Professor James Hahn Reflects on Jane Goodall's Legacy at GW


October 14, 2025

Jane Goodall at MOCA

In the article "Jane Goodall Leaves a Legacy at GW," GW Today highlights the late Jane Goodall's connections to the university through the reflections of Carson Murray, an associate professor of anthropology, and James Hahn, a professor of computer science at GW Engineering and director of the Institute for Innovation in Health Computing. Hahn also runs GW’s Motion Capture and Analysis Laboratory (MOCA). In 2019, Goodall visited MOCA and allowed Hahn to create "Virtual Jane," a compendium of 4D  data that serves as the basis for a digital avatar.

Here is an excerpt from the article: “Dr. Goodall’s engagement with MOCA inspired us to use the optical scan technology on a variety of health-related applications and directly led to a number of new research projects,” he said.

Read the full article on GW Today.