Presenter

Brian Fisher is a Professor in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University (SFU) and an Affiliate Professor in Computer Science at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Earlier he was Associate Director for the Media And Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre (MAGIC) and adjunct Professor in Psychology, Computer Science, and Strategy and Business Economics at UBC. His research takes a cognitive science perspective on the design and evaluation of technology to support human understanding, decision-making, and collaboration in applications that include personalized health, aircraft safety analysis, and command, control, and interoperability for emergency management. Brian is a Fellow of the Psychonomics Society and serves on the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, the IEEE VAST Steering, and VIS Executive Committees.