From: utzoo!watmath!mwang_pay Newsgroups: ont.events Title: UW Comp. Graphics Semi. F. Krull on "Comp. Sci. Research at GM" Article-I.D.: watmath.2695 Posted: Wed Jun 16 11:01:24 1982 Received: Thu Jun 17 06:36:07 1982 Expires: Sat Jun 26 00:00:00 1982 DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO SEMINAR ACTIVITIES COMPUTER GRAPHICS SEMINAR - Friday, June 25, 1982. Mr. Fred Krull of General Motors Research Lab., De- troit, will speak on "Computer Science Research at General Motors." TIME: 3:30 PM ROOM: M&C 5158 ABSTRACT What sort of research takes place in an industrial laboratory? Typical work has been the development of computer graphics, image processing, and computer- aided-design systems. Three short movies will be shown illustrating the application of these technolo- gies to industrial problems. Some slides will also be shown of recent progress in colour rendering and free-form surfaces. Fred Krull is currently a staff research engineer at the General Motors Research Laboratory in Warren, Michigan. He holds a B.S. in Mathematics from the University of Wisconsin and a M.S. in Engineering Mechanics from the University of Illinois. His current assignment is Group Leader for graphics research in the Computer Science Department. June 15, 1982