Jovan Popovic

[Login to edit Jovan Popovic profile] Position: Visiting Scientist Office: 32-D524 Phone: +1 (617) 452-3471 Email: jovan@csail.mit.edu Areas of Study: Vision & Graphics Personal Website Last Update: July 18, 2009 Download vCard

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Jovan Popovic is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a member of the Computer Graphics Group in the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. His goal is to enrich human communication with intuitive computer design tools that could help teachers to develop compelling examples of hard-to-describe concepts, storytellers to animate their tales, and artists to discover new forms of expression. This research employs computer science, mathematics and physics to explore the applications of geometric modeling (the design of shapes) and computer animation (the design of motion) to the fields of computer graphics, human-computer interaction, biomechanics, robotics, and design.

Before joining MIT in the Fall of 2001, Jovan Popovic received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University and his B.S. degrees with highest distinction in Mathematics and Computer Science from Oregon State University. He was born in Belgrade and was one of the top junior table-tennis players in Yugoslavia. Occasionally, he still relies on his (now rusty) skills in his half-hearted attempts to swindle unsuspecting friends. More frequently, he spends his free time engaged in a sports activity or in a social dance.