Ronald Azuma is an American

computer scientist A computer scientist is a person who is trained in the academic study of computer science. Computer scientists typically work on the theoretical side of computation, as opposed to the hardware side on which computer engineers mainly focus ( ...

, widely recognized for contributing to the field of

augmented reality Augmented reality (AR) is an interactive experience that combines the real world and computer-generated content. The content can span multiple sensory Modality (human–computer interaction), modalities, including visual, Hearing, auditory, hap ...

(AR). His work ''A survey of augmented reality'' became the most cited article in the AR field and is one of the most influential

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papers of all time. Azuma is considered to provide a commonly accepted definition of AR and is often named one of AR’s most recognized experts.

Awards and recognition

Azuma was named

Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is a 501(c)(3) professional association for electronic engineering and electrical engineering (and associated disciplines) with its corporate office in New York City and its operati ...

(IEEE) in 2016 for contributions to Augmented Reality (AR).

Patents

The list of most cited patents according to

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: *Optical see-through augmented reality modified-scale display. *Method and apparatus for image enhancement. *Method and apparatus for generating augmented reality content.

Publications

With his scientific research and publications, Azuma contributed on the international scale to the

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field of

, including such publishers as

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. Below are his most cited articles, according to

: * A survey of augmented reality,

, 1997. * Recent advances in augmented reality,

, 2001. * Improving static and dynamic registration in an optical see-through HMD, ACM, 1994.

References

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