Dr. Terence W. Rogers
Dr. Terence W. Rogers is a senior executive with 30 years experience managing software projects and businesses. He holds a Ph.D. from Cambridge University in Theory of Elementary Particle Physics and a B.A. from Cambridge University, England in Natural Sciences (1st Class Honors). Between 1970 and 1990 he held key positions at IBM such as Director of CUA Development, Director of Strategic Products, Group Director of Development, Systems Manager of the VM Operating System, and Executive Assistant to Communications Group Executive, C Michael Armstrong.
Between 1990 and 2000 he served as CEO of an Internet start up, Executive Vice President of Hyperion Software, Vice President of Lotus Notes and the Spreadsheet Division at Lotus, and Project Director of the Abilene Network of Internet2, responsible for defining the network, creating the business plan, the daily operations of the network and planning its future. From 2000 to the 2004, he was President and CEO of Advanced Network and Services, known for its development of the NSF Internet backbone, the engineering of Internet2, the National TeleImmersion Initiative and ThinkQuest.
Dr. Rogers retired in 2004 and is currently engaged in writing a book about the future of the public school system.
Dr. Amela Sadagic
Dr. Amela Sadagic works as a Research Associate Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, Modeling Virtual Environments and Simulations Institute, Monterey, CA. Dr. Sadagic has been leading research efforts on several projects sponsored by the ONR, NMSO and DTO.
In the past Dr. Sadagic worked as a Director of Programs at the Advanced Network and Services where she designed and lead innovative national and regional K-12 projects that promoted and used emerging digital technologies to enhance teaching and learning. She regularly publishes academic papers and serves as a reviewer of works submitted to professional conferences and other publications.
Her expertise and research interests cover several areas: computer graphics and virtual environments, coupling of emerging technologies with systems for training and learning, human factors and presence in VR, game-based systems, novel training approaches and methodologies, multiuser collaborative environments and diffusion of innovation.
Dr. Sadagic holds the degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Sarajevo, and PhD degree in Computer Science from the University College London, UK.