David Ledo
Senior Research Scientist
Americas
Biography
David Ledo is a Venezuelan-Canadian multi-disciplinary interaction designer, computer scientist, and graphic designer based in Toronto, Ontario. He works as a Senior Research Scientist at Autodesk Research. His Human–Computer Interaction research focuses on creativity support tools and to date has spanned a variety of novel interaction techniques, prototyping tools and toolkits, qualitative interviews and research methods, many detailed on his website http://davidledo.com.
David holds a PhD in Computer Science (Human–Computer Interaction) from the University of Calgary. He developed a strong international collaboration network during his graduate studies, working at multiple academic and industrial institutions in Canada, the US, and Europe, including the University of Saskatchewan, Autodesk Research, Aarhus University, and Microsoft Research. His work has been recognized through highly prestigious awards, including the Killam Fellowship, the Adobe Research Fellowship, scholarships from NSERC and Alberta Innovates, and four teaching excellence awards, among others.
In his spare time, David enjoys a variety of hobbies, including flamenco guitar, illustration and drawing, indie video games, baking, and exploring cities.
Publications (6)
2024
TimeTunnel Live: Recording and Editing Character Motion in Virtual Reality
An animation authoring interface for recording and editing motion in…
2024
TimeTunnel: Integrating Spatial and Temporal Motion Editing for Character Animation in Virtual Reality
This research provides an approachable editing experience by…
2023
Immersive Sampling: Exploring Sampling for Future Creative Practices in Media-Rich, Immersive Spaces
Supporting creative practitioners in collecting materials beyond the…
Projects
2023
Project Reframe: Recording and Editing Motion in Virtual Reality
In a world where content creation has evolved dramatically, Autodesk…
2021
Novel Input & Output
The nature and quality of interaction can be dramatically affected by…
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