Nicholas Polys

Dr. Nicholas Polys heads the VT-ARC Visualization Group.  He has developed interactive 3D graphic content and systems for over 9 years. His research interests lie at the heart of Human Computer Interaction: the intersection of visualization, virtual environments, and perception.

After his undergraduate research in Cognitive Science at Vassar College (1996), he jumped into the networked information space of the WWW developing audio, visual, and 3D assets and software. His doctoral work at Virginia Tech (2006) examined perceptual cues and layout behaviors for Information-Rich Virtual Environments for desktop to immersive platforms.

As a co-author of the international standard Extensible 3D (X3D) and Director of the Web3D Consortium, he is the author of numerous peer-reviewed papers, tutorials, and workshops. Currently, Nicholas is a researcher for Virginia Tech Research Computing building information architectures and user interfaces for computational scientists.