Randy Pausch

Most Recent Affiliation(s):

• Brown University and Carnegie Mellon University, Associate Professor of Computer Science

Other Affiliation(s):

• University of Virginia

• Carnegie Mellon University

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Bio:

• SIGGRAPH 2000

  Randy Pausch is an associate professor of computer science, human-computer interaction and design at Carnegie Mellon University, where he is the co-director of the Entertainment Technology Center. He has been a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator and a Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow. In 1995, he spent a sabbatical with the Walt Disney Imagineering Virtual Reality Studio, and he currently consults with Imagineering on interactive theme park attractions, particularly for the DisneyQuest virtual reality-based theme park. He is the author or co-author of five books and over 50 reviewed journal and conference proceedings articles. His primary interests are human-computer interaction, entertainment technology, and undergraduate education. He has taught several courses utilizing collaborative team approaches.

  SIGGRAPH 1997

  Randy Pausch is an Associate Professor of HCI, Computer Science, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University. He is a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator and a Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow. His primary interests are human-computer interaction and undergraduate education. In 1995, he spent a sabbatical with the Walt Disney Imagineering Virtual Reality Studio.  

  SIGGRAPH 1995

  Randy Pausch is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from Brown University 1982 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon in 1988. He is a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator and a Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow. His primary interests are human-computer interaction and undergraduate education.

  SIGGRAPH 1994

  Randy Pausch is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. He received a B.S. in Computer Science from Brown University in 1982 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon in 1988. He is a National Science Foundation Presidential Young Investigator and a Lilly Foundation Teaching Fellow. His primary interests are human-computer interaction and undergraduate education.  

  SIGGRAPH 1993

  Randy Pausch is an assistant professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. His main research interests include human-computer interfaces, computer graphics software environments and education. He is active in studying various issues of human performance in virtual reality.  

   

   

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Course Organizer:

• SIGGRAPH 1995, "A National Research Agenda for Virtual Reality: Report by the National Research Council Committee on VR R&D"

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Experience Jury Member:

• E-Tech, SIGGRAPH 2001