My email address is mrussell (at) tamu (dot) edu

I am a first year masters student in computer science.

I am originally from London in the UK but have been here for many years.

I am interested in taking this class because sight and touch are critically related to my research interests. They are amongst the most dominant sensory input modalities for awareness. The combination of theses two modalities or the ability to abstract information between them is of particular interest.

I am not certain exactly what I will be doing in the next 10 years. Whether in industry, business or academia. I am certain my research interests will have a dominant role.

I am not sure what the next biggest technological advancement in computer science will be.

Eye tracking and wearable hepatic sensory and tactile devices. Both for Human machine interaction and behavioral measurement.

I can think of two individuals in particular:
Nicolo Paganini for his daring and technical brilliance, to hear and see him play with my own ears and eyes.
Leonardo da Vinci whose imagination transcended the technology and materials of his time.

One of my favorite films is KOLYA a Czech film directed by Yan Sverak. A wonderful cross-section of life.

My research interests are in psychophysics, visual pattern and motion perception, visually guided motor action, spatial awareness, selective attention, abstraction, learning and memory.