Dynamic Graphics Project

The Dynamic Graphics Project (commonly referred to as dgp) is an interdisciplinary research laboratory at the University of Toronto devoted to projects involving Computer Graphics, Computer Vision, and Human Computer Interaction. The lab began as the computer graphics research group of Computer Science Professor Leslie Mezei in 1967.[3] Mezei invited Bill Buxton, a pioneer of human–computer interaction to join. In 1972, Ronald Baecker, another HCI pioneer joined dgp, establishing dgp as the first Canadian university group focused on computer graphics and human-computer interaction.[4] According to csrankings.org, for the combined subfields of computer graphics, HCI, and visualization the dgp is the Number One research institution in the world. [5]

Dynamic Graphics Project
MottoThe enhancement of human creativity through advances in human-computer interaction, user interface design, and interactive computer graphics.[1]
Established1967 (1967) [2]
Field of research
Computer Graphics, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Vision
Address40 St. George Street
LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
Operating agency
University of Toronto
Websitewww.dgp.toronto.edu

Since then, dgp has hosted many well known faculty and students in computer graphics, computer vision and HCI (e.g., Alain Fournier, Bill Reeves, Jos Stam, Demetri Terzopoulos, Marilyn Tremaine). dgp also occasionally hosts artists in residence (e.g., Oscar-winner Chris Landreth[6]). Many past and current researchers at Autodesk (and before that Alias Wavefront) graduated after working at dgp.[7] dgp is located in the St. George Campus of University of Toronto in the Bahen Centre for Information Technology. dgp researchers regularly publish at ACM SIGGRAPH, ACM SIGCHI and ICCV.

dgp hosts the Toronto User Experience (TUX) Speaker Series and the Sanders Series Lectures.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=109006 The University of Toronto Dynamic Graphics Project, Baecker et al. 1991
  2. "DGP is 40" - Reunion website
  3. http://hciweb.cs.toronto.edu/DGPis40/speakers_session5.html
  4. http://graphicsinterface.org/wp-content/uploads/gi2005-frontmatter.pdf Ron Baecker CHCCS 2005 Achievement Award
  5. http://csrankings.org/#/index?graph&chi&visualization&world
  6. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/oscar-winning-animator-and-filmmaker-chris-landreth-u-t-computer-science
  7. http://hciweb.cs.toronto.edu/DGPis40/alumni.php?page=home
  8. http://www.tux-hci.org
  9. https://www.utoronto.ca/news/honorary-graduate-william-reeves
  10. http://www.dgp.toronto.edu/people/stam/reality/Research/pub.html
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