Dr. John Keyser is a Professor and the Associate Department Head for Academics in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, where he has taught since earning his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina. As an undergraduate, he earned three bachelor's degrees-in Computer Science, Engineering Physics, and Applied Math-from Abilene Christian University.

Dr. Keyser's interest in computing, physics, and math steered him into a career in computer graphics, allowing him to combine all three disciplines. He has published widely on geometric modeling, physically based simulation for graphics, and a variety of other graphics topics.

Dr. Keyser's teaching ranges from introductory undergraduate courses in computing and programming to graduate courses in modeling and simulation. Among these, he created a new Programming Studio course that has become required for all Computer Science and Computer Engineering majors at Texas A&M. He has been honored three times with Texas A&M's Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching-once at the university level and twice from the Dwight Look College of Engineering. As an Assistant Professor, he was named a Montague Scholar by the Center for Teaching Excellence. He also won the Tenneco Meritorious Teaching Award and the Theta Tau Most Informative Lecturer Award.