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Michael Murdoch

Associate Professor

Color Science Program
College of Science
michael.murdoch@mail.rit.edu
585-475-7189
Office Location
COL-1077
Office Mailing Address
18-1065

Michael Murdoch

Associate Professor

Color Science Program
College of Science

Education

BS, Cornell University; MS, Rochester Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Eindhoven University of Technology

Bio

Michael studies the human visual perception of color, light, and materials in real and virtual spaces. He teaches Masters-level courses in Color Science. He previously worked for Philips Research in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, and for Kodak Research Labs in Rochester, NY, USA, studying color and perception with applications in LED lighting, computer graphics, LCD, and OLED displays, inkjet printing, and motion picture film.

michael.murdoch@mail.rit.edu
585-475-7189
Personal Links
Personal Website
Google Scholar
Areas of Expertise
Color Vision
Perception
Psychophysics
Displays
LED Lighting
Augmented Reality
AR
Graphics
Color Science

Select Scholarship

Journal Paper
Royer, Michael, et al. "Improved Method for Evaluating and Specifying the Chromaticity of Light Sources." LEUKOS. (2022): 1-18. Web.
Yuan, Yue, Michael J Murdoch, and Mark D. Fairchild. "A multiprimary lighting system for customized color stimuli." Color Research and Application 47. 1 (2022): 74-91. Web.
Park, Yongmin and Michael J Murdoch. "Efficiently evaluating the effect of color gamut and spectral bandwidth on observer metamerism in high dynamic range displays." Journal of the Society for Information Display 29. 9 (2021): 704-722. Web.
Zhang, Lili, Michael J Murdoch, and Romain Bachy. "Color appearance shift in augmented reality metameric matching." Journal of the Optical Society of America A 38. 5 (2021): 701-710. Web.
Kong, Xiangzhen, et al. "Assessing the temporal uniformity of CIELAB hue angle." Journal of the Optical Society of America A 37. 4 (2020): 521-528. Web.
Xie, Hao, Susan P. Farnand, and Michael J. Murdoch. "Observer Metamerism in Commercial Displays." Journal of the Optical Society of America A 37. 4 (2020): A61-A69. Web.
Park, Yongmin and Michael J. Murdoch. "Image Quality Equivalence Between Peak Luminance and Chromaticity Gamut." Journal of the Society for Information Display. (2020): 1-18. Web.
Murdoch, Michael J. "Brightness Matching in Optical See-through Augmented Reality." Journal of the Optical Society of America A 37. 12 (2020): 1927-1936. Web.
KONG, XIANGZHEN, et al. "Perceived Speed of Changing Color in Chroma and Hue Directions in CIELAB." Journal of the Optical Society of America A 36. 6 (2019): 1022-1032. Web.
Murdoch, Michael J. "Dynamic Color Control in Multiprimary Tunable LED Lighting Systems." Journal of the Society for Information Display. (2019): 1-11. Web.
Hassani, Nargess and Michael J. Murdoch. "Investigating Color Appearance in Optical See-through Augmented Reality." Color Research and Application 44. 4 (2019): 492-507. Web.
Zhang, Lili and Michael J. Murdoch. "Color Matching Criteria in Augmented Reality." Journal of Perceptual Imaging 1. 1 (2018): 10506-1 - 10506-8. Web.
Murdoch, Michael J. "Characterization and Control of a Multi-Primary LED Light Lab." Optics Express 25. 24 (2017): 29605-29616. Web.
Murdoch, Michael J. and Mark D. Fairchild. "Modelling the Effects of Inter-Observer Variation on Colour Rendition." Lighting Research & Technology. (2017): 1-18. Print.
Murdoch, M J, M G M Stokkermans, and M Lambooij. "Towards Perceptual Accuracy in 3D Visualizations of Illuminated Indoor Environments." Journal of Solid State Lighting 2. 12 (2015): 1-19. Web.
Published Conference Proceedings
Downs, Tucker and Michael J Murdoch. "Color Layer Scissioning in See-Through Augmented Reality." Proceedings of the 29th Color and Imaging Conference. Ed. na. Online, Online: Society for Imaging Science and Technology, 2021. Web.
Jiang, Fu, et al. "Visual Sensitivity to "Perfect" Black." Proceedings of the Society for Information Display Symposium. Ed. SID. San Jose, CA: Society for Information Display, 2021. Web.
Park, Yongmin, Michael J. Murdoch, and Mark D. Fairchild. "Observer Metamerism: Why do [Mis]Matches of Neutral Appear Pinkish or Greenish?" Proceedings of the IS&T 28th Color and Imaging Conference. Ed. Maria Vanrell. Springfield, VA: Society for Imaging Science and Technology, 2020. Web.
Park, Yongmin and Michael J. Murdoch. "Effect of Color Gamut and luminance on observer Metamerism in HDR Displays." Proceedings of the IS&T 28th Color and Imaging Conference. Ed. Maria Vanrell. Springfield, VA: Society for Imaging Science and Technology, 2020. Web.
Murdoch, Michael J. "Invited Paper: Color and Brightness in Optical See-Through Augmented Reality Display Systems." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the International Display Workshops. Ed. Reiji Hattori. Fukuoka, Japan: Society for Information Display, 2020. Web.
Royer, Michael, et al. "Improved System for Evaluating and Specifying the Chromaticity of Light Sources." Proceedings of the IES Annual Conference. Ed. Antonio A. Garza. New York, NY: Illuminating Engineering Society, 2020. Web.
Spieringhs, Rik M., Michael J. Murdoch, and Ingrid M.L.C. Vogels. "Time Course of Chromatic Adaptation Under Dynamic Lighting." Proceedings of the IS&T 27th Color and Imaging Conference: October 2019, Paris, France. Ed. Nicolas Bonnier. Springfield, VA: Society for Imaging Science and Technology, 2019. Web.
Canham, Trevor, Michael J. Murdoch, and David Long. "Influence of Ambient Chromaticity on Portable Display Color Appearance." Proceedings of the SMPTE Technical Conference, 22-28 Oct, 2018, Los Angeles. Ed. Peter Putman. Los Angeles, CA: SMPTE, 2018. Web.
Murdoch, Michael J. and Mark D. Fairchild. "Effects of Inter-Observer Variation on Color Rendering Metrics." Proceedings of the 24th Color and Imaging Conference. Ed. Philipp Urban. San Diego, CA: IS&T, 2016. Print.
Peer Reviewed/Juried Poster Presentation or Conference Paper
Zhang, Lili and Michael J Murdoch. "Perceived Transparency in Optical See-Through Augmented Reality." Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct). Ed. na. Bari, Italy: IEEE.
Zhang, Lili and Michael J Murdoch. "How Bright Should It Be: Diffuse White in Optical See-Through Augmented Reality." Proceedings of the Frameless XR Symposium. Ed. Susan Lakin. Rochester, NY: Frameless Labs.
Xie, Hao, et al. "Color Mismatches across Commercial Displays: Modeling the Effect of Observer Metamerism." Proceedings of the 2019 SID Technical Symposium. Ed. NA. San Jose, CA: Society for Information Display.
Leary, Sara and Michael J. Murdoch. "Manipulating Object Lightness in Augmented Reality." Proceedings of the ACM Symposium on Applied Perception. Ed. Betsy Sanders. Vancouver, BC: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Xie, Hao, et al. "Psychophysics in Color Science Education: Two Case Studies." Proceedings of the Munsell Centennial Color Symposium Bridging Science, Art, & Industry. Ed. Paula Alessi and Maggie Maggio. Boston, MA: Inter-Society Color Council.
Murdoch, Michael J. and Susan Farnand. "Tools for Online Color Science Education: Color Order, Color Vision, and Color Measurement." Proceedings of the Munsell Centennial Color Symposium Bridging Science, Art, & Industry. Ed. Paula Alessi and Maggie Maggio. Boston, MA: Inter-Society Color Council.
Murdoch, Michael J., et al. "Dynamic Color Perception: How Fast are the Munsell Hues?" Proceedings of the Munsell Centennial Color Symposium Bridging Science, Art, & Industry. Ed. Paula Alessi and Maggie Maggio. Boston, MA: Inter-Society Color Council.
Hassani, Nargess and Michael J. Murdoch. "Color Appearance Modeling in Augmented Reality." Proceedings of the Symposium on Applied Perception, 22-23 July, 2016, Anaheim, CA, USA. Ed. Andrew Robb, Clemson University. Anaheim, CA: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
Invited Article/Publication
Murdoch, Michael J. "Dynamic Color Control in Multiprimary Tunable LED Lighting Systems." SID 2019 Digest of Technical Papers. (2019). Web.
Invited Keynote/Presentation
Rhyne, Theresa-Marie, et al. "SIGGRAPH 2018 Panel: Color Mavens Advise on Digital Media Creation and Tools." SIGGRAPH 2018. ACM SIGGRAPH. Vancouver, BC. 11 Aug. 2018. Lecture.

