Research Interests

Russell Turner's research interests include bioinformatics visualization, object-oriented software design, interactive 2D and 3D graphics, 3D character animation, GUI toolkit design and physics-based modeling..

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Presentations

Head-Tracked Stereo Viewing with Two-Handed 3D Interaction for Animated Character Construction.

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Ph.D. Dissertation: Interactive Construction and Animation of Layered Elastic Characters



Interacting with Virtual Worlds
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Physically-Based Interactive Camera Control Using 3D Input Devices
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The Fifth Dimension User Interface
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Research Projects

• Metis: An Object-Oriented 3D Interaction Toolkit for Virtual Environment Research, sponsored by the National Science Foundation
•  Head-Tracked Stereo Viewing and 3D Interaction for Volumetric Visualization of CT Scan Data, in collaboration with Johns Hopkins University.


•  Head-Tracked Stereo Viewing with Two-Handed 3D Interaction for Animated Character Construction.
  

• LEMAN: A System for Constructing and Animating Layered Elastic Characters

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Classes Taught

• CMSC 437 Graphical User Interface Programming
• CMSC 437/691C Graphical User Interface Programming
• CMSC 201 Introduction to Computer Science (Section 101, 102, 103)
• CMSC 791B Special Topics - 3D Animation
• CMSC 341 Data Structures
• CMSC 791C Special Topics - Virtual Environments
• CMSC 491A/691 Graphical User Interface Programming
  

Collaborators

• Enrico Gobbetti , Research Associate
• Jianchao Zeng , Visiting Scholar
• Ian Soboroff , Research Assistant
• Song Li , Research Assistant