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Biography

Carolina Cruz-Niera’s expertise includes applications of immersive technologies, architecture for heterogeneous collaborative experiences, context-driven immersive interfaces and collaborative spaces applications for virtual and augmented reality, and emerging visual data analytics. A pioneer innovator, Cruz-Niera developed the CAVE automatic virtual environment, which became the standard for rear projection-based VR systems.

Association Fellow
National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
Languages Spoken
Spanish
College
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department
Computer Science

Areas of Focus

Innovation. Partnership. Impact. Our integrated approach to teaching, learning and research unleashes the potential of our faculty and students — empowering them to make a difference in their communities and around the world.

Space Technologies & Systems
Entertainment & Immersive Experiences
Health & Human Performance
Energy & Sustainability
Transformative Technologies & National Security