Ann McNamara

Professor and Associate Dean for Research & Creative Works
Curriculum Vitae

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Affiliations

  • Visualization program
  • Dean's Office

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Biography

Ann McNamara is the Associate Dean for Research in the College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts, and an Associate Professor in Visualization program at Texas A&M University. Her research focuses on the advancement of computer graphics and scientific visualization through novel approaches for optimizing an individual’s experience when creating, viewing and interacting with virtual and augmented spaces. She is the recipient of an NSF CAREER AWARD entitled “Advancing Interaction Paradigms in Mobile Augmented Reality using Eye-Tracking”.

Education

B.S.

(Computer Science)
First Class Honors
University of Bristol
UK
1996

M.A.

(Education)
University of Dublin
Ireland
2003

Ph.D.

(Computer Graphics)
University of Bristol
2000

Certificate in Data Science and Analytics

Rice University
2020

Scholarly Interests

Dr. McNamara’s research focuses on the advancement of computer graphics and scientific visualization through novel approaches for optimizing an individual’s experience when creating, viewing, and interacting with augmented and virtual spaces.