computing

Education

• Ph D: Computer and Information Science, (1988), University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA
• MS: Computer and Information Science, (1983), University of Pennsylvania - Philadelphia, PA
• Other: Mathematics and Computer Science, (1981), University of Haifa - Haifa, Israel
• BA: Mathematics and Computer Science: B.A. Program for Honour Students, (1980), University of Haifa - Haifa, Israel
• Other: Electronics, (1972), Junior Technical College, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology - Haifa, Israel

Selected Awards and Honors

• State of Sao Paulo Fellow (2012), Scholarship/Research - FAPESP (Research Foundation of The State of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• US Fulbright Scholar to Brazil (2012), Scholarship/Research - Fulbright
• FAPESP Fellow (2008), Scholarship/Research - The State of Sao Paulo's Research Funding Agency
• State of Sao Paulo Fellow (2005), Scholarship/Research - FAPESP (Research Foundation of The State of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
• US Fulbright Scholar to Brazil (2004), Scholarship/Research - Fulbright
• Nominee for the 1994 NSF Young Investigator Award (1994) - University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Nominee for the 1993 NSF Presidential Faculty Fellow Award (1993) - University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Best Panel Award (1991) - Visualization '91

Selected Publications

• Levkowitz, H. (2017). Perception for Visualization, from Design to Evaluation.
• Nourai, M., Levkowitz, H. (2017). Securing Online Accounts Via New Handshake Protocol and Granular Access Control.
• Maradani, B., Levkowitz, H. (2017). The role of visualization in tele-rehabilitation: a case study.
• Joseph, P., Levkowitz, H. (2016). Generation Cognitive Science Promises True Heideggerian AI. Mind and Matter. 14(2) 167-201.
• Agnello, A.S., Levkowitz, H. (2016). Search++: More control than a simple search interface without the complexity and confusion of advanced search. PATTERNS 2016, The 6th International Conferences on Pervasive Patterns and Applications
• Kelleher, C., Levkowitz, H., (2015). Reactive data visualizations (pp. 93970N–93970N). Proceedings of SPIE 9397, Visualization and Data Analysis
• Agnello, A., Levkowitz, H. (2015). Quick Vis: A Web-Based Visualization Delivering Flexible Exploration of User-Driven Analytics (pp. 468–473). 19th International Conference on Information Visualization
• Pagliosa, P., Paulovich, F.V., Minghim, R., Levkowitz, H., Nonato, L.G. (2015). Projection inspector: Assessment and synthesis of multidimensional projections. Neurocomputing, 150(B) 599–610.
• Levkowitz, H., Kelleher, C. (2014). Cloud and Mobile Web-Based Graphics and Visualization.
• Levkowitz, H. (2014). Writing Scientific Papers in English Successfully: Your Complete Roadmap.
• Elbasiony, A., Levkowitz, H. (2014). Scan converting OCT images using Fourier analysis. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 486 231-243.
• Joseph, P.G., Levkowitz, H. (2014). Autonomous Agent with Real-Time Learning of Qualia-Free Semantics. AAAI Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research.
• Pagliosa, P., Paulovich, F., Minghim, R., Levkowitz, H., Gustavo, L. (2013). Projection Inspector: Assessment and Synthesis of Multidimensional Projections. Neurocomputing.
• Joseph, P.G., Levkowitz, H. (2013). 2nd Generation Cognitive Science Promises True Heideggerian AI. Artificial Intelligence.
• Joseph, P., Levkowitz, H. (2013). An autonomous agent with an evolved, affect-based decision system. ICAI'13: 15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence
• Joseph, P., Levkowitz, H. (2013). 'Triune' autonomous agent with affect. ICCM 2013: The 12th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling
• Yang, F., Baumann, A., Goodell, H., Drury, J.L., Levkowitz, H., Grinstein, G.G. (2010). A History Model and Framework for Collaborative Visualization Sessions.
• Franchin, W.J., Watanabe, L., Pinho, R., Levkowitz, H., Minghim, R. (2009). Development, Implementation and Evaluation of Sonification Tools for Point- and Surface-Based Data Exploration.
• Paulovich, F.V., Nonato, L.G., Minghim, R., Levkowitz, H. (2008). Least square projection: A fast high-precision multidimensional projection technique and its application to document mapping. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 14(3) 564-575.
