Presenter
William Sherman
Biography
William Sherman is a computer scientist for the NIST High-Performance Computing and Visualization Group. He is interested in all types of immersive technology and scientific visualization methodologies, especially the merging of the two. Prior to NIST, William worked on visualizations, immersive and non-immersive, for the Indiana University Advanced Visualization Lab. Joining the Desert Research Institute (DRI) in 2004, he established the Center for Advanced Visualization, Computation, and Modeling (CAVCaM) which housed both four-sided and six-sided CAVEs.
From 1993 through 2004, at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), he led the technical efforts of the VR lab. In 1994 the NCSA VR lab constructed CAVE #2 with assistance from the EVL team at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Over the course of his career, William taught courses on VR and sci-vis for UIUC, UN-Reno and Indiana University. He is also the co-author or editor of four books on VR.
From 1993 through 2004, at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA), he led the technical efforts of the VR lab. In 1994 the NCSA VR lab constructed CAVE #2 with assistance from the EVL team at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Over the course of his career, William taught courses on VR and sci-vis for UIUC, UN-Reno and Indiana University. He is also the co-author or editor of four books on VR.
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