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Research Interests

  • Virtual and Augmented/Mixed Reality
    • Human motion tracking/capture systems
    • Displays (head-worn, fixed, projector-based, etc.)
  • Human-Computer Interaction
    • Human surrogates (virtual and physical avatars)
    • Interactive computer graphics systems and devices
  • Healthcare applications
    • Patient simulation systems
    • Situational awareness during procedures
  • Stochastic estimation (Kalman filters, etc.)

Other Experience

  • Research Professor (Associate, Assistant), Computer Science, UNC Chapel Hill, 1996–2012
  • Northrop Defense Systems Division, 1990–1992
  • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 1987–1990

Professional Activities

  • World Economic Forum, Global Future Councils, Council on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality (2018-present)
  • Associate Editor of journals Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments and Frontiers in Virtual Environments
  • IEEE VR 2018 & 2019 Program Co-Chair
  • IEEE VR 2013 General Co-Chair
  • ISMAR 2012 General Co-Chair
  • Dagstuhl Seminar on “Virtual Realities” (2008, 2012)
  • Over 100 refereed publications, 5 patents, several pending
  • Internationally-recognized “Kalman filter” web site

Honors & Awards

  • UCF Chapter of National Academy of Inventors
  • IEEE Technical Expert for Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality 2018
  • “Long Lasting Impact Paper” award, ISMAR 2016.
  • IEEE Outstanding Performance, Co-Chair, VR 2013
  • 1995 “An Introduction to the Kalman Filter” cited over 8,000 times according to Google Scholar
  • Senior Member, IEEE Computer Society and Member, ACM
  • Pioneer, ACM SIGGRAPH
  • Excellence in Teaching award, UNC-Chapel Hill, 2007