Eric Patterson

Eric Patterson serves as the Director of Digital Production Arts and Associate Professor of Visual Computing at Clemson University, where responsibilities include overseeing the Master's in Fine Arts program in Digital Production Arts, a role held since 2021 after previously serving as Associate Director. Prior experience includes a technical artist internship at Red Storm Entertainment, a professorship at the University of North Carolina Wilmington focused on digital arts and computer science, and a fellowship at Sony Pictures Imageworks. Patterson also contributed as a consultant at Digieffects and has a strong foundation in research as a graduate researcher and instructor at Clemson University. Educational qualifications include a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Clemson University.