Speakers

Kevin J. Hussey is a Consulting Technologist and former Earth Science Visualization Specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Caltech. He previously founded and managed JPL’s Visualization Technology Applications and Development Group.

Over his 45-year career, Kevin has pioneered innovative tools and techniques for visually representing complex scientific and technical information. His work has supported organizations including NASA, Walt Disney Feature Animation, the FBI, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the National Archives, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Kevin has led teams of software developers, engineers, and artists in creating visualizations spanning diverse fields, including scanning electron microscopy, radio astronomy, earthquakes, aerospace systems, and animated characters. His current focus is supporting Caltech/JPL and KACST Earth scientists in communicating research results through advanced visualization techniques.

His career passion is transforming complex data and information into clear, meaningful visual experiences that can be understood and appreciated by scientists, engineers, policymakers, and the general public.