Pioneers Perspective on Computer Graphics in Aerospace

The panel will be moderated by Dave Kasik, Boeing Senior Technical Fellow - Retired, and former President of the Pioneers group.  Panelists will be: 

•Pete Doenges (Evans and Sutherland) who will discuss the key pioneers and basic technology used in multiple generations of real-time flight simulation visuals.

•Julian Gomez (JPL and NASA Ames) who will provide examples of early scientific and visualization software capabilities for NASA scientists.

•Vladimir Karakusevic (Boeing) who will examine some of the improvements and evolution of graphics for CAD/CAM/CAE in a large aerospace company.

•Roger Malina (University of Texas-Dallas) who will discuss how graphics has assisted and continues to assist astronomers with real-time analysis of enormous amounts of data.

This is another in the PIONEERS series of panels highlighting both the history of computer graphics and current issues in the field. Prior panels discuss topics like Analog Computer Animation, the pioneering Graphics Processors, Pioneers of Digital Art, Pioneers of Computer Graphics Education, and 2 panels on Generative AI. Those panels are available on YouTube and can be found on this Pioneers Online Content link.