• Paulovich, F.V., Nonato, L.G., Minghim, R., Levkowitz, H. (2008). Least Square Projection: A Fast High-Precision Multidimensional Projection Technique and its Application to Document Mapping (14:3 pp. 564-575).
• Artero, A.O., F. de Oliveira, M.C., Levkowitz, H. (2006). Enhanced High Dimensional Data Visualization through Dimension Reduction and Attribute Arrangement (1: pp. 707-712). IEEE Computer Society
• Paulovich, F.V., Nonato, L.G., Minghim, R., Levkowitz, H. (2006). Visual Mapping of Text Collections through a Fast High Precision Projection Technique (1: pp. 282-290).
• F. de Oliveira, M.C., Levkowitz, H. (2003). From Visual Data Exploration to Visual Data Mining: A Survey (9:3). IEEE Computer Society
• Salvador, V.C., Minghim, R., Levkowitz, H. (2002). DSVOL II - A Distributed Visualization and Sonification Application Communicating via an XML-Based Protocol (pp. 35-42). IEEE Computer Society
• F. de Oliveira, M.C., Levkowitz, H. (2001). On-Line Resource on Visual Data Mining.
• Levkowitz, H. (1999). Color Graphics. J. Wiley & Sons
• Braun, J., Levkowitz, H. (1998). Internet Oriented Visualization with Audio Presentation of Speech Signals (3298:).
• Levkowitz, H. (1997). Color on the world wide web: Are we doomed to eight-bit color forever? Computer Graphics (ACM), 31(2) 20-22.
• Levkowitz, H. (1997). Color Theory and Modeling for Computer Graphics, Visualization, and Multimedia Applications. Kluwer Academic Publishers (Springer-Verlag)
• Annunziato, J., Kosta, C., Levkowitz, H., Krolak, P. (1997). Command and Control of Synthetic Characters in an Internet-Based Virtual Environment.
• Seetharaman, K., Grinstein, G., Levkowitz, H. (1997). Interaction Model for Visualization Systems Utilizing Color and Sound Representation.
• Levkowitz, H. (1996). Perceptual Steps along Pseudo-Color Scales. International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology, 7(2) 97-101.
• Seetharaman, K., Ladner, C.E., Levkowitz, H., Grinstein, G. (1995). GLHSTool: A Tool for Interacting with Color Spaces. Edugraphics '95/Compugraphics '95.
• Levkowitz, H., Pickett, R.M., Smith, S., Torpey, M. (1995). An Environment and Studies for Exploring Auditory Representations of Multidimensional Data. Springer-Verlag, IFIP Series on Computer Graphics
• Pickett, R.M., Levkowitz, H., Smith, S., Grinstein, G.G. (1995). Harnessing Preattentive Processes in Visualization. Springer-Verlag, IFIP Series on Computer Graphics
• Hibbard, W., Levkowitz, H., Haswell, J., Rheingans, P., Schroeder, F. (1995). Interaction in Perceptually-Based Visualization. Springer-Verlag, IFIP Series on Computer Graphics
• Erbacher, R.F., Gonthier, D., Levkowitz, H. (1995). The Color Icon: A New Design and a Parallel Implementation (pp. 302-312).
• Erbacher, R.F., Grinstein, G., Lee, J.P., Levkowitz, H., Masterman, L., Pickett, R.M., Smith, S. (1995). Exploratory Visualization Research at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell. Computers and Graphics, 19(1) 131-139.
• Levkowitz, H., Herman, G.T. (1993). GLHS: A Generalized Lightness, Hue, and Saturation Color Model. CVGIP: Graphical Models and Image Processing, 55(4) 271-285.
• Wenzel, E.M., Gaver, W., Foster, S.H., Levkowitz, H., Powell, R. (1993). Perceptual Vs. Hardware Performance in Advanced Acoustic Interface Design (pp. 363-366).
