James D. Foley

For other people named James Foley, see James Foley (disambiguation).
James David Foley
Born (1942-07-20) July 20, 1942 (age 82)
Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Michigan,
Lehigh University
Known forComputer graphics, Human-Computer Interaction
AwardsIEEE Fellow, ACM Fellow, AAAS Fellow, NAE Member, ACM SIGGRAPH Steven A. Coons Award, ACM SIGCHI Lifetime Achievement Award
Scientific career
FieldsComputer graphics,
Human-computer interaction
InstitutionsGeorgia Tech,
GVU Center
Doctoral advisorKeki Irani

James David Foley (born July 20, 1942) is an American computer scientist and computer graphics researcher. He is a Professor Emeritus and held the Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications in the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). He was Interim Dean of Georgia Tech's College of Computing from 2008–2010.[1][2] He is perhaps best known as the co-author of several widely used textbooks in the field of computer graphics, of which over 400,000 copies are in print and translated in ten languages.[3][4] Foley most recently conducted research in instructional technologies and distance education.

  1. ^ "James Foley Named Stephen Fleming Chair in Telecommunications" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. 2001. Archived from the original on 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  2. ^ "Faculty Director: James Foley". Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  3. ^ "1997 Stephen A. Coons Award". ACM SIGGRAPH. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2008-02-03.
  4. ^ "Foley Named Interim Dean of the College of Computing" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology College of Computing. 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-14.