Rich Gossweiler | |
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Citizenship | American |
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Human-computer interaction Social computing |
Institutions | SGI PARC IBM Almaden Research Center NASA Ames Hewlett-Packard |
Thesis | Perception-Based Time Critical Rendering (1996) |
Doctoral advisor | Randy Pausch [1] |
Website | www |
Rich Gossweiler is a research scientist with Google whose area of expertise is in HCI, interaction design, front-end web development, and System architecture.
Gossweiler graduated from the College of William and Mary, majoring in Computer Science and minoring in mathematics. [2] He received both his master's degree and Ph.D. from the University of Virginia, focusing on computer science and perceptual psychology [3] [4] in relation to 3D graphics [5] [6] and VR. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] He was Randy Pausch's first Ph.D. student. [13]
Gossweiler is currently researching new search models, user experiences and collaborative applications for Google. [14] [15] [16] [17] He has worked at Hewlett-Packard, [18] [19] [20] [21] IBM Almaden Research Center, [22] Xerox PARC, [23] [24] SGI [4] and NASA where he worked at NASA Ames [25] participating in the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission.
Virtual reality (VR) is a simulated experience that employs pose tracking and 3D near-eye displays to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment, education and business. Other distinct types of VR-style technology include augmented reality and mixed reality, sometimes referred to as extended reality or XR, although definitions are currently changing due to the nascence of the industry.
Computer-aided design (CAD) is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design. This software is used to increase the productivity of the designer, improve the quality of design, improve communications through documentation, and to create a database for manufacturing. Designs made through CAD software are helpful in protecting products and inventions when used in patent applications. CAD output is often in the form of electronic files for print, machining, or other manufacturing operations. The terms computer-aided drafting (CAD) and computer aided design and drafting (CADD) are also used.
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The Presidential Young Investigator Award(PYI) was awarded by the National Science Foundation of the United States Federal Government. The program operated from 1984 to 1991, and was replaced by the NSF Young Investigator (NYI) Awards and Presidential Faculty Fellows Program (PFF) and subsequently the NSF CAREER Awards and the PECASE.
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