George Fitzmaurice

Research Fellow, Human Computer Interaction and Visualization

Americas

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George Fitzmaurice

Research Fellow, Human Computer Interaction and Visualization

Americas

Biography

George Fitzmaurice, Ph.D. is a Research Fellow and heads the Human Computer Interaction and Visualization Research group. In collaboration with his colleagues he has co-authored and published over 120 research papers and been awarded over 95 patents. During the last 25 years his research has focused on technology-assisted learning systems, knowledge capture and retrieval, highly interactive visualization systems, AR/VR and novel input, and interaction techniques. Some notable research transfer and product contributions include Maya 1.0 UI, SketchBook Pro UI design, the 3D Navigation tools (ViewCube™ and SteeringWheels™), Autodesk Screencast and Sketchbook Motion (awarded Apple iPad App of the Year for 2016).

Fitzmaurice received a B.Sc. in Mathematics with Computer Science at MIT, an M.Sc. in Computer Science at Brown University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Toronto. He established the field of Graspable UIs which is the pre-cursor to Tangible UIs, and pioneered the concept of spatially-aware displays and situated information spaces with the Chameleon research project. In 2019 he was inducted into the ACM CHI Academy for his substantial contributions to the field of HCI.

Areas

Human-Computer Interaction and Visualization

Publications (132)

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

3DALL-E: Integrating Text-to-Image AI in 3D Design Workflows

3DALL-E integrated three large AI models within Fusion 360 to explore…

Publication

2023

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

Supporting creative practitioners in collecting materials beyond the…

Projects (10)

Project

2022

3D User Interfaces: Human Experience in 3D Environments

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

Project

2022

Data Visualization and Visual Analytics

Visual data representations leverage the power of human perception to…

Project

2021

Novel Input & Output

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

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