• Levkowitz, H. (1993). Perceptual Issues in Visualization. Springer-Verlag, IFIP Series on Computer Graphics
• Xu, L.L., Levkowitz, H. (1993). A Survey of Color Constancy Models and Their Implementation. IS&T: The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
• Syta, A., Levkowitz, H. (1993). Color Models in Lossless Image Compression Using Transform Coding. IS&T: The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
• Seetharaman, K., Grinstein, G., Levkowitz, H. (1993). Interaction in Color Spaces. IS&T: The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
• Levkowitz, H., Grinstein, G., Pickett, R.M., Smith, S. (1993). Visualization Alternatives: Non-Pixel Based Images. IS&T: The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
• Seetharaman, K., Grinstein, G.G., Levkowitz, H., Bergeron, R.D. (1993). A Conceptual-Model for Interaction in Multiple Representational Spaces.
• Pickett, R.M., Levkowitz, H., Gonthier, D. (1993). Evaluating Registration in Multiparameter Images.
• Levkowitz, H., Herman, G.T. (1992). Color Scales for Image Data. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 12(1) 72-80.
• Levkowitz, H., Holub, R.A., Meyer, G.W., Robertson, P.K. (1992). Color versus Black and White in Visualization. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, 12(4) 20-22.
• Levkowitz, H., Xu, L.L. (1992). Approximating the Munsell Book of Color with the Generalized Lightness, Hue, and Saturation Color Model.
• Levkowitz, H. (1991). Color Icons: Merging Color and Texture Perception for Integrated Visualization of Multiple Parameters. IEEE Computer Society Press.
• Levkowitz, H. (1991). Exploratory Data Visualization: The Human Visual System Should Be the Main Design Consideration. American Statistical Association (ASA)
• Levkowitz, H. (1991). Exploratory Data Visualization: The Human Visual System Should Be the Main Design Consideration.
• Levkowitz, H. (1990). Artificial Color-Perception using Fuzzy Techniques in Digital Image-Processing - Pienkowski,aek. European Journal of Operational Research, 47(1).
• Levkowitz, H., Grinstein, G.G. (1990). Experimental Approaches to Color.
• Pickett, R.M., Levkowitz, H. (1990). Visualization of Multiparameter Images (pp. 388-390). IEEE Computer Society Press
• Pickett, R.M., Levkowitz, H., Seltzer, S., D'Orsi, C. (1990). Integrated Displays of Multiparameter Tomographic Images. Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
• Pickett, R.M., Levkowitz, H., Seltzer, S. (1990). Iconographic Displays of Multiparameter Medical Imaging (pp. 58-65). IEEE Computer Society Press
• Levkowitz, H., Pickett, R.M. (1990). Iconographic Integrated Displays of Multiparameter Spatial Distributions (pp. 345-355).
• Levkowitz, H., Herman, G.T. (1988). Towards a Uniform Lightness, Hue, and Saturation Color Model (901: pp. 215-222).
• Herman, G.T., Levkowitz, H. (1988). Color Scales for Medical Image Data (pp. 1068-1073). Institute for Graphic Communications
• Levkowitz, H. (1988). Color in Computer Graphic Representation of Two-Dimensional Parameter Distributions. Medical Image Processing Group, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania
• Levkowitz, H., Herman, G.T. (1987). GIHS: A Generalized Color Model and its Use for the Representation of Multiparameter Medical Images (pp. 389-399). Springer-Verlag
• Herman, G.T., Levkowitz, H. (1987). Initial Performance of Block-Iterative Reconstruction Algorithms (pp. 305-318). Springer-Verlag
• Chen, L.S., Herman, G.T., Hung, H.M., Levkowitz, H., Trivedi, S.S., Udupa, J.K. (1987). Interactive Manipulation of 3D Data via a 2D Display Device (507: pp. 25-37).
• Levkowitz, H., Herman, G.T. (1987). Towards an Optimal Color Scale (pp. 92-98). National Computer Graphics Association
• Herman, G.T., Levkowitz, H. (1987). Contributions to the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Mathematics and Computer Science in Medical Imaging. Medical Image Processing Group, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania
• Levkowitz, H., Herman, G.T. (1986). Color in Multidimensional Multiparameter Medical Imaging. COLOR Research and Application, 11 S15-S20.
