About

I’m an educator and researcher exploring how computer graphics, agent‑based crowd simulation, and extended reality (VR/AR) can improve safety, training, and health outcomes. I also collaborate on data‑driven infrastructure analytics to support resilient transportation systems.

• Associate Professor at UNO (promoted 2023); at UNO since 2015
• PhD in Computer Science (Brigham Young University, 2013)
• Research: computer graphics & crowd simulation; VR for rehabilitation; data‑driven infrastructure analytics
• Co‑PI on multi‑million‑dollar DoD/ERDC projects (SMART‑RDF, MADS‑OPP)
• Head of the Game Programming concentration

Courses I Regularly Teach

• CSCI 2510 – Introduction to Game Programming
• CSCI 2620 – 2D Graphics: Image Processing
• CSCI 4620/8626 – Computer Graphics

Selected Publications

• Comparison of Virtual Reality to Physical Box and Blocks on Cortical and Neuromuscular Activations — Scientific Reports, 2023
• A Comparative Assessment of Bridge Deck Wearing Surfaces: Performance, Deterioration, and Maintenance — Applied Sciences, 2023
• New Measure to Understand and Compare Bridge Conditions Based on Inspections Time-Series Data — Journal of Infrastructure Systems, 2021
• Generation of Crowd Arrival and Destination Locations/Times in Complex Transit Facilities — The Visual Computer, 2020
• Testing of a 3D Printed Hand Exoskeleton for an Individual with Stroke: A Case Study — Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2019
• Optimal Acceleration Thresholds for Non-holonomic Agents — The Visual Computer, 2014
• A Whole Surface Approach to Crowd Simulation on Arbitrary Topologies — IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, 2013
• More Realistic, Flexible, and Expressive Social Crowds Using Transactional Analysis — The Visual Computer, 2012