Mary C. Whitton
Research Professor · Virtual Reality
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States
About
Mary C. Whitton is a Research Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Senior Project Manager at the Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI). She holds an M.S. from North Carolina State University (1984).
Her research focuses on:
- Developing/evaluating VR and AR systems
- Virtual locomotion techniques
- Tools for serious games applications
- Effectiveness of virtual environments for simulation, training, and rehabilitation
She co-leads the Effective Virtual Environments research group with Fred Brooks, investigating performance optimization for immersive systems. Prior to joining UNC in 1994, she co-founded two companies specializing in graphics and visualization hardware.
Professional Leadership:
- ACM SIGGRAPH President (1993-1995)
- Member of ACM and ACM SIGGRAPH
- Senior Member of IEEE
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