John Barnwell

MERL Research / Technical Staff
Research Assistant


Phone: 617 621 7514
Email:



John Barnwell is a former Software Engineer developing configuration and
database systems for the aircraft manufacturing, food processing, large
truck manufacturing and computer manufacturing industries.

His current personal interests include amateur radio, cnc control systems and mechanical and electrical design.

Recent Projects:

Sanitary Interface
Submerging Technologies

Recent Publications:

Wigdor, D.; Forlines, C.; Baudisch, P.; Barnwell, J.; Shen, C., "Lucid Touch: A See-through Mobile Device", ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), ISBN: 978-1-59593-679-2, pp. 269-278, October 2007 (ACM Press, TR2007-075)

Vlasic, D.; Adelsberger, R.; Vannucci, G.; Barnwell, J.; Gross, M.; Matusik, W.; Popovic, J., "Practical Motion Capture in Everyday Surroundings", ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), ISSN: 0730-0301, Vol. 26, Issue 3, Article 35, August 2007 (ACM Press)

Raskar, R.; Nii, H.; deDecker, B.; Hashimoto, Y.; Summet, J.; Moore, D.; Zhao, Y.; Westhues, J.; Dietz, P.; Barnwell, J.; Nayar, S.; Inami, M.; Bekaert, P.; Noland, M.; Branzoi, V.; Bruns, E., "Prakash: Lighting Aware Motion Capture using Photosensing Markers and Multiplexed Illuminators", ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG), ISSN: 0730-0301, Vol. 26, Issue 3, Article 36, July 2007 (ACM Press)

Wigdor, D.; Leigh, D.; Forlines, C.; Shipman, S.; Barnwell, J.; Balakrishnan, R.; Shen, C., "Under the Table Interaction", ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (UIST), ISBN: 1-59593-313-1, pp. 259-268, October 2006 (ACM Press, TR2006-076)