Research Interests

• Computer systems for the animation and choreography of human figures
• Networked multimedia systems for learning
• The design and evaluation of human-computer interfaces for complex systems
• Computer graphics

Educational Background

• BSc(Eng), University College, London. (Electrical Engineering), 1957
• MSEE, Wayne State University, (Electrical Engineering), 1964
• PhD, Carnegie-Mellon University, (Electrical Engineering), 1967
• H.S. Teaching Certificate, Ontario College of Education, 1963

Appointments

SFU Appointments:

• 2003 - Emeritus Professor, Information Technology and Interactive Arts
• 2002-2003
  Professor and Acting Director, Information Technology and Interactive Arts
• 2000
  Professor Emeritus: Computing Science/Engineering Science/Kinesiology
• 1972 – 2000
  Faculty appointments in Computing Science/Engineering Science/Kinesiology (On unpaid leave from December 1997 to August 2000)
• 1993-96
  Director, Centre for Systems Science
• 1985-90
  VP Research and Information Systems
• 1977-85
  Dean, Faculty of Interdisciplinary Studies
• 1975-77
  Chair, Department of Kinesiology

Technical University of BC Appointments

• 1997-2002 Professor and VP Research and External Affairs
• 1999-2002 President and CEO, TechBC Corporation.

TeleLearning NCE

• 1999 - 2002 Director of Technology, TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence
• 1996-98 Co-leader, TeleLearning Network of Centres of Excellence
• 1996 - 2002 Theme and Project Leader (First Theme 5 then Theme 3)

Credo Interactive Inc. (successor to Kinetic Effects Research Inc.)

• 2001 - present, President & CEO
• 1997 - 2001
  Founder and Board Chair, Credo Interactive Inc.
• 1996-97
  President and CEO, Credo Interactive Inc.
• 1994-96
  President, Kinetic Effects Research Inc.

Virtual Learning Environments Inc.

• 1996
  Director and Secretary, Virtual Learning Environments Inc.

DSI Datotech Systems Inc.

• 1998
  Director (Secretary since 2000)

Other appointments

• 1990-92
  President, Science Council of BC. (On leave from SFU).
• 1967-72
  Assist./Assoc. Professor, Elect. Eng., Carnegie-Mellon University.
• 1964-65
  Instructor, Elect. Eng., Wayne State University.
• 1961-64
  Lecturer, Western Ontario Institute of Technology

Other Boards and Committees:

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council - NSERC

• 2000 – 2006
  Member of Council
• 2000
  Chair, Advisory Group on Interdisciplinary Research (AGIR)
• 2000
  Member Committee on Research Grants (CORG)
• 2002
  Chair, Committee on Research Grants (CORG)
• 2002
  Member of Executive Committee

Canada Foundation for Innovation - CFI

• 1998
  College Research Development Fund Awards Committee
• 1999
  Member, New Opportunities Awards Committee
• 2001
  Chair, High Performance Computing Awards Committee

Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council - SSHRC

• 2001
  Member, Initiative for the New Economy Design Committee

Other

• 1998 – present
  Software Engineering Task Force of Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC.
• 1995 – present
  Selection Committee of Manning Innovation Awards Foundation.
• 2000 – 2002
  Advanced Systems Institute Board of Trustees
• Numerous SFU committees including Senate and Board of Governors. Served on a number of external boards including Science Council of BC, Science World, BC Advanced Systems Institute, TRIUMF, Software Productivity Centre, Jumpstart Performance Society, Centre for Image and Sound Research.

Association Memberships:

• IEEE, ACM, Sigma Xi, Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC.

Honours and Awards:

• 1998
  Elected Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering
• 1997
  Science Council of BC Chairman’s Award for Career Achievement
• 1995
  Xerox Canada/Forum Award for excellence in furthering corporate-university cooperation.
• 1993
  Meritorious Achievement Award of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC.

Selected Research Contributions
(from over 150 papers and book chapters)

