Joseph J. LaViola Jr.CAE Link Professor and

Associate Professor in EECS

Interactive Systems and User Experience LabUniversity of Central Florida

PhD from Brown University (2005) Started at UCF in Jan. 2007 Research in Human Computer InteractionWon NSF CAREER Award in 2009 (2nd attempt)

“Mathematical Sketching: Pen-based Tools for Conceptual Understanding in Mathematics and Physics”

Think 15 to 20 years not 5

Must show limitations of your PhD work

Example scenarios Hard problems Goals and objectives

See what successful and unsuccessful CAREER proposals look like

Leads to Tip #6

Get the proposal reviewed by CAREER award winners

No page limitations on references

Follow his suggestions and you wont have a problem with the education

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Email: jjl@eecs.ucf.edu