Wallace Lages
Assistant Professor at Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Top SchoolWallace Lages is an Assistant Professor and Principal Investigator based in Boston with eight years of focused experience at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction, Augmented and Virtual Reality, and game design. He brings a rare combination of academic rigor—holding a PhD in Computer Science from Virginia Tech—and entrepreneurial practice from founding Ilusis Interactive Graphics and leading Reality Design. Wallace has taught and developed creative technologies and digital art programs across institutions in Brazil and the U.S., translating research into playable experiences and interactive systems. His work bridges research, design, and implementation, frequently producing prototypes that inform both scholarly publications and real-world applications. Colleagues note his ability to move smoothly between low-level graphics/programming challenges and high-level user experience questions. He often leverages his background in game design to explore novel interaction metaphors in AR/VR that emphasize play, accessibility, and expressive storytelling.
8 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Virginia TechColégio Imaculada ConceiçãoMaster's degree, Computer Science, Master's degree, Computer Science at Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisGithub contributions (4)
wlages/wlages.github.io
Jul 2023 - Apr 2026
Contributions:32 pushes, 2 branches in 2 years 10 months
Reality-Virtually-Hackathon/seARch
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
Contributions:11 commits, 10 pushes in 1 day
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