• Herman, G.T., Levkowitz, H., McCormick, S., Tuy, H.K. (1984). Multilevel Image Reconstruction (pp. 121-135). Springer-Verlag

Selected Presentations

• Mobile and Cloud Web-Based Graphics and Visualization - Visualization 2013, October 2013 - Atlanta, GA
• An Autonomous Agent with an Evolved, Affect-Based Decision System - ICAI'13: 15th International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, July 2013 - Las Vegas, NV
• "Triune" Autonomous Agent with Affect - ICCM 2013: The 12th International Conference on Cognitive Modeling, July 2013 - Ottawa, Canada
• Cloud and Mobile Web-Based Graphics and Visualization - Invited Talk, May 2013 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Cloud and Mobile Web-Based Graphics and Visualization - Invited Talk, April 2013 - Natal - RN, Brazil
• An Algorithmic Approach to Affect Driven Stream of Consciousness - ICCNS 2012 - the 16th International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems, 2012 - Boston, MA
• Computing Affect in Autonomous Agents - IEEE Conference on Development and Learning - ICDL-EpiRob, 2012 - San Diego, CA
• Cloud and Mobile Web-Based Graphics and Visualization - Invited Talk, December 2012 - Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Brazil
• Cloud and Mobile Web-Based Graphics and Visualization - Invited Talk, November 2012 - Campinas - SP, Brazil
• Cloud and Mobile Web-Based Graphics and Visualization - The 25th Conference on Graphics, Patterns, and Images (SIBGRAPI 2012), August 2012 - Ouro Preto, MG, Brazil
• Integrating Cryptography into the Operating System - The 6th International Conference on Software Security and Reliability, June 2012 - Washington, D.C.
• A General Purpose Cryptography Survey - 11th NATO Network of Experts Workshop - Visual Analytics for Network Operations and Health, 2011 - Vancouver, Canada
• Roadmaps to Success: Conceptual Mile Markers to Accelerate Exploratory Search Sessions - CEWIT2011 -- The 8th International Conference & Expo on Emerging Technologies for a Smarter World, November 2011 - Long Island, NY
• Conceptual Mile Markers for Exploratory Search - HCIR 2011 - Human Computer Information Retrieval Workshop, October 2011 - Mountain View, CA
• Scan Converting OCT Images using Fourier Analysis - MedDecSup 2011 -- International Workshop on Next Generation Intelligent Medical Decision Support Systems, September 2011 - Targu Mures, Romania
• Patterns of Emotion Driven by Affect State and Environment - PATTERNS 2011 - The Third International Conferences on Pervasive Patterns and Applications, September 2011 - Rome, Italy
• Reducing User Error by Establishing Encryption Patterns - PATTERNS 2011 - The Third International Conferences on Pervasive Patterns and Applications, September 2011 - Rome, Italy
• Characterization of Atherosclerosis Plaque in OCT Images using Texture Analysis and Parametric Equations - IV2011, The 15th International Conference Information Visualisation, July 2011 - London, UK
• Visual Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Extraction, and Analysis - SIBGRAPI 2010, September 2010 - Gramado - RS, Brazil
• Visual Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Extraction, and Analysis - 14th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV10), July 2010 - London, U.K.
• Visual Data Mining, Information Retrieval, Extraction, and Analysis - 2nd International Conference on Visualization (Vis09), July 2009 - Barcelona, Spain
• Visual Text Mining - Eurographics 2007, September 2007 - Prague, Czech Republic
• Perception for Visualization, from Design to Evaluation - Information Visualization 2006, July 2006 - London, U.K.
• Empowering Iso-Surfaces with Volume Data - GRAPP 2006, International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications, February 2006 - Setubal, Portugal
• Spider Cursor: A simple Versatile Interaction Tool for Data Visualization and Exploration - Graphite 2005, 3rd International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Australasia and Southeast Asia, December 2005 - Dunedin, New Zealand
• User Evaluations of Interactive Multimodal Data Presentation - M2Vis 2005 - the 2005 Symposium on Non-Visual, Multimodal Visualizations, July 2005 - London, UK
• Uncovering Clusters in Crowded Parallel Coordinate Visualizations - InfoVis 2004, October 2004 - Austin, TX
• Perception for Visualization, from Design to Evaluation - SIBGRAPI 2004 (Brazilian Computer Graphics Conference), October 2004 - Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
• Information Presentation on the Web: Unlearning 500 Years of Knowledge - Invited Talk, October 2004 - Ribeirao Preto - SP, Brazil
• Perception for Visualization, from Design to Evaluation - Information Visualization 2004, July 2004 - London, U.K.
• Coordinated Views to Assist Exploration of Spatio-Temporal Data: a Case Study - The 2004 Symposium on Coordinated and Multiple Views, July 2004 - London, U.K.
