Titles and Organizations
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science; Associate Dean, Honors College
Contact Information
Phone: 703-993-1110
Personal Websites
Biography
Jan Allbeck is the Associate Dean of the Honors College and an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science. In addition to her administrative duties, she advises Applied Computer Science and Computer Science majors in the Honors College. She also teaches Honors College courses related to game design, computer graphics, and special effects.
Research
She has explored many aspects of computer graphics but is most drawn to research at the crossroads of animation, artificial intelligence, and psychology in the simulation of virtual humans.
Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Game Technology, and Computer Graphics
Degrees
- PhD, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania
- MSE, Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania
- BS, Computer Science, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
- BA, Mathematics, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania