I am an assistant professor of the Computer Science Department and the director of the VizUS lab at Utah State University. I am also an adjunct professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and an affiliated faculty member of the Ribarsky Center for Visual Analytics (the Charlotte Visualization Center). My main research interests are Interactive Visual Analytics, Human-Computer Interactions, eXtended Reality (XR), and Immersive Analytics. My research has been funded by NSF, DoD, DHS, and EPRI. I received my Ph.D. degree in Computing and Information Systems from UNC Charlotte.
Isaac Cho, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Computer Science, Utah State University
Adjunct Assistant Professor,
Computer Science, UNC Charlotte
assistant professor
NEWS
- I serve as one of Associate Program Chairs for IEEE ISMAR 2026
- I serve as Co-Organizer of the 5th International Workshop on eXtended Reality for Industrial and Occupational Support (XRIOS) at IEEE VR 2026
- I serve on Program Committee for IEEE VR 2026
- I serve as Sponsor Co-Chair for IEEE VR 2026
- I serve on Program Committee for AIxVR 2026
- I serve as Program Chair (Virtual Reality) for International Symposium of Visual Computing (ISVC) 2025
- I serve on Program Committee for International Conference on Virtual Reality (ICVR) 2025
- I serve on Program Committee for International Conference on Virtual and Augmented Reality Simulations (ICVAR) 2025
- I serve as Track Co Chair for EEE Artificial Intelligence & eXtended and Virtual Reality (AIxVR) 2025
- I serve on program committee for IEEE PacificVis 2025 (Journal track)
- I serve as one of Election, Meetup, Community Chairs program committee for IEEE Visualization 2025.
TEACHING
CS5820/6820: Data Visualization
This course is an introduction to key design principles and techniques for interactively visualizing data. The major goals of this course are to understand how visual representations can help in the analysis and understanding of complex data, how to design effective visualizations, and how to create your own interactive visualizations using modern web-based frameworks
CS5980/6980: Intro to Interactive Virtual Reality
This course is an introduction to the core and state-of-art technologies and techniques of Virtual Reality (VR). Topics covered include head-tracked and head-mounted displays, 3D tracking, 3D user interfaces and interactions, VR applications, human perception, cognition and factors, evaluation of VR, and other VR-related topics. Students will develop an interactive VR application with off-the-shelf VR devices.
CS4700: Programming Languages
This course introduces theories of programming design and implementation. Introduction to a variety of programming languages, showing how they represent trade-offs with respect to these theories.
RESEACH
I direct the VizUS (Visualization and Virtual Reality lab at Utah State) lab. The lab is doing research on eXtended Reality, data visualization, visual analytics, and immersive analytics. Visit my lab page, Google Scholar, and YouTube channel to learn more about my research.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS
I am always looking for a highly motivated student in all levels (undergraduate, MS, and Ph.D). If you are interested in my research please read my “prospective students page (click the button below).
Ph.D. Students
Donghoon Kim
Donghoon Kim is a Ph.D. student in the department of Computer Science at Utah State University. His research interests include Data Processing and Visual Analytics. He received an M.S in Material Science at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) in 2022 and B.S in Material Science and Engineering at UNIST in 2014.
Ahoora Mahmoom (Received admission, joining the lab is delayed due to visa issues.)
Zahra Mosahebeh (Received admission, joining the lab is delayed due to visa issues.)
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Master Students
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Undergraduates
Garrett Woodhouse
Garrett Woodhouse is an undergraduate student studying Computer Science at Utah State University. His research interests are interactions with AI in Virtual Reality and Data Visualization. Garrett is from Virginia, and is planning on graduating in Spring 2027.
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Visiting Students
Sohui Kim (MS, Hallym University 2023 Fall)
Sohui Kim is pursuing her M.S. in the Department of Convergence Software at Hallym University. Her research focuses on virtual environments and computer graphics. She earned her B.S. in Contents IT from Hallym University in 2023.
Siyeon Bak (MS, Hallym University 2023 Fall)
Siyeon Bak is an M.S. student at the GVE lab of Hallym University. Her research interests include computer graphics and VR, specifically exploring human cognition in decision-making within immersive environments.
Bada Lee (BS, Hallym University, 2024 Spring)
Bada Lee is an B.S. student in the department of Software at Hallym University and a member of the GVE lab. Her research interests include computer graphics and virtual environments.
Chaehyun Lee (BS, Hallym University, 2024 Spring)
Chaehyun Lee is an B.S. student in the department of Big Data and Graphics and Virtual Environment (GVE) of Hallym University. Her research interests include Virtual Reality and Big Data analysis.
Alumni
Dr. Dongyun Han
Dissertation: Evaluating the Effects of 3D User Interactions on Human Cognition and Perception for
Immersive Data Visual Analytics
Current: Postdoc at Clemson University
Dr. Raihan Nayeem
Dissertation: Interactive exploratory visual analytics approach for distributed spatiotemporal data
Current: Lead Data Engineer at Corteva
Daniel Pipkin
Daniel Pipkin was an M.S. student in the department of Computer Science at Utah State University. His research interests include immersive analytics in augmented reality, and is focused on enhancing physical representations of information with digital displays.
Heena Kwak
BS at UNIST. Visiting international student (UNC Charlotte, Summer 2018)
Independent Study (at USU)
Ryan Anderson (2023, Fall)
Justin Reid (2023, Spring)
Marshal Taylor (2023, Spring)
CONTACT
For any inquiries please email: Isaac(dot)Cho(at)usu.edu