Manager, Advanced Cyberinfrastructure, University of North Dakota

Aaron Bergstrom is the Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Manager for the (UND) where he leads the Computational Research Center (CRC), which provides high performance computing services to UND researchers. Aaron also leads the CRC’s Laboratory for Digital Realism in Engineering and the Applied Metaverse (UND DREAM Lab), which focuses on research applications related Digital Twin technologies and other VR/XR applications. Prior to 2007, he served as the Computer Visualization Manager for the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Archaeology Technologies Laboratory where he developed a Java3D viewer for the Digital Archive Network for Anthropology, RawKee X3D Exporter for Autodesk Maya, and a basic X3D loader for Unity3D. Also in 2007, Aaron earned an MS in Social Science with an emphasis in Anthropology from NDSU. His graduate work focused on computer applications in anthropology, specifically on the use of 3D laser scanners and related interactive 3D technologies. In his current position, Aaron’s research interests include Digital Twins & AI, VR/XR/Metaverse applications, Motion Capturetechnologies, and issues related to workforce development for emerging technologies in Native American communities.