Core Faculty

Ergun Akleman 

Professor

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering 

Georgia Institute of Technology 

Research Area: Modeling; rendering; storytelling 

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Donald House 

Senior Professor, Interim Program Director for Ph.D. in Visual Computing and Interactive Media

Ph.D., Computer Science 

University of Massachusetts, Amherst 

Research Area: Physically based animation; computer graphics; visualization 

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Suryansh Kumar

Assistant Professor 

Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering 

Australian National University 

Research Area: Computer vision; machine learning; generative AI; robotics 

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You-Jin Kim

Assistant Professor 

Ph.D., Media Arts and Technology 

University of California, Santa Barbara 

Research Area: Human-computer interaction; augmented reality; human-AI interaction 

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Jong-in Lee

Assistant Professor 

Ph.D., Interactive Arts and Technology 

Simon Fraser University 

Research Area: Augmented, virtual and extended reality; 3D user interface; novel interaction technique; human-computer interaction

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Xin Li

Professor 

Ph.D., Computer Science 

Stony Brook University 

Research Area: AI for visual computing; computer vision; computer graphics 

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Ann McNamara

Professor 

Ph.D., Computer Science 

University of Bristol 

Research Area: Computer graphics; augmented and virtual reality; artificial intelligence; eye tracking; data visualization; information design

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Edgar Rojas-Muñoz

Assistant Professor 

Ph.D., Industrial Engineering 

Purdue University 

Research Area: Mixed reality; human-computer interaction; assistive technology 

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Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo

Associate Professor 

Ph.D., Interactive Arts and Technology 

Simon Fraser University 

Research Area: Embodied interaction design; immersive design; interactive installation/performance; mixed reality design for education and health 

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Jian Tao

Assistant Professor 

Ph.D., Physics 

Washington University in St. Louis 

Research Area: Digital twins; numerical modeling; data science; AI and machine learning; high-performance computing 

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Wai Tong

Assistant Professor 

Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering 

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 

Research Area: Data visualization; augmented and virtual reality; human-computer interaction 

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