[1] He is currently a professor of psychology and computer science with the American University in Washington, D.C., and Director of the Collaborative for Applied Perceptual Research and Innovation (CAPRI).
[4] Shapiro's work on motion perception has been featured in news articles, television programming, and viral videos.
CuriosityStream (an on-demand streaming service) produced a five-part series on visual illusions of which Shapiro was the narrator and presenter.
[12] In 2014, Shapiro was selected to be a member of "The Nifty Fifty",[13] a group of international professionals organized by the USA Science and Engineering Festival to promote the STEM fields to secondary school students across the United States.
Other members of the "Nifty Fifty" include Elon Musk (of Tesla Motors and SpaceX), Michael Shermer (of Skeptic), and Sylvester James Gates.