William Cowan
Professor
Cheriton School of Computer Science
University of Waterloo
Canada
Biography
Dr. William Cowan Professor is a professor in the Cheriton School of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, University Avenue West, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Research Interest
Professor Cowan's research is primarily interactive computer graphics. Specifically he is interested in the the perceptual relationship between two-dimensional and three-dimensional perception, computer-mediated sensory substitution, colour and attention. He is Director of the Computer Graphics Lab, and has been cross-appointed in the Departments of Psychology and Fine Arts. He is also a professorial fellow at the Maastricht Economic Research Institute on Innovation and Technology where he studies the role of the university in national systems of innovation.
Publications
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W.B. Cowan, E.S. Olds, and P. Jolicoeur. The Time-course of Pop-out Search. Vision Research, 40:891-912, 2000.
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W.B. Cowan, R. Cowan, and P. Lerena. Winning the Marathon: How Universities should Compete. In Learning to Compete in European Universities, ed. by M. McKelvey & M. Holmen, 278-299. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2009.
