SEECS Colloquium

This seminar will present an overview of visualization R&D at Harris, including the geometry optimization algorithms in the Harris RealSite program. We will also discuss visualization techniques incorporated into the Harris proprietary viewer (InReality) in support of the RealSite 3D urban models.

Mr. Appolloni is a retired USAF officer who spent his initial 10 years as a pilot. After attending John-Hopkins University, Tom transitioned to computer operations/development and was responsible for starting up the first computer graphics laboratory at Eglin AFB, FL. In the 1980's, he worked several years in support of the NASA space shuttle program, and concluded his career as a member of the US Air Force Academy's Computer Science faculty. After retiring from the Air Force in 1996, he joined the Harris Corp in Melbourne, FL. Since joining Harris, he has worked on the Range Standardization & Automation project at Cape Canaveral, and is responsible for the geometry optimization algorithms in the Harris RealSite program. Additionally, he develops visualization techniques incorporated into the Harris proprietary viewer (InReality) in support of the RealSite 3D urban models. Tom has been an active volunteer as a member of ACM's Special Interest Group in Computer Graphics (SIGGRAPH), the world's premier organization for the generation and dissemination of information on computer graphics and interactive techniques. He served as the Exhibits Chair for SIGGRAPH 96, the Sketches & Applications Chair for SIGGRAPH 2000 and most recently, as the conference chair for SIGGRAPH 2002 held in San Antonio last July.