Ronald Azuma is an American
computer scientist
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Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation. Although computer scientists can also focus their work and research on ...
, widely recognized for contributing to the field of
augmented reality
Augmented reality (AR), also known as mixed reality (MR), is a technology that overlays real-time 3D computer graphics, 3D-rendered computer graphics onto a portion of the real world through a display, such as a handheld device or head-mounted ...
(AR). His work ''A survey of augmented reality''
became the most cited article in the AR field and is one of the most influential
MIT Press
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papers of all time.
Azuma is considered to provide a commonly accepted definition of AR and is often named one of AR’s most recognized experts.
Awards and recognition
Azuma was named
(IEEE) in 2016 for contributions to
Augmented Reality (AR).
Patents
The list of most cited patents according to
Google Scholar
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:
*Optical see-through augmented reality modified-scale display.
*Method and apparatus for image enhancement.
*Method and apparatus for generating augmented reality content.
Publications
With his scientific research and publications, Azuma contributed on the international scale to the
computer science
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field of
augmented reality
Augmented reality (AR), also known as mixed reality (MR), is a technology that overlays real-time 3D computer graphics, 3D-rendered computer graphics onto a portion of the real world through a display, such as a handheld device or head-mounted ...
, including such publishers as
MIT Press
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or
IEEE
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The IEEE ...
. Below are his most cited articles, according to
Google Scholar
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:
* A survey of augmented reality,
MIT Press
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, 1997.
* Recent advances in augmented reality,
IEEE
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The IEEE ...
, 2001.
* Improving static and dynamic registration in an optical see-through HMD, ACM, 1994.
References
Fellows of the IEEE
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
American electrical engineers
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