▁graphics - related ▁pat ents . ▁ ▁Internet 2 , ▁visit ing ▁scholar ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 1 ) ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Lan ier ▁was ▁the ▁Chief ▁Scient ist ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Network ▁and ▁Services , ▁which ▁contained ▁the ▁Engineering ▁Office ▁of ▁Internet 2 , ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁Le ad ▁Scient ist ▁of ▁the ▁' National ▁Tele - imm ersion ▁In iti ative ', ▁a ▁coal ition ▁of ▁research ▁univers ities ▁studying ▁advanced ▁applications ▁for ▁Internet 2 . ▁The ▁In iti ative ▁demonstrated ▁the ▁first ▁pro tot ypes ▁of ▁tele - imm ersion ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁after ▁a ▁three - year ▁development ▁period . ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁Vis iting ▁Scient ist ▁at ▁Sil icon ▁Graphics ▁Inc ., ▁where ▁he ▁developed ▁solutions ▁to ▁core ▁problems ▁in ▁tele pres ence ▁and ▁tele - imm ersion . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁visit ing ▁scholar ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Computer ▁Science ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University ▁( 1 9 9 7 – 2 0 0 1 ), ▁a ▁visit ing ▁artist ▁with ▁New ▁York ▁University ' s ▁Inter active ▁Tele communic ations ▁Program , ▁and ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Institute ▁for ▁E volution ▁and ▁the ▁Bra in . ▁ ▁Family ▁J aron ▁Lan ier ▁has ▁one ▁child , ▁a ▁daughter ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁L ena . ▁ ▁Selected ▁list ▁of ▁works ▁in ▁pro se ▁ ▁" One