Currently Teaching

CLRS-589
Special Topics
1 - 4 Credits
This is an advanced course on a topic that is not part of the formal curriculum. This course is structured as an ordinary course and has specific prerequisites, contact hours, and examination procedures.
CLRS-600
Fundamentals of Color Science
3 Credits
This asynchronous online course provides a technical introduction to color science and the CIE system of colorimetry. Topics covered include color perception, color measurement, color spaces, and applications. The course is intended for students with a technical background who are interested in adding an elective course in color science to their graduate program and for practitioners in the color field interested in a more thorough understanding of the science behind colorimetry. Cannot be taken for program credit by Color Science MS and PhD students.
CLRS-601
Principles of Color Science
3 Credits
This course covers the principles of color science including theory, application, and hands-on experience incorporated into the lectures. Topics include color appearance (hue, lightness, brightness, chroma, saturation, colorfulness), colorimetry (spectral, XYZ, xyY, L*a*b*, L*C*abhab, ∆E*ab, ∆E00), the use of linear algebra in color science and color imaging, metamerism, chromatic adaptation, color inconstancy, color rendering, color appearance models (CIECAM02), and image appearance models (S-CIELAB, iCAM).
CLRS-689
Special Topics
1 - 4 Credits
This is an introductory graduate course on a topic that is not part of the formal curriculum. This course is structured as an ordinary course and has specific prerequisites, contact hours, and examination procedures.
CLRS-790
Research & Thesis
1 - 6 Credits
Masters-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.
CLRS-890
Research & Thesis
1 - 6 Credits
Masters-level research by the candidate on an appropriate topic as arranged between the candidate and the research advisor.

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