• A Unified, XML-, Web-Based Framework, Architecture, and Environment for Universal Access to, and Delivery of Text-Centered Contents - Invited Talk, May 2003 - New York, NY
• Perception for Visualization, from Design to Evaluation - SIBGRAPI 2000 (Brazilian Computer Graphics Conference), October 2000 - Gramado - RS, Brazil
• Perception for Visualization: Why, What, How, When? (And, How 500 Years of Knowledge Have Been "Unlearned" in Less than a Decade!) - Invited Talk, October 2000 - Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Perception for Visualization: Why, What, How, When? (And, How 500 Years of Knowledge Have Been "Unlearned" in Less than a Decade!) - Invited Talk, October 2000 - Campinas - SP, Brazil
• Perception for Visualization: Why, What, How, When? (And, How 500 Years of Knowledge Have Been "Unlearned" in Less than a Decade!) - Invited Talk, October 2000 - Sao Carlos - SP, Brazil
• Information Visualization on the World-Wide Web: The –Unlearning" of 500 Years of Knowledge - Greater Boston SIGCHI Meeting, December 1998
• Automatic Language Identification with Recurrent Neural Networks - 1998 IEEE International Joint Conference on Neural Networks, 1998
• Perceptually Guided Training in Recurrent Neural Networks-Based Automatic Language Identification - 2nd International Conference on Cognitive and Neural Systems, 1998
• Automatic Language Identification with Perceptually Guided Training and Recurrent Neural Networks - 5th International Conference on Spoken Language Processing, 1998
• Speech Signal Processing with Recurrent Neural Networks for Automatic Language Identification - International Conference on Signal Processing Applications and Technology, 1998
• Information Visualization on the World-Wide Web; The "Unlearning" of 500 Years of Knowledge - Greater Boston SIGCHI Meeting, December 1998 - Boston, MA
• Perception for Visualization, from Design to Evaluation - Visualization '98, October 1998 - Research Triangle Park, NC
• Information Visualization on the World-Wide Web; The "Unlearning" of 500 Years of Knowledge - Invited Talk, July 1998
• Auditory Displays and Visualization - ICAD '97 - International Conference on Auditory Displays, November 1997 - Palo Alto, CA
• Perception for Visualization, from Design to Evaluation - Visualization '97, October 1997 - Phoenix, AZ
• Command and Control of Synthetic Characters in an Internet-Based Virtual Environment. - World Multiconference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics: SCI ê97/ISAS ê97, July 1997 - Caracas, Venezuela
• Interactive Web Programming - Visualization '96, October 1996 - San Francisco, CA
• Interactive Web Programming - Eurographics '96, August 1996 - Poitiers, France
• Scientific Data Visualization, Information Visualization, and Human-Information Interaction - 2nd Israeli Visualization Conference, June 1996 - Haifa, Israel
• Behavior and Collaborative Work in Dynamic Virtual Environments - SIGGRAPH Israel Meeting, June 1996 - Tel Aviv, Israel
• Uniform Color Appearance Model - TAGA '96, 48th Annual Technical Conference, May 1996 - Dallas, TX
• Tutorial: Color Theory and Models for Computer Graphics, Visualization, and Multimedia Applications - Visualization '95, October 1995 - Atlanta, GA
• Tutorial: Color Theory and Models for Computer Graphics, Visualization, and Multimedia Applications - Eurographics '95, August 1995 - Maastricht, Netherlands
• A System for Psychometric Testing of Auditory Representations of Scientific Data - International Conference on Auditory Displays, November 1994 - Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Visualizing Non-Visual Data - The Future - NATO Workshop: Visualizing Non-Visual Data in Military and Defense Applications, November 1994 - Brussels, Belgium
• Perceptually-Based Information Presentation - Invited Talk, November 1994 - Heidelberg, Germany
• Tutorial: Color Theory and Models for Computer Graphics, Visualization, and Multimedia Applications - Visualization '94, October 1994 - Washington, D.C.
