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'''Michael Zyda''' (or Michael J. Zyda or Mike Zyda) is an American computer scientist, [[video game]] designer, and Professor of Computer Science Practice at [[USC Viterbi School of Engineering]], [[University of Southern California]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|title=USC - Viterbi School of Engineering - Viterbi Faculty Directory|url=https://viterbi.usc.edu/directory/faculty/Zyda/Michael|access-date=2021-04-14|website=viterbi.usc.edu}}</ref> He was named an [[IEEE Fellow]] in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=IEEE CS 2019 Fellows {{!}} IEEE Computer Society|date=15 February 2019 |url=https://www.computer.org/press-room/2018-news/ieee-cs-2019-fellows/|access-date=2021-04-14|language=en-US}}</ref> and an ACM Fellow in 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=2020 ACM Fellows Recognized for Work that Underpins Today's Computing Innovations|url=https://www.acm.org/media-center/2021/january/fellows-2020|access-date=2021-04-14|website=www.acm.org|language=en}}</ref> for his research contributions in video game design and [[virtual reality]]. He is also the founding director of the Computer Science (Games) degree programs at [[USC Viterbi School of Engineering|USC Viterbi]].<ref name="auto"/> Michael received his bachelor's degree in [[bioengineering]] from [[University of California, San Diego]], master's degree in computer science from [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]] and doctoral degree in computer science from [[Washington University in St. Louis]].<ref name="auto"/>