Johnny Chung Lee

Johnny C. Lee, born in 1979, is currently a PhD Candidate in Human-Computer Interaction at Carnegie Mellon University. His thesis work introduced the concept of projector-based location discovery and tracking which involves using a projector to discover the locations of light sensors simplifying the implementation of many interactive projection and augmented reality systems. He also partnered with Desney Tan to establish Microsoft Research's effort in exploring the practicality of Brain-computer interface use in modern computing featured in the New York Times and New Scientist Magazine.

In addition to his academic research at Carnegie Mellon, he has held research positions at Microsoft Research, Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs, and the University of Southern California.

Lee received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2001. During his involvement with the student film-making community at UVa, he invented the , a very low-cost solution for camera motion stabilization (steadicam) that is now in popular use by amateur film makers around the world. The tutorial on building your own steadycam has been viewed over 1 million times and translated to over 10 languages. The tutorial was also a featured article in the premier issue of and shown in the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum as part of the Design Life Now: 2006 Design Triennial. The demand for pre-made versions of the steadycam resulted in his founding of Little Great Ideas, LLC on 2003 to manufacture and distribute steadycams and to provide creative services. The company sucessfully sells over a thousand steadycams a year.

He is a contributor to the Pittsburgh art community creating a large collaborative art project called whereby hundreds of Pittsburgh residents participated in temporarily transforming an 18-story tall building into a monumental piece of art using a 45-foot tall slingshot launching paint filled balloons. However, the project became a center piece of a somewhat controversial urban renewal project of Pittsburgh's East Liberty area. He has also been recognized by the Pittsburgh Short Film Festival and the .

Most recently he has been noted as the person who created the popular on tracking fingers using the Nintendo Wii Remote featured on Engadget, Slashdot, Joystick, and a many more technology news sites. The tutorial showed how mid-air multi-touch interactivity could be accomplished using simple low-cost components.

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