Welcome to my website! Here’s a bit of background about me:
I became interested in interactive computer graphics while I was an undergraduate at UC Berkeley. Therefore I went to UNC Chapel Hill for my graduate studies, working on tracking for VR and doing early work in Augmented Reality. After graduating, I spent 13 years at HRL, working on various projects in Augmented Reality and visualization.
Recently, I was a Research Leader at the Nokia Research Center in Santa Monica, where I led a team of six. Our goal was to generate new forms of mobile media, incorporating Augmented Reality and pervasive computing technologies, and to demonstrate those with a particular focus on entertainment experiences. Specifically, my team focused on creating a platform that makes more compelling outdoor Mixed Reality experiences possible, and on enabling new interfaces and experiences for social interactions.
I will be joining Intel IXR (Santa Clara, CA) in June 2012.
I am recognized as a pioneer and innovator in Augmented Reality, and I have held prominent leadership roles in that research area. My 17 years of experience in industrial research include leading and implementing research projects and demonstrations in areas such as AR, visualization, and mobile applications. I have experience in line management and team and project leadership. My track record of invited presentations, courses taught and millions of dollars in successful fundraising testifies to my communication skills. I am a T-shaped person who has actively pursued experiences and learning opportunities to work effectively with people in other fields, including interactive entertainment, experimental studies, design, mobile devices, air traffic control, and the military.
Highlights
I am known for defining the term “Augmented Reality” and guiding the early development of the field, through a survey paper that is the single most referenced work in the field of AR and is included in a list of 50 influential journal articles selected by MIT Press.
My guide to surviving graduate school has become a popular resource on the web.
News
- I will join Intel IXR (in Santa Clara) in June.
- My original AR survey paper was selected as one of 50 influential journal articles by MIT Press. These papers were selected from over 80 MIT Press journals from 1969 to 2011, covering all academic fields.
- Attended the Augmented Reality Event 2012
- Presented an HRL colloquium (Mar. 2012)
- Gave a DTS tech talk (Feb. 2012)
- Participated in an IEEE roundtable discussion on AR
- Attended ISMAR 2011 in Basel, Switzerland
- Gave a Google TechTalk (Sept. 2011)
- Nokia is closing the Santa Monica labs where I work, so I am looking for other opportunities!
- Attended SIGGRAPH 2011 in Vancouver
- Gave an invited talk at eComm 2011