Jason Leigh

Jason Leigh is a Professor in the Department of Information & Computer Sciences at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. He serves as Director of the Hawai'i Data Science Institute and the Laboratory for Advanced Visualization & Applications (LAVA).

• Co-inventor of CAVE2 Hybrid Reality Environment and SAGE software (licensed to Mechdyne and Vadiza)
• Research spans big data visualization, virtual reality, high-performance networking, and video game design

His interdisciplinary work in Human Augmentics—a field he pioneered in 2010—focuses on technologies expanding human capabilities. Media coverage of his research includes appearances in AP News, New York Times, Popular Science, Nova ScienceNow, NSF Science Now, PBS, and Forbes.

Scientific Awards & Appointments:

• Fellow, Institute for Health Research and Policy
• Research Appointments: Argonne National Laboratory, National Center for Supercomputing Applications