Virtual Experiences Research Group PhD Students Aaron Kotranza Brent Rossen Joon Chuah Mallory McManamon Post- doc Yong Ho Hwang Staff Shivashankar Halan Ethan Blackwelder Undergraduates Willie Maddox
Virtual Environments and HCI Research www.virtualpatientsgroup.com
Looking for students If you are interested in research, Read up on our research Contact me to meet with graduate student to receive a trial project Solid background in computer graphics and math If you are interested in research and funding (1-2 PhD positions), Take HCI in the spring (and do very well) Contact me to set up a meeting with graduate student to receive a trial project Defining characteristics User-centric research (conduct user studies) Highly student-motivated and multidisciplinary Travel internationally and publishes aggressively at major venues Students interested in academic careers (all graduated PhD students are assistant professors [2] or postdocs [1] at big universities) Students interested in being internationally known in HCI
HCI Course Spring 2010 Goal of course: Pre-req Understand how to evaluate human-computer interfaces Build your own interface Run your own studies Project-based course Pre-req Programming
For more Information Email: lok@cise.ufl.edu For a response, you must follow the instructions on homepage Preparation Start reading virtual reality and HCI papers Learn OpenGL and create graphics projects Good fit? Communication skills Programming skills Interests in addition to computer science Join the Team