David F. McAllister
About David F. McAllister
- Affiliations
- North Carolina State University, Computer Science, Professor
- Location
- Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America
- Bio
SIGGRAPH 1993
David McAllister received his BS in mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1963. Following service in the military, he attended Purdue University, where he received his MS in mathematics in 1967. He received his PhD in Computer Science in 1972 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. McAllister is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. He has published many papers in the areas of 3D technology and computer graphics and has given several courses in these areas at SPIE, SPSE and SIGGRAPH.
SIGGRAPH 1990
David F. McAllister is a Professor in the Computer Science Department of North Carolina State University. He has developed and taught short courses in graphics for industry and major computer science and display technology conferences. He is the author of numerous papers on curve and surface representation and three-dimensional display technology. His research interests include computer graphics and software reliability. Dr. McAllister received his MS and BS in mathematics from Purdue University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1972. He is a member of ACM, IEEE, and SPIE.
SIGGRAPH 1989
David F. McAllister is a Professor in the Computer Science Department of North Carolina State University. He has developed and taught short courses in graphics for industry and major computer science and display technology conferences. He is the author of numerous papers on curve and surface representation and three-dimensional display technology. His research interests include computer graphics and software reliability. Dr. McAllister received his MS and BS in mathematics from Purdue University and the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, respectively. He obtained his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1972. He is a member of ACM, IEEE, and SPIE.
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