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David Sprague
Contact
Information:
Office: X421, CS/ICICS Building
Phone: (604) 827-2153 (home)
E-mail: dsprague [at] cs.ubc.ca
Web: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~dsprague/DavidBio.html
Mailing
Address:
201-2366 Main Mall
Department of Computer Science
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
V6T 1Z4
Born: August 24, 1976 in St. John's Newfoundland, Canada
Citizenship: Canadian
Languages: English - Native; French - Poor
About Me:
I am a recent graduate from the University of British Columbia's Department of Computer Science. From 2003-2006, I studied and conducted research in the field of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) under the supervision of Dr. Kellogg Booth. My Master's degree investigated how human perception and cognitive factors affect an immersive virtual reality system's utility. I am looking to start my doctoral degree in computer science this September, studying either Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) or Visualization.
Affiliations
I am currently affiliated
with the Imager
Lab for Computer Graphics, Visualization, and HCI at UBC. I am also involved in the NECTAR research
network.
Degrees
I completed my M.Sc. at UBC
in February 2006 and my graduation date is scheduled for May. I graduated with a Bachelor of Science
(Honours) in Computing and Information Science in 2001, and a Bachelor of
Science (Honours) in Biology and Psychology (medial) in 1998. Both B.Sc. degrees were from Queen's University in Kingston,
Ontario, Canada.
Awards
Nominated for Michael A.
J. Sweeney Best Student Paper Award, Graphics Interface 2006. Results TBA.
Placed on Dean’s Honour
List for 2000-2001
Provincial scholarship exam
winner 1994 ($1000)
Research Interests
My primary research focus is
the examination of human cognitive and perceptual factors as they relate to
computer interaction and interpersonal interactions moderated through
technology. I am interested in studying
Computer Supported Cooperative Work, Computer Supported Collaborative Learning,
Human-Computer Interaction, and Visualization.
I plan to study co-present collaborative visualization and/or informal
distributed collaboration for my Ph.D.
Current Projects
The Importance of VR Head Registration on
Skilled Motor Performance.
Previous Projects
The Effects of Touch and
Proprioception on Mental Rotation Training in Virtual Reality
The SourceSight Code Navigation System
Game Flow and Biopotentials
Non-Academic Interests and (hopefully) Fun Stuff
For more fun and less formality,
here is a list of my personal interests. Also, if you want to potentially be
offended, you can read my archive of weekly emails send to the UBC grads during
my 2004-2005 rein as Beer Czar
(coming soon).
Last revised: March 26, 2006