John_O._Merritt
John O. Merritt was an expert in the applications of stereoscopic 3D displays and remote-presence systems.
He was a Fellow of SPIE[1] and co-chaired the annual SPIE/IS&T Conference on Stereoscopic Displays and Applications since co-founding it in 1990.[2] He taught, together with Andrew Woods, a short course on "Stereoscopic Display Application Issues" each year at the annual Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference. He also co-chaired the IS&T/SPIE 2002 Electronic Imaging: Science and Technology Symposium.[3]
He was the author of over 60 technical reports and papers in topics related to vision and simulation. Topics he worked on include telerobotics, medical imaging and military off-road mobility.
He was the Chief Technology Officer of The Merritt Group.
Merritt died in July 2021 at age 81.[4]