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Nicholas F. Polys, PhD

Dr. Polys is Director of Visual Computing with Virginia Tech Research Computing Group and Affiliate Professor in the Department of Computer Science. He has developed interactive 3D graphics content and systems since 1997. His research interests lie at the center of graphics and Human Computer Interaction: the intersection of visualization, virtual environments, and perception. After his undergraduate research in Cognitive Science at Vassar College (1996), he jumped into the networked information space of the WWW developing audio, visual, and 3D assets and software. His doctoral work at Virginia Tech (2006) examined perceptual cues and layout behaviors for Information-Rich Virtual Environments for desktop to immersive platforms. He is a member of ACM, IEEE Computer Society, and the Web3D Consortium. He is co-author of the international standard (ISO) Extensible 3D (X3D) and elected President of the Web3D Consortium.