Ronald Metoyer

Ronald Metoyer is a professor of computer science and engineering at Notre Dame and the University’s vice president and associate provost for teaching and learning. He earned his B.S. in computer science and engineering at the University of California, Los Angeles (1994), and his Ph.D. in computer science from the Georgia Institute of Technology (2002), where he worked in the Graphics, Visualization and Usability Center. He previously served on the faculty at Oregon State University in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (2001–2014).

Metoyer’s primary research interest is in human-computer interaction and information visualization, with a focus on multivariate data visualization, decision-making, and narrative. He is the recipient of a 2002 NSF CAREER Award for his work in exploring usability issues around the generation of animated character content for training scenarios. He has published a book, Diversity in Visualization, and more than 75 papers in top conferences and journals in human-computer interaction and computer graphics. Metoyer is also a leader in the National Science Foundation’s Broadening Participation in Computing community.