Geoffrey M. Draper - Curriculum Vitae

Education

• PhD in Computer Science. University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah (2009 expected).
• MS in Computer Science. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (2002).
• BS with University Honors in Computer Science. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah (2000).

Thesis Work

• Interactive Radial Visualizations for Information Retrieval and Management.
  Doctoral Dissertation, University of Utah, 2009
  Advisor: Richard F. Riesenfeld
• A Gestural Interface to Free-Form Deformation.
  Master of Science Thesis, Brigham Young University, 2002
  Advisor: Parris K. Egbert
• Automatic Extrusion of Three-Dimensional Buildings From Overhead Terrain Photography.
  Bachelor of Science Honors Thesis, Brigham Young University, 2000
  Advisor: Parris K. Egbert

Teaching Experience

• History of Electronic Computing. University of Utah (2008)
• Introduction to Programming in C++. University of Utah (2007)
• Introduction to Programming in Java. University of Utah (2007)

Professional Experience

• Research Assistant, University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (2008 – Present)
• Instructor, University of Utah School of Computing (2007 – 2008)
• Research Assistant, University of Utah Scientific Computing and Imaging Institute (2005 – 2007)
• Teaching Assistant, University of Utah School of Computing (2004 – 2005)
• Systems Programmer, Wal-Mart, Inc. (Bentonville, Arkansas) (2002 – 2004)
• Research Assistant, Brigham Young University Department of Computer Science (1998 – 2002)
• Intern Field Technician, Silicon Graphics, Inc. (summer 1999)

Refereed Publications

• G. Draper, R. Kessler, R. Riesenfeld. A History of Computing Course with a Technical Focus. Proceedings of the 40th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2009).
• G. Draper and R. Riesenfeld. Who Votes For What? A Visual Query Language for Opinion Data. IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (Proceedings of Visualization 2008), Vol. 14, No. 6 (Nov/Dec 2008), pages 1197–1204.
• G. Draper, Y. Livnat, R. Riesenfeld. A Visual Query Language for Correlation Discovery and Management. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Visual and Iconic Language Conference (VaIL 2008).
• G. Draper and R. Riesenfeld. Interactive Fan Charts: A Space-saving Technique for Genealogical Graph Exploration. Proceedings of the 8th Annual Workshop on Technology for Family History and Genealogical Research (FHTW 2008).
• G. Draper and P. Egbert. A Gestural Interface to Free-Form Deformation. Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2003, pages 113–120.

Manuscripts in Progress

• Radial Methods for Information Visualization: A Survey. Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics.
• Interactive Visualizations for Political Analysis: A Comparative Study. To be submitted to the Journal of Information Visualization.
• Radial Visualizations for Comparative Data Analysis. To be submitted to the Journal of Visual Languages and Computing.

Other Publications

• Created 11 cartoon illustrations (including the cover artwork) for the textbook Computation Engineering: Applied Automata Theory and Logic by Ganesh Gopalakrishnan. Springer, 2005.
• G. Draper. The Art of Rewriting Old Games. Linux Journal, October 2003.

Invited Talks

• “Information Visualization for Election Data.” Guest lecture, CS 6630: Scientific Visualization. University of Utah, 25 November 2008.
• “A Visual Query Language for Opinion Data.” College of Engineering Day, University of Utah, 25 October 2008.
• “Interactive Data Analysis Using SQiRL.” Guest lecture, CS 6961: Computational Statistics. University of Utah, 15 April 2008.

Service

• Program Committee Member, Workshop on Technology for Family History and Genealogical Research (2009).
• Paper Reviewer, IEEE Visualization Conference (2006, 2007).
• Student Volunteer, IEEE Visualization Conference (2000, 2008).

Professional Societies

• Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
• Member, ACM Special Interest Group for Computer Science Education (SIGCSE).
• Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).