About: I am an Associate Professor and director of the Virtual Reality Lab in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology at Purdue University. My research revolves around virtual reality, virtual humans, human-computer interaction, computer graphics & animation, and intelligent systems. Specifically, for my research, I use computer graphics and computational tools to design virtual reality experiences, and aspects of cognitive and experimental psychology to understand how humans interact in virtual environments. Previously (2015-2016), I was a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Computer Science at Dartmouth College. I hold a Ph.D. (2014) in Informatics and an M.Sc. (2011) in Multimedia Applications and Virtual Environments, both from the Department of Informatics (School of Engineering and Informatics) of the University of Sussex, and a five-year integrated Masters (B.Sc. & M.Sc.; 2009) in Audiovisual Science and Art from the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of Ionian University. I am a member of ACM and IEEE. I serve as Associate Editor for the Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds and Frontiers in Virtual Reality journals as well as on the organizing and program committees of many conferences in the virtual reality, computer graphics/animation, and human-computer interaction fields. I have received a Best Paper Award from ACM SIGGRAPH VRCAI 2022, and Honorable Mention Awards (Top 5%) from ACM CHI PLAY 2021 and ACM CHI 2022. Outside of the office, I enjoy playing tennis.
Office: Knoy Hall, Room 325
VR Lab: Knoy Hall, Room 378
401 N. Grant St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Office Hours: Thursday 4-5.30pm
cmousas@purdue.edu
+1 765-496-0633
CGT's VR Lab welcomes BS, MS, and Ph.D. students from diverse backgrounds to conduct research on exciting projects on the intersection of virtual reality, virtual humans, human-computer interaction, intelligent systems, and computer graphics. If you are an undergraduate/graduate student at CGT, please feel free to stop by my office or email me to schedule a meeting. Potential incoming students, please email me (including your CV) to set up a meeting and explore the possibility of joining the VR Lab or conducting research with me. Before contacting me, please familiarize yourself with my current research projects. If interested, please apply to Purdue's Ph.D. in Technology (Virtual and Augmented Reality) program and list me as your primary advisor.
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