Rodger Lea

Dr. Rodger Lea is an Adjunct Professor with the Media and Graphics Interdisciplinary Centre at the University of British Columbia, with an interest in systems aspects of multimedia and distributed computing. With more than 20 years experience leading research groups in both academic and industrial settings, he has worked on early versions of shared 3D worlds, helped define VRML, developed multimedia operating systems, prototyped interactive digital TV and led developments on multimedia home networking standards. His current research explores the growing 'Internet of Things' but he retains a passion for all things media and graphics.