• Tutorial: Color Theory and Models for Computer Graphics, Visualization, and Multimedia Applications - The First Eurographics Symposium and Workshop on Multimedia, June 1994 - Gratz, Austria
• Evaluating Registration in Multiparameter Images - IS&T Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, 1993 - San Jose, CA
• Addressing Three Challenges in Visualization Using Color, Geometry, and Sound - Invited Talk, July 1993 - Israel
• Addressing Three Challenges in Visualization Using Color, Geometry, and Sound - Invited Talk, June 1993 - Beer Sheva, Israel
• The State-of-the-Art in the Use of Color, Geometry, and Sound for Integrated Representations of Multiparametric Data - Invited Talk, June 1993 - Haifa, Israel
• The State-of-the-Art in the Use of Color, Geometry, and Sound for Integrated Representations of Multiparametric Data - Invited Talk, June 1993 - Naperville, IL
• Color models in lossless image compression using transform coding - IS&T 46th Annual Conference: Symposium on Image Processing, May 1993 - Cambridge, MA
• Interaction in color spaces - IS&T 46th Annual Conference: Symposium on Image Processing, May 1993 - Cambridge, MA
• Visualization alternatives: Non-pixel based images - IS&T 46th Annual Conference: Symposium on Image Processing, May 1993 - Cambridge, MA
• A Correlational Approach to the Computation and Display of Non-Linear Image Mis-Registration - Invited Talk, May 1993 - Lausanne, Switzerland
• Perceptual Issues in the Sonification of Multidimensional Data - INTERCHI '93, April 1993 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
• A Conceptual Model for Interaction in Multiple Representational Spaces - International Conference on Computer Graphics: Interaction, Design, Modeling and Visualization, February 1993 - Bombay, India
• Improving Visualization: Perceptual Foundations - Visualization '92, October 1992 - Boston, MA
• Tutorial: Color Theory and Models for Computer Graphics and Visualization - Visualization '92, October 1992 - Boston, MA
• Color and Texture for Integrated Visualization of Multiparameter Data - Invited Talk, May 1992 - New Brunswick, NJ
• Approximating the Munsell Book of Color with the Generalized Lightness, Hue, and Saturation Color Model - SPIE/IS&T Symposium on Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology, February 1992 - San Jose, CA
• GLHS: A Generalized Lightness, Hue, and Saturation Color Model - Invited Talk, December 1991 - Worcester, MA
• Color vs. Black-and-White in Visualization - Visualization '91, October 1991 - San Diego, CA
• Tutorial: Color Theory and Models - Visualization '91, October 1991 - San Diego, CA
• Exploratory data visualization: The human visual system should be the main design consideration - 1991 Joint Statistical Meetings, August 1991 - Atlanta, GA
• Color and Icons: Merging Color and Texture Perception for Visualization and Computer Science - Invited Talk, April 1991 - Villanova, PA
• Color and Icons: Merging Color and Texture Perception for Visualization and Computer Science - Invited Talk, February 1991 - Yorktown Heights, NY
• Color and Icons: Merging Color and Texture Perception for Visualization and Computer Science - Invited Talk, January 1991 - Beer Sheva, Israel
• Integrated displays of multiparameter tomographic images - 76th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA ê90), 1990
• Experimental approaches to color - Electronic Imaging 90, 1990 - Boston, MA
• Color and Icons: Merging Color and Texture Perception for Visualization and Computer Science - Invited Talk, December 1990 - Tel Aviv, Israel
• Color Integrated Displays of Multimodality Tomographic Images - 76th Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA '90), November 1990
• Iconographic integrated displays of multiparameter spatial distributions, February 1990 - Santa Clara, CA
• Color scales for medical image data, October 1988 - Institute for Graphic Communication, Boston, MA
• Towards an optimal color scale, March 1987 - Philadelphia, PA
• Interactive manipulation of 3D data via a 2D display device, 1984

Selected Intellectual Property

• Patent - Levkowitz, H., Hoffman, E.A., Alei, R., Gnanaprakasam, D., Hoford, J."Method and Apparatus for Image Display and Analysis," WO/1990/016056; PCT/US1990/003341 United States

Selected Contracts, Fellowships, Grants and Sponsored Research

• Autonomous Agents with Affect (2014), - National Science Foundation
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal)
• Computing Affect-Based Semantics (2013), - National Science Foundation
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal)
• A Neuroscience-Based Approach to Computing Affect (2012), - National Science Foundation
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal)
• Simulation and Visualization Approaches to Big Data (2013), - University of Massachusetts President's Science and Technology (S&T) Fund
  Levkowitz, H., Balasubramanian, R., Chen, Y., Gottlieb, S., Grinstein, G., Haimes, R., Hausknecht, A., Khanna, G., Tandon, K.A., Whitaker, N.
