As of August 2008, I have recieved my PhD and have begun working at Bowling Green State University as a Visiting Assistant Professor.

My full name is G. Michael Poor and I am from Bowling Green (BG), Ohio. I was born and raised in that little city and I spent 24 years of my life there. That included attending and graduating from Bowling Green State University (BGSU) with a BS in both computer science and psychology, as well as a graduate degree in computer science with a specialization in Human Computer Interaction (HCI). Then I was acceptted into the Computer Science program at Tufts University in Boston where I am currently living and trying to complete my PhD.

Academic Interests:

• Human Computer Interaction
• Next Generation Interfaces ... i.e. Tangible User Interfaces
• New ways of interacting with computers
• Animatronics
• Sakai Project

Non-Academic Interests:

• My Family
• Old Man's Hockey League
• Pretty much any kind of sport
• Detroit Sports Teams i.e. Wings, Tigs, and Pistons
• Cleveland Browns (Super Bowl 2010 Champs)

What Consumes My Time:

• Dissertation Research
• Teaching Comp 11 Spring 2008