Robert (Bob) M. Dunn
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- R.M. Dunn & Associates Inc, US Army Electronics Command, President
Other Affiliation(s):
- Arc Vertuel, Inc.
- Summagraphics, Inc., Vice President
- The Cadware Group, Ltd.
Location:
- Fairfield, Connecticut, United States of America
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1984
Robert M. Dunn is president of R.M. Dunn & Associates, Inc., a consulting firm specializing in graphics, software engineering, office automation, CAD/CAM and distributed systems. He was formerly vice president for system development and engineering, Summagraphics Corporation. He has served as chairman, ACM SIGGRAPH; convener and chairman, Graphics Standards Planning Committee and ANSI X3H3; and as a member of ISO WG85.2. His professional affiliations include ACM, SIGGRAPH, IEEE Computer Society and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers. He earned a B.A. in mathematics, a M.S.E. in computers and information sciences and has done additional advanced degree work in systems engineering
Course Organizer:
- SIGGRAPH 1983, "Distributed Graphics Systems"
- SIGGRAPH 1984, "Distributed Graphic Systems: Workstations, Microcomputers and Mainframes"
- SIGGRAPH 1978, "Workshop on Standards for Computer Graphics"
Experience(s):
Learning Presentation(s):
![Issues at the interface (panel session): an historical trace of prompting, concurrency, signification and ease of use](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1985-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Issues at the interface (panel session): an historical trace of prompting, concurrency, signification and ease of use Presenter(s): [Dunn] [Lasser] [Poduska] [Guedj] [Bly]
[SIGGRAPH 1985]
![A retrospective (Panel): Six perennial issues in computer graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1984-SIGGRAPH-Image-Not-Available-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
A retrospective (Panel): Six perennial issues in computer graphics Presenter(s): [Dunn]
[SIGGRAPH 1984]
![Distributed Graphics and Communications](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1982-17_Course-Cover-Distributed-Graphics-and-Communications-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Distributed Graphics and Communications Organizer(s): [Hamlin]
Presenter(s): [Hamlin] [van Dam] [Nelson] [Pferd] [Dunn] [Heriton]
Entry No.: [17]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
![Intro to Computer Aided Design](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1982-22_Course-Cover-Intro-to-Computer-Aided-Design-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Intro to Computer Aided Design Organizer(s): [Herzog]
Presenter(s): [Herzog] [Chasen] [Dunn] [Hellman] [McElhaney] [Riesenfeld] [Voelcker] [Weisberg]
Entry No.: [22]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
![Professional Workstations](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1982-Panel-02-Professional-Workstations-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
Professional Workstations Presenter(s): [Clark] [Dunn] [Kriloff] [Nelson] [van Dam]
Entry No.: [02]
[SIGGRAPH 1982]
![Computer Graphics Hardware](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/1981-D-Course-Cover-Computer-Graphics-Hardware-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Computer Graphics Hardware Organizer(s): [Staudhammer]
Presenter(s): [Staudhammer] [Milligan] [Kirchhof] [Keithley] [Dunn] [Cannon] [Romanko]
Entry No.: [D]
[SIGGRAPH 1981]
![Workshop on Standards for Computer Graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1978_Course-Cover-Workshop-on-Computer-Graphics-Standards-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Workshop on Standards for Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Dunn]
Presenter(s): [Dunn] [Canfeild] [Schulman] [Puk]
[SIGGRAPH 1978]
![Status Report of The Graphic Standards Planning Committee Of ACM/SIGGRAPH](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1977-Panels_02-Status-Report-of-The-Graphic-Standards-Planning-Committee-Of-ACMSIGGRAPH-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
Status Report of The Graphic Standards Planning Committee Of ACM/SIGGRAPH Presenter(s): [Dunn] [Ewald] [Fryer] [Newman] [Puk]
Entry No.: [02]
[SIGGRAPH 1977]
![Affordability of computer graphics for planning networks in DOD program management](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1976-Techncial-Papers-Kosmin_AFFORDABILITY-OF-COMPUTER-GRAPHICS-FOR-PLANNING-NETWORKS-IN-DOD-PROGRAM-MANAGEMENT-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Affordability of computer graphics for planning networks in DOD program management Presenter(s): [Potoczniak] [Kosmin] [Larkin] [Callahan] [Dunn]
[SIGGRAPH 1976]
![Man-Machine Interaction](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1976-02-Man-Machine-Interaction-copy-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
Man-Machine Interaction Presenter(s): [Negroponte] [Hereford] [Cotton] [Dunn]
Entry No.: [02]
[SIGGRAPH 1976]
![Multi-Console Intelligent Satellite Graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/1974-Technical-Papers-Multi-Console-Intelligent-Satellite-Graphics-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Technical Papers]
Multi-Console Intelligent Satellite Graphics Presenter(s): [Jervert] [Dunn]
[SIGGRAPH 1974]
Learning Moderator Presentation(s):
![Issues at the Interface: An Historical Trace of Prompting, Concurrency, Signification and Ease of Use](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1985-Panel-02-Issues-at-the-Interface-An-Historical-Trace-of-Prompting-Concurrency-Signification-and-Ease-of-Use-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
Issues at the Interface: An Historical Trace of Prompting, Concurrency, Signification and Ease of Use Presenter(s): [Bly] [Guedj] [Poduska]
Entry No.: [02]
[SIGGRAPH 1985]
![A Retrospective: Six Perennial Issues in Computer Graphics](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/1984-Panel-03-A-Retrospect-Six-Perennial-Issues-in-Computer-Graphics-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Panels]
A Retrospective: Six Perennial Issues in Computer Graphics Presenter(s): [Catmull] [Foley] [Forrest] [Kay] [Machover] [Sproull]
Entry No.: [03]
[SIGGRAPH 1984]
![Distributed Graphics Systems](https://history.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/1983-21-Cover-Distributed-Graphics-Systems-1-150x150.jpg)
Type: [Courses]
Distributed Graphics Systems Organizer(s): [Dunn]
Presenter(s): [Hamlin] [Meagher] [Grabel] [Davidson]
Entry No.: [21]
[SIGGRAPH 1983]
Role(s):
- Course Organizer
- Course Presenter
- Emerging Technologies Presenter
- Panel Moderator
- Panel Presenter
- SIGGRAPH Executive Committee Member
- SIGKids Contributor
- Technical Paper Presenter