James D. Foley
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| James D. Foley | |
| Born | Pennsylvania, USA |
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| Residence | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Computer graphics, Human-computer interaction |
| Institutions | Georgia Tech, GVU Center |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan, Lehigh University |
| Known for | Computer graphics textbooks |
| Notable awards | IEEE Fellow, ACM Fellow, NAE Member, ACM SIGGRAPH Steven A. Coons Award, ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award |
James D. Foley is a professor and the Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications at the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).[1][2] He is perhaps best known as the co-author of several widely-used textbooks in the field of computer graphics, of which over 300,000 copies are in print and translated in six languages.[3] Foley presently does research with instructional technologies and distance education.
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[edit] 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.[4]
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.[3]
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.[3]
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.[3][5]
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.[3]
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.
[edit] Notable awards
- IEEE Fellow, 1986. "For contributions to computer graphics."[6]
- ACM SIGGRAPH Steven A. Coons Award for Outstanding Creative Contributions to Computer Graphics, 1997.[3]
- ACM Fellow, 1999. "Through his books, courses, papers, organizational, and professional contributions, Foley has had a broad and lasting impact on the computer graphics field and on ACM."[7]
- ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award, 2007. "It is difficult to think of anyone who had a larger role in the institutionalization of HCI as a discipline."[8][9]
- National Academy of Engineering Member, 2008. "For contributions to the establishment of the fields of computer graphics and human-computer interaction."[10]
- Georgia Tech Class of 1934 Distinguished Professor Award, 2008. "[T]he highest honor Georgia Tech bestows on faculty."[11]
[edit] Selected publications
- Foley, James; A. van Dam, S. Feiner, J. Hughes (1995). C Edition, Interactive Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice. Reading, MA, USA: Addison-Wesley, 1174.
- Foley, James; A. van Dam, S. Feiner, J. Hughes, and R. Phillips (1993). Introduction to Computer Graphics. Reading, MA, USA: Addison-Wesley, 559.
- Foley, James; A. van Dam, S. Feiner, J. Hughes (1990). Interactive Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice. Reading, MA, USA: Addison-Wesley, 1174.
- Foley, James; A. van Dam (1982). Fundamentals of Interactive Computer Graphics. Reading, MA, USA: Addison-Wesley (IBM Systems Programming Series), 664.
[edit] References
- ^ Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. "James Foley Named Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications". Press release.
- ^ Faculty Director: James Foley. Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ a b c d e f 1997 Stephen A. Coons Award. ACM SIGGRAPH. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Education. James D. Foley. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ The Steven A. Coons Award: Recipients. ACM SIGGRAPH. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ IEEE Fellow Class of 1986. IEEE. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ ACM Fellows Award: James D. Foley. ACM. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ SIGCHI 2007 Awards. ACM SIGCHI. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing (2007-03-28). "Jim Foley Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from SIGCHI". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
- ^ National Academy of Engineering (2008-02-08). "National Academy of Engineering Elects 65 Members and Nine Foreign Associates". Press release. Retrieved on 2008-03-29.
- ^ Distinguished Scientist, Distinguished Professor, Distinguished Man. Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.
