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Lesley Istead received a Bachelor of Mathematics, a Master's in Mathematics, and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. With years of experience in the software industry, she has been a lecturer in the School of Information Technology at Carleton University since 2022. Her research interests encompass a range of fields including Computer Graphics, Stereoscopic 3D, Film Production Pipelines, Visual Effects, Human-Computer Interaction, and applications of Machine Learning. Specifically, her areas of research include Visual Effects, Stereoscopic 3D, Film Language, Cinematography, Asset Management, and Film Data Science, with an emphasis on topics like Animation, Virtual Environments, Simulation, Big Data Analytics, Data Science, and Video/Image Processing. She is also interested in Virtual and Augmented Reality, as well as Game Design and Development. In 2022, she served as the Hybrid Conference Chair for Graphics Interface and was a grader for the CEMC Contest in 2021.
Includes MEng and MASc options.