Introducing the New Editor-In-Chief

It’s with great pleasure that I introduce Miguel Encarnação as the acting editor in chief of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications. Miguel joined the CG&A editorial board in 2002 as an associate editor, sharing responsibility with the late Carl Machover as coeditor of the New Products department. He served as a guest editor of the September/October 2003 special issue on Perceptual Multimodal Interfaces and the March/April 2009 special issue on Serious Games. In 2005, he and John Dill started the popular Graphically Speaking department. He then took on the key role of associate editor in chief for general submissions in 2007. I joined CG&A as editor in chief almost four years ago as an outsider; at the time I wasn’t even an editorial-board member. With strong support from the editorial board, staff members, and particularly former EIC Maureen Stone and Miguel, I was able to transition into my role. With Miguel’s intimate knowledge of CG&A, a smooth transition is guaranteed this time. I can’t think of anyone else at this point in time who’s better qualified.