William B. Thompson

Professor, School of Computing
Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1975

Professor Thompson's primary research interest is in the area of visual perception. Currently, he is exploring how an understanding of computational vision can aid in improving the spatial information conveyed by graphical displays. He is also active in the exploration of techniques for analyzing visual motion, sensing for manufacturing, and vision-based navigation. Professor Thompson joined the faculty in 1991 after 16 years in the Computer Science Department at the University of Minnesota.

C. Madison, W.B. Thompson, D.J. Kersten, P. Shirley, and B.S. Smits, `Use of Interreflection and Shadow for Surface Contact,'' Perception and Psychophysics, 63(2), Februrary, 2001.
W.B. Thompson, C.M. Valiquette, B.H. Bennett, and K.T. Sutherland, ``Geometric Reasoning for Map-Based Localization,'' Spatial Cognition and Computation, 1(3), 1999.
S. Premoze, W.B. Thompson, and P. Shirley, ``Geospecific Rendering of Alpine Terrain,'' Proceedings of the Eurographics Rendering Workshop, June 1999.
W.B. Thompson, J.C. Owen, H.J. de St. Germain, Stevan R. Stark, and T.C. Henderson, ``Feature-Based Reverse Engineering of Mechanical Parts,'' IEEE Transactions on Robotics and Automation, 15(1), February 1999.
W.B. Thompson, ``Exploiting Discontinuities in Optical Flow,'' International Journal of Computer Vision, 30(3), 1998.

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