• Smartphone Apps for Medication Adherence and Safety in Underserved Communities (2012), - National Institutes of Health
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal)
• (2012), - FAPESP (Fundacao a Amparo e Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo - The State of Sao Paulo's Research Funding Agency)
  Levkowitz, H.
• Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Brazil (2012), - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
  Levkowitz, H.
• S12-SSE: Data Annotation System to Preserve Expert Knowledge for Posterity (), - National Science Foundation
  Levkowitz, H. (Co-Principal), Galkin, I. (Co-Principal)
• Virtual-Reality-Based, High Performance Software for Educational Applications (), - FINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos - Financing Agency for Studies and Projects)
  Levkowitz, H., Marcos de Moraes, R. (Co-Principal), Minghim, R. (Co-Principal)
• Grant No. 470272/2004-0, MineVisD - Visualization as Support for Data Mining and Analysis (2005), Grant - CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico - National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development)
  Levkowitz, H., Ferreira de Oliveira, M.C. (Principal)
• Grant No. 04/09888-5 - InfoVis2: A Repository of Visual Mining, Information Visualization, and Sonification Techniques (2004), Grant - FAPESP (Fundacao a Amparo e Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo - The State of Sao Paulo's Research Funding Agency)
  Levkowitz, H., Mingham, R. (Principal)
• Grant No. 03/02815-0 - Topological Data Structures and Mesh Generation in Sampled Domains (2003), Grant - FAPESP (Fundacao a Amparo e Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo - The State of Sao Paulo's Research Funding Agency)
  Levkowitz, H., Nonato, L.G. (Principal)
• Grant No. 2004/01756-2 (2005), Grant - FAPESP (Fundacao a Amparo e Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo - The State of Sao Paulo's Research Funding Agency)
  Levkowitz, H.
• Fulbright U.S. Scholar to Brazil (2004), - Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
  Levkowitz, H.
• (1998), - New Millennia Solutions, Inc.
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal)
• Software Development for the Display of Ionospheric Data (1993), - U.S. Department of the Air Force
  Levkowitz, H. (Co-Principal), Pickett, R. (Co-Principal)
• Auditory Representation of Scientific Data (1993), - National Science Foundation
  Levkowitz, H. (Co-Principal), Smith, S. (Co-Principal), Pickett, R. (Co-Principal)
• X-Windows/Motif Training (1994), - GTE Laboratories
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal)
• Research into the Applicability of Color Image Processing on a Terasys Workstation (1992), - Institute for Defense Analyses, Supercomputing Research Center
  Levkowitz, H. (Co-Principal), Smith, S. (Co-Principal), Grinstein, G. (Co-Principal)
• Services and Support for BBN Cognitive Studies (1992), - Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, Inc.
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal), Pickett, R.M. (Principal)
• Real-Time Interactive Geometric Visualization on the Connection Machine (1992), - Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center
  Levkowitz, H. (Co-Principal), Smith, S. (Principal)
• Support for the activities of the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research (1991), - AMOCO Production Company
  Levkowitz, H., Grinstein, G., Pickett, R., Smith, S.
• Support for the activities of the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research (1990), - Digital Equipment Corporation
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal), Grinstein, G. (Principal), Pickett, R. (Principal), Smith, S. (Principal)
• Support for the activities of the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research (), Grant - Litton/Itek Optical Systems
  Levkowitz, H., Grinstein, G., Pickett, R., Smith, S.
• Support for the activities of the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research (), - Apple Computer
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal), Grinstein, G. (Principal), Pickett, R. (Principal), Smith, S. (Principal)
• Support for the activities of the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research (), - Digital Equipment Corporation
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal), Grinstein, G. (Principal), Pickett, R. (Principal), Smith, S. (Principal)
• Support for the activities of the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research (), - Mercury Computer
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal), Grinstein, G. (Principal), Pickett, R. (Principal), Smith, S. (Principal)
• Support for the activities of the Institute for Visualization and Perception Research (), - Sun Microsystems
  Levkowitz, H. (Principal), Grinstein, G. (Principal), Pickett, R. (Principal), Smith, S. (Principal)