Fraser Anderson

Senior Principal Research Scientist, Manager

Americas

Biography

Fraser Anderson is a Senior Research Scientist and Manager at Autodesk Research in Toronto. He holds a PhD in Human Computer Interaction from the University of Alberta that examined cognitive and motor components of interfaces, and is broadly interested in how we can leverage new interfaces and technologies to enable people to create things more effectively. Prior to Autodesk, Fraser interned at Microsoft Research and was a visiting scientist at the University of British Columbia. At Autodesk, he now leads a group of researchers that investigate augmented and virtual reality, HCI and AI, creative practice and process, multi-device interaction and trust.

Publications (27)

Publication

2023

WorldSmith: Iterative and Expressive Prompting for World Building with a Generative AI

Using multi-modal generative AI to quickly and iteratively visualize…

Publication

2023

Immersive Sampling: Exploring Sampling for Future Creative Practices in Media-Rich, Immersive Spaces

Supporting creative practitioners in collecting materials beyond the…

Publication

2023

Peek-At-You: An Awareness, Navigation, and View Sharing System for Remote Collaborative Content Creation

Remote work improved by collaborative features such as conversational…

Projects

Project

2022

3D User Interfaces: Human Experience in 3D Environments

Designing user interfaces for interacting with 3D data involves a…

Project

2021

Software Learning

This learning project investigates advanced techniques for assisting…

Project

2021

Novel Input & Output

The nature and quality of interaction can be dramatically affected by…

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