1. 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

2. Virtual Environments and HCI Research

3. 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

4. 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

5. For more Information
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
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