Dr. Vermilyer is an enthusiastic teacher who has taught a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate level Computer Science courses, including Computer Graphics, Animation, 3D Modeling, Gaming, Human Computer Interaction, Robotics, Networks, Operating Systems, Analysis of Algorithms and Computational Thinking. In addition, Dr. Vermilyer is a passionate and productive researcher. His current research focuses on educational gaming, VR interfaces, robot interfaces, and the design of tools and user-interactions used for various types of image and video related tasks.