José Luis Encarnação
José Luis Encarnação | |
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José Luis Encarnaçāo, November 2014, Berlin, Germany | |
| Born | May 30, 1941 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Citizenship | Portugal |
| Alma mater | Technische Universität Berlin |
| Known for | Computer graphics, Graphical Kernel System |
| Awards | ACM Fellow, Eurographics Fellow and Honorary Fellow, acatech Member, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Member, ACM SIGGRAPH Steven A. Coons Award, GI Konrad Zuse Medal, Eurographics Gold Medal, TU Darmstadt Robert Piloty Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Computer graphics, Human-computer interaction, Computer-Aided Design |
| Institutions | Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI), Universität des Saarlandes, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Fraunhofer IGD |
| Doctoral students | Peter Baumann |
José Luis Moreira da Encarnação is a Portuguese computer scientist, Professor Emeritus at the Department of Computer Science of the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany and a senior technology and innovation advisor to governments, multinational companies, research institutions and organizations, and foundations. He is involved in the development of research agendas and innovation strategies for socio-economic development with a focus on emerging economies. He is also a member of the Topical Network Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and ICT-related activities of the German National Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech) and the German Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). He is an elected member of the ACM SIGGRAPH Academy (USA).