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Dr. Parvati Dev
Background Dr. Dev completed her doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in 1975. Since then, she has worked at M.I.T, the V.A. and Stanford on computational biology, and at CEMAX, an imaging company, on 3D medical imaging for surgical planning. Dr. Dev serves as Director of the Stanford University Medical Media & Information Technologies (SUMMIT) Program, where she has led the Stanford University School of Medicine on innovating in the use of computers in medical education.Research Interests At Stanford, her research is on Internet2 access to virtual reality and visualization learning environments, including simulation and game-based learning environments. She has a particular interest in collaborative learning environments implemented over high bandwidth networks and grid technologies. SUMMIT researchers have been in the forefront in applying hypermedia, web, simulation and virtual reality to the learning of anatomy, surgery and other medical topics. Networked courseware, developed at SUMMIT, is in use in several medical courses at Stanford and elsewhere. Dr. Dev is a frequent speaker on the future of technology in learning. She is an advisor on various national and university committees, and on the advisory boards for CTIS, Inc., a bioinformatics and HealthGrid company, and Forterra Systems, a serious games company. |
