The University of Kentucky Center for Visualization & Virtual Environments
Brent Seales Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
Phone: 859.257.1257
Ext: 81336
Room: 857
email: seales@uky.edu
Dr. Brent Seales is Gill Professor of Engineering in the Department of Computer Science and the Director of the Vis Center. Dr. Seales' research focuses on digital imaging in two very different directions: medical imaging and cultural heritage. His EDUCE project (Enhanced Digital Unwrapping for Conservation and Exploration) seeks to create readable images of texts such as papyrus scrolls, without opening them, using minimally invasive scanning and virtual unwrapping. Dr. Seales is developing and evaluating new techniques for digital acquisition, restoration, and visualization using real-world library collections with particular focus on preservation and dissemination. He is also the director of the STITCH project (Surgical Technology Integration with Tools for Cognitive Human Factors), which envisions a networked operating room of the future, where computers and surgical instruments are connected. The result: an enriched and more efficient environment for surgeons.
University of Kentucky Center for Visualization and Virtual Environments
Davis Marksbury Building • 329 Rose Street • Lexington, KY 40506-0633
phone: 859-257-1257 fax: 859-257-1505