John F. "Spike" Hughes is a Professor of Computer Science at Brown University.
[1] Hughes' research is in computer graphics, particularly those aspects of graphics involving substantial mathematics.
He is perhaps best known as the co-author of many widely used textbooks in the field of computer graphics.
[2] Hughes is an avid sailor, and for years maintained the FAQ for the Usenet rec.boats group.
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