Mario Romero

Mario Romero is a Senior Associate Professor at Linköping University's Department of Media and Information Technology in Norrköping, where he leads the Immersive Visualization Unit. He concurrently serves as National Technical Manager for InfraVis, the Swedish Research Council's national research infrastructure for data analysis and visualization.

His academic credentials include:

• PhD in Computer Science, Georgia Tech, 2009
• Master's in Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2001
• Dual Bachelor's degrees in Industrial Engineering and Construction Engineering, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, 1996

Romero's research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction, Immersive Visualization, and Ubiquitous Accessible Computing. Key projects involve visualizing Swedish elementary school literacy metrics, dynamic high-dimensional dataset visualization via parallel coordinates, and accessible 3D mesh generation for biological specimens like the Green Tortoise Beetle. This work spawned practical applications including BrailleTouch (a smartphone keyboard for blind users) and Anymaker (a 3D sketching tablet application).

His accolades include recognition as a Fulbright Scholar from Ecuador.

In leadership roles, Romero directs the Immersive Visualization Unit and oversees InfraVis's national technical operations, significantly advancing data visualization capabilities for Swedish researchers.