1. Book Chapters:

• T. Calvert, “From email to virtual reality: The role of technology in supporting learning”, Invited Essay – to be published in a collection edited by J. Downey for CFI, 2001.
• T. Calvert and C. R. Pantel, “Distributed Multimedia Learning Environments” in Distributed Multimedia, S.K. Chang, T.F. Znati and S.T. Vuong (eds), World Scientific Publishers, pp. 55-66, 1999.
• Harasim, L., Calvert, T. and Groeneboer, C., “Virtual-U: A web based system to support collaborative learning”, in Web-Based Instruction, B.H. Khan (ed), pp. 149-158, Educational Technology Publications, 1997
• T.W. Calvert and S.H. Mah, " Choreographers as Animators: Systems to support composition of dance", in Interactive Computer Animation, N. Magnenat-Thalmann and D. Thalmann (eds), pp: 100-126, Prentice-Hall, 1996.
• T. W. Calvert, and A.E. Chapman, "Analysis and Synthesis of Human Movement", in Handbook on Computer Vision, Vol. 2, T.Y. Young (ed), Academic Press, pp. 432-472, 1994.
• A. Bruderlin and T.W. Calvert, "Animation of Human Gait", in Adaptability of Human Gait: Implications for the Control of Locomotion, (Advances in Psychology Series), A.E. Patla (ed), Amsterdam: Elsevier, pp. 305-330, 1991.
• T.W. Calvert, "Composition of Realistic Animation Sequences for Multiple Human Figures", in Making them Move: Mechanics, Control and Animation of Articulated Figures, B. Barsky, N. Badler and D. Zeltzer (eds), Morgan and Kaufmann, pp. 35-50, 1990.

2. Refereed Journal Papers:

• Yinlong Sun, F. David Fracchia, Mark S. Drew, and Thomas W. Calvert, "A Spectrally Based Framework for Realistic Image Synthesis," The Visual Computer, Vol. 17, No 7, pp. 429-444, 2001.
• Y. Sun, F.D. Fracchia, T.W. Calvert and M.S. Drew, "Deriving Spectra from Colors and Rendering Light Interference", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, vol. 19, pp. 61-66, 1999.
• S.H. Mah, T.W. Calvert and W. Havens, "A constraint-based reasoning framework for behavioural animation", Computer Graphics Forum, Vol(13), No. 5, pp. 315-324, 1994.
• A. Bruderlin, C.G. Teo and T.W. Calvert, "Procedural movement for articulated figure animation", Computers and Graphics, 18:4, pp. 453-461, 1994.
• T.W. Calvert, A. Bruderlin, J.C. Dill, T. Schiphorst and C. Welman, "Desktop animation of multiple human figures", IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications, May 1993.
• J.S. Shieh and T.W. Calvert, "View and Route Planning for Patrol and Exploring Robots", Advanced Robotics, vol. 6, No. 4, 1992.
• T.W. Calvert, C. Welman, S. Gaudet, T. Schiphorst and C. Lee, "Composition of Multiple Figure Sequences for Dance and Animation", The Visual Computer, vol. 7, pp 114-121, 1991.

3. Conference Papers and Presentations:

• Lyn Bartram, Colin Ware & Tom Calvert, “Moving Icons: Detection and Distraction”, Proc. Interact 2001 Conference, Waseda University, Japan, July 2001.
• Richards, G., Calvert, T., Dufresne, A., Bartram, L. &. Hatala, M. "Cultivating a community of practice: Designing the TeleLearning Exchange”, 6th Intl Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Work in Design, London, July 2001.
• T. Calvert, “Investing in Innovation – The Academic Perspective”, Industry Canada – Public Policy Forum Roundtable, Vancouver, 2001.
• T. Calvert, “Choreography and Animation: Tools for Visualization of Dance and Notation”, Proc. Western Computer Graphics Symposium, 2001.
• T. Calvert, “Beyond the Desktop – Towards a Virtual Dance Space”, Keynote address, National Dance Association, Dancing with the Mouse Conference, October 2000.
• T. Calvert, “Dancing with the Mouse: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow”, Keynote Address, National Dance Association, Dancing with the Mouse Conference, October 1999.
• T. Calvert and A. Sonnichsen, “Emergent Behaviour in Animated Crowd Scenes”, Life Like Computer Characters Workshop, Snowbird, Utah, October 1998.
• T. Calvert, S. Mah and Z. Jetha, “Designing an Interface for Choreographers. Proceedings of IFAC Symposium on Analysis, Design and Evaluation of Man-Machine Systems, Kyoto, Japan, September 1998.
• T. Calvert, “Video-conferencing and other Tele-collaboration Tools for Web-based Virtual Learning Environments”, Invited presentation, International Forum - Towards Building International Networks: Issues and Prospects, National Institute for Multimedia Education, Chiba, Japan, September 1998.
• T. Calvert, “Technical University of BC: A Case Study”, Policy Forum – Virtual Universities – Dispatches from the Front, TeleLearning98, Vancouver, November 1998.
• K. Amaya, A. Bruderlin and T. Calvert, "Emotion from Motion", Proc. Graphics Interface 96, pp: 222-229, 1996.
• A. Bruderlin and T. Calvert, “Knowledge Driven, Interactive Animation of Human Running”, Proc. Graphics Interface 96, pp: 213-221, 1996.