Expert Details
Computer Graphics, Computer Animation, Virtual Environments, Image Rendering
ID: 722015
Virginia, USA
Expert's work on physically-based motion control was one of the first in computer graphics that used physical principles to determine the motion of objects. His work in articulated figure animation using learning approaches and motion capture has appeared in a number of refereed journals and conference proceedings.
Expert has completed a number of research projects related to interactive/real-time computer graphics. He has worked on virtual reality/virtual environment (VR/VE) rendering and interactive and navigation paradigms in VR/VE. He has an extensive background in developing basic technology for solving real-world problems in real-time graphics.
He has worked on a number of problems related with global illumination models for both visual realism as well as accurate simulations of infrared wavelengths.
His research on sound rendering and timbre trees is considered pioneering work in the area of sound synthesis and synchronization.
He has developed a number of simulation systems for training. These include medical simulators for surgical procedures as well as procedures in allied-health.
In general, Expert has an extensive background in theoretical 3-D computer graphics as well as applications in the real-world.
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Expert was a consultant on an SBIR project for a private company.Additionally, he is currently providing consulting services for a private company on a government research project.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1989 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Computer and Information Science | Institution: Ohio State University |
| Year: 1983 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Computer and Information Science | Institution: Ohio State University |
| Year: 1981 | Degree: M.S. | Subject: Physics | Institution: University of California, Los Angeles |
| Year: 1979 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Computer Science and Mathematics | Institution: University of South Carolina |
| Year: 1979 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Physics | Institution: University of South Carolina |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1989 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor (formerly Associate Professor) | Department: Department of Computer Science |
Responsibilities:As a professor at GW, Expert is responsible for both teaching and research at the undergraduate and graduate level. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Director | Department: Institute for Computer Graphics (ICG) |
Responsibilities:He directs the research activities of the Institute. ICG's goals are to establish scientific foundations for the modeling, visualization, and interaction with virtual worlds of the computer as well as their applications to real world problems. Research topics include motion control of articulated figures and autonomous agents, real-time simulation of deformable objects (e.g., biological tissue), physically-based simulation of complex constraints, 3-D geometric morphing, sound synthesis and synchronization, real-time rendering, haptic interaction devices and techniques, and virtual surgical simulations.Expert is also co-director of the university's Laboratory for Advanced Computer Applications in Medicine (LACAM). |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Agency: National Science Foundation | Role: Reviewer | Description: Expert has been on a number of review panels for the NSF during his career. |
| Years: 1996 to 1996 | Agency: Naval Research Laboratory | Role: Review Panel | Description: He was an external reviewer for the Naval Research Lab. |
International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: to Present | Country / Region: Korea | Summary: Expert has been involved in research in universities and with companies as well as extensive teaching experiences in his native Korea. |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Expert belongs to the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and IEEE. |
| Professional Appointments |
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| He is Guest Editor and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Visualization and Computer Animation. |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Expert has over 40 publications in his primary research areas of computer animation, sound, virtual reality, scientific visualization, and rendering. |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| Korean | He is a native-level speaker of Korean. |
Fields of Expertise
computer graphics science, animation graphics, interactive computer graphics, virtual reality, interactive virtual reality, virtual reality display technique, realistic image synthesis, virtual reality, interactive virtual reality, virtual reality display technique, sound, sound synthesis, synthesized sound, timbre, technology-based training, sound synthesis, synthesized sound, timbre, three-dimensional computer graphics, computer animation, image rendering, product photorealistic computer rendering, ray tracing (computer graphics), computer-human interface technology, virtual reality system