Nicoletta Adamo is a Professor of Computer Graphics Technology and Purdue University Faculty Scholar. She is an award-winning animator and graphic designer and creator of several 2D and 3D animations that aired on national television. Her area of expertise is in character animation and character design and her research interests focus on the application of 3D animation technology to education, HCC (Human-Computer Communication), and visualization. Prof. Adamo is co-founder and director of the IDEA laboratory.