Pioneers: Interview Marceli Wein

Marceli Wein is an international leader in Computer Graphics research. He first worked for Canadian Marconi in Montreal, joining the Canadian National Research Council (NRC) in 1965. He was a member of the group that initiated Computer Graphics projects at the NRC. This group, a pioneer in the development of interactive graphics systems and computer animation, collaborated with the National Film Board of Canada in the production of computer animated films. The classic film “Hunger” won a prize at Cannes and an Academy Award Nomination in 1974. His areas of research have included graphics for simulation, graphics system architectures, dynamic graphics, user interfaces, interactive systems, multiprocessor workstations for robotics, and multiprocessor workstation architectures. (Graphics Interface, 1990 Achievement Award blurb)