Residence Atlanta, Georgia, USA Name James Foley Citizenship United States Role Author | Nationality American Known for Computer graphics | |
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Born July 20, 1942 (age 81)
Pennsylvania, USA ( 1942-07-20 ) Institutions Georgia Tech,
GVU Center Alma mater University of Michigan,
Lehigh University Fields Human–computer interaction Books Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice in C Education University of Michigan, Lehigh University Similar People Andries van Dam, Jose Luis Encarnacao, Elizabeth Mynatt | ||
Notable students Elizabeth Mynatt | ||
Chi 2007 sigchi lifetime research award james d foley past present future of hcc education
James David Foley (born July 20, 1942) is an American computer scientist and computer graphics researcher. He is a Professor and the Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications in the School of Interactive Computing, and former Dean of the College of Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) from 2008–2010. He is perhaps best known as the co-author of several widely used textbooks in the field of computer graphics, of which over 400,000 copies are in print and translated in ten languages. Foley presently conducts research with instructional technologies and distance education.
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- Chi 2007 sigchi lifetime research award james d foley past present future of hcc education
- Biography
- Foley Scholars Endowment
- Notable awards
- Selected publications
- References
Biography
Born in Pennsylvania, Foley attended Lehigh University, graduating with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1964. Foley was also initiated into the Phi Beta Kappa Society during this time. He received his Ph.D. in computer, information, and control engineering from the University of Michigan in 1969.
After completing his graduate studies, Foley was first employed by the University of North Carolina. In 1977, he accepted a faculty position at George Washington University, where he became chairman of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Foley joined the Georgia Tech faculty in 1991.
Shortly after moving to Georgia Tech, Foley founded the GVU Center, which in 1996 was ranked first by U.S. News & World Report for graduate computer science work in graphics and user interaction. That same year, he was appointed director of the Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories (MERL) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Foley also served as editor-in-chief of ACM Transactions on Graphics from 1991 to 1995.
In 1997, Foley was recognized by ACM SIGGRAPH with the prestigious Steven A. Coons Award. The receipt of this biannual award places Foley among the company of computer graphics pioneers such as Jim Blinn, Edwin Catmull and Ivan Sutherland.
Foley accepted the position of chairman and CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Information Technology Center America (MEITCA) in 1998, directing corporate R&D at four labs in North America. He returned to Georgia as Executive Director and then CEO of Yamacraw, Georgia's economic development initiative in the design of broadband systems, devices and chips.
Foley became chairman of the Computing Research Association (CRA) in 2001. He stepped down from this position in 2003 but remains on the CRA's board of directors.
Following the resignation of Richard DeMillo as dean of the Georgia Tech College of Computing, Foley was appointed interim dean, effective July 1, 2008. Foley stepped down when Zvi Galil was appointed the new dean on July 1, 2010.
Foley Scholars Endowment
The Foley Scholars Endowment was established in honor of James Foley as part of the GVU Center's 15th anniversary celebration. The endowment funds two $5,000 scholarships awarded annually to GVU-affiliated students who demonstrate "overall brilliance and potential impact." The first two Foley Scholars were named in 2008.