Joseph LaViola II
Charles Millican Professor
- Office: L3 Harris Engineering Center Room 321
- Email: jlaviola@ucf.edu
- Phone: 407-882-2285
BIOGRAPHY
Joseph J. LaViola Jr. is the Charles N. Millican Professor of Computer Science at the University of Central Florida, where he directs the Interactive Computing Experiences Research Cluster. His research focuses on pen- and touch-based computing, 3D user interfaces, virtual and augmented reality, human-robot interaction, and multimodal interaction.
LaViola earned a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Florida Atlantic University, and master’s degrees in computer science and applied mathematics, as well as a doctorate in computer science, from Brown University. He has held adjunct research positions at Brown and is the founder of Fluidity Software Inc. and JJL Interface Consultants.
He is the lead author of “3D User Interfaces: Theory and Practice” and has published extensively in journals and conferences related to human-computer interaction. His honors include a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the UCF Reach for the Stars Award, and induction into the IEEE VGTC Virtual Reality Academy.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. in Computer Science – Brown University
- M.S. in Applied Mathematics – Brown University
- M.S. in Computer Science – Brown University
- B.S. in Computer Science – Florida Atlantic University
RESEARCH
- Virutal and Augmented Reality
- Pen and touch-based user interfaces
- 3D user interfaces
- Usability analysis
PUBLICATIONS
- Schild. J., Bölicke, L., LaViola J., and Masuch, M. “Creating and Analyzing Stereoscopic 3D Game Interfaces”, Proceedings of the 2013 ACM Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2013), 169-178, April 2013.
- Schild, J., LaViola, J., and Masuch, M. “Understanding User Experience in Stereoscopic 3D Games”, Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2012), 89-98, May 2012.
- Cashion, J., Wingrave, C., and LaViola, J. “Dense and Dynamic 3D Selection for Game-based Virtual Environments”, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of Virtual Reality 2012), 18(4):634-642, April 2012.
- Miller, A., White. B., Charbonneau, E., Kanzler, Z., and LaViola, J. “Interactive 3D Model Acquisition and Tracking of Building Block Structures”, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of Virtual Reality 2012), 18(4):651-659, April 2012.
- Cheema, S., Gulwani, S., and LaViola, J. “QuickDraw: Improving Drawing Experience for Geometric Diagrams”, Proceedings of the 2012 ACM Annual Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI 2012), 1037-1046, May 2012.
AWARDS
- UCF Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award, 2017
- UCF Research Incentive Award, 2017
- UCF Reach for the Stars Award, 2014
- NSF CAREER Award, 2009