Peter Shirley

2026 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award

Peter Shirley is CTO of Purity LLC, an emotional wellness immersive technology company. Previously, he was vice president of computer graphics at Activision, a researcher at NVIDA, a co-founder of two software companies, and a professor at Indiana University, Cornell University, and the University of Utah.  He received a BS in Physics from Reed College, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Illinois.  He is the co-author of several books on computer graphics and a variety of technical articles.  He is a member of the Siggraph Academy.  He was born in Evanston Illinois and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.