Experiencing computing in magical ways.
Dr Shahram Izadi (Computer Mediated Living group at Microsoft Research Cambridge, UK)
COMPUTER SCIENCE SEMINAR Information and Human-Centred ComputingDATE: 2012-07-03
TIME: 16:30:00 - 17:30:00
LOCATION: RSISE Seminar Room, ground floor, building 115, cnr. North and Daley Roads, ANU
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ABSTRACT:
Dr Shahram Izadi will present some of his recent work - see his Bio below for a richer description.
BIO:
Dr Shahram Izadi is a research scientist within the Computer Mediated Living group at Microsoft Research Cambridge. He co-leads the Interactive 3D Technologies (i3D) sub-group, and holds a visiting professorship in the Virtual Environments and Computer Graphics group at University College London (UCL). He describes his work as: aMashing together exotic sensing and display hardware with signal processing, vision and graphics algorithms to create new interactive systems, which enable users to experiences computing in magical waysa. Some of his most notable projects and publications to date include: KinectFusion; Mouse 2.0; SecondLight; and ThinSight. Shahram has been at Microsoft Research since 2005 and prior to that spent time at Xerox PARC. He received a TR35 award in 2009 and was nominated one of the Microsoft Next in 2012. He lives in Cambridge, UK, with his wife and daughter.
