The GVU Center is much more than Graphics, Visualization and Usability - the initial mission that gave rise to its name and first research directions. Fifteen years since its inception, GVU is dedicated to unlocking human potential through technical innovation. This historical shift from monolithic mainframe systems to personal computers and now to social and ubiquitous computing emphasizes empowering people by augmenting abilities and enabling creative visions that address society’s most pressing needs and opportunities. The sheer pervasiveness of computing in all aspects of life presents great opportunities and responsibilities to deeply examine the influence of computing on many forms of daily human experiences. The GVU Center brings together a research community that is dedicated to meet these challenges. GVU now embarks on a research agenda that engages the potential of people, through the lenses of creativity, joy, independence, literacy, persuasion, wellness, and trust, and envisions technology as catalyst, enabler and sustaining force for collectively inventing our shared future. GVU’s goal is straight-forward; to shape the future through our scholarship, our inventions and the future pursuits of our graduates.

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Elizabeth Mynatt is Director of the GVU Center, Faculty Coordinator of the HCC Ph.D. Program and an Associate Professor in the College of Computing. She received a Ph.D degree in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995, where she was also a research scientist in the GVU Center. Her research centers around human computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, augmented reality, auditory interfaces, assistive technology and everyday.

Dr. Mynatt directs the Everyday Computing Lab. Information about her research projects can be found here. Dr. Mynatt is also a member of the Future Computing Environments group.