Mary Lou Maher—NSF

Mary Lou Maher is developing an emphasis on research in creativity at NSF (CreativeIT). She joined the Human Centered Computing Cluster at NSF in July 2006. She is the Professor of Design Computing and the Co-Director of the Key Centre of Design Computing and Cognition at the University of Sydney. She has held joint appointments in the Faculty of Architecture, Design, and Planning and the School of Information Technologies at the University of Sydney. She is a researcher in NICTA (National Information and Communication Technologies Australia) and a member of the Research Committee in the Collaborative Research Centre for Construction Innovation in Australia. She has published over 150 books, journal articles and conference papers on design related aspects of computation. Her interest in virtual worlds started with MUDs and MOOs as educational environments and includes research in designing and collaborating in 3D virtual worlds.