His Design Graphics Lab focuses on the creation of meaning in imagery and spans the intersections between graphics and perception, design, and interaction. His work has been applied in digital entertainment, computer security, financial analysis, education, and medical assessment. Watson earned a doctorate in computer science at the Georgia Institute of Technology. He cochaired the Graphics Interface 2001, IEEE VR 2004, and ACM I3D 2006 conferences, and was coprogram chair of I3D 2007. He's an ACM and senior IEEE member. Contact him at bwatson@ncsu.edu.