Faculty Research and Creative Activity

CDM’s Innovation Development (iD) Lab, directed by Associate Professor in the School of Computing Yele Adelakun, serves as a model for university and corporate partnerships in the area of technology innovation.
      

Assistant Professor Brian Andrews was awarded funding to create a virtual production environment at DePaul Cinespace Studios, where students and faculty use computer software tools and large format LED screens to combine on-set performances and virtual computer graphics in real-time.       

Faculty and students in new innovative labs at CDM, Matters at Play, directed by faculty Lien Tran, and PUSH Studio, directed by faculty LeAnne Wagner, are collaborating on the design of a VR experience to train law enforcement in trauma-informed and victim-centered interviewing techniques when investigating sexual assault. 

Professor Daniela Stan Raicu, along with graduate and undergraduate researchers in the Medical Informatics (MedIX) Laboratory, use the power of visual computing to advance research in the medical field.
      

Assistant Professor Anna Hozian and Associate Professor Brad Riddell wrote and directed the web series Other People’s Children, which has won a number of film festival awards.
      

Our faculty meet with representatives from industry to discuss potential research collaboration at the annual CDM faculty-industry mixer.