I am a Professor in the Departments of Visualization & Computer Science and
Visualization. I have been in Texas A&M University since 1995.
I received my Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the
Georgia Institute of Technology in 1992. I am also a professional
cartoonist, illustrator and caricaturist
who have published more than 500 cartoons, illustrations and caricatures.
Research:My research work is interdisciplinary, usually motivated by aesthetic concerns.
I have published extensively in the areas of shape modeling,
image synthesis, artistic depiction, image based lighting, texture and tiles,
computer aided caricature, electrical engineering and computer aided architecture.
Teaching: In the Visualization Sciences program, I teach a wide variety of topics in covering both artistic
and scientific aspects of computer graphics. The topics I usually teach include computer animation,
3D modeling, rendering, visual storytelling, image based lighting and compositing.
All my courses are interdisciplinary by nature. I combine a studio approach with lectures.
In my art and design courses, students also learn mathematics.
In my technical computer graphics courses that are usually heavy in computer science
and mathematics, students also learn aesthetics aspects of the subject.
Service: I am currently chair of departmental P&T Committee.
I served as a chair of Faculty Senate Research Committee for four years.
I have been in Faculty Senate for two terms and
Council of Principal Investigators for one term.