Core Faculty
Ergun Akleman
Professor
Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering
Georgia Institute of Technology
Research Area: Modeling; rendering; storytelling
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
Suryansh Kumar
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering
Australian National University
Research Area: Computer vision; machine learning; generative AI; robotics
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
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
Xin Li
Professor
Ph.D., Computer Science
Stony Brook University
Research Area: AI for visual computing; computer vision; computer graphics
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
Edgar Rojas-Muñoz
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Industrial Engineering
Purdue University
Research Area: Mixed reality; human-computer interaction; assistive technology
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
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
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