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Professional Memberships

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Student Supervision

CurrentPast
  • Hugo León Garza, “Exploiting Mixed Reality technology for Network Design“, PhD in Computer Science, University of Essex, UK, 2023 (expected). (Industrial Supervisor)
  • Zi-Chuan Zhao, “Digital Twins for Asset Monitoring and Advanced Simulation“, PhD in Computer Science, University of Essex, UK, 2023 (expected). (Industrial Supervisor)
  • Pranjal Jain, “Immersive Data Capture and Presentation for Industrial Decision-Making and Knowledge-Sharing“, PhD in Computer Science, Swansea University, UK, 2026 (expected). (Industrial Supervisor)
  • Jodi Bernhart, “Uses and benefits of AR in industrial settings“, MA in Learning Design and Technology, School of Journalism and Media Studies, San Diego State University, USA, 2017. (Co-Advisor)
  • Kevin White, “Uses and benefits of AR in industrial settings“, MA in Learning Design and Technology, School of Journalism and Media Studies, San Diego State University, USA, 2017. (Co-Advisor)
  • Kyung Hee Cho, “A Web-Based Knowledge Management System for BT“, MSc in Advanced Computer Science, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, UK, 2017. (Supervisor Industrial)
  • Tomas Oplatek, “An Immersive Virtual Reality Lobby for Mobile Training“, MSc in Computer Games, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, UK, 2018. (Supervisor Industrial)
  • Alexandros Katsiamakas, “Immersive Maps for Field Engineers“, MSc in Computer Games, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering,  University of Essex, UK, 2018. (Supervisor Industrial)
  • Athar Mushtaq, “Case Study -Digital Twin: Transforming Asset-Intensive Industry“, MBA, Business School, Cardiff University, UK, 2019. (Supervisor Industrial)
  • Parastoo Azizinezhad, “Smart Object detection using AR“, MSc in Intelligent Systems and Robotics, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, UK, 2020 (expected). (Industrial Supervisor)
  • Mart van Saane, “A web VR visualisation tool for Construction 4.0“, MSc in Computer Games, School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, UK, 2021. (Industrial Supervisor)
  • Jorge Luis Meneses Vargas, BEng in Information Technologies and Systems, Information Technology and Systems Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico, 2021. (Co-Advisor)
  • Rodrigo Vázquez Espino, BEng in Information Technologies and Systems, Information Technology and Systems Department, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico, 2021. (Co-Advisor)

Awards

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  • ‘Future Field Force Using Mixed Reality’ – Highly Commended.
    Information Technology category. IET Innovation Awards. November 2018.

  • Computing Women in IT Excellence Awards 2018 – Finalist.
    Finalist at Computing’s Women in IT Excellence Awards, in the ‘Rising Star’ category. November 2018.
  • Best KTP Associate 2016
    University of Essex, UK. December 2016.

    Awarded based on the wider commercial exposure achieved and accepted publications on the first year of a three-year KTP project between the University of Essex and British Telecom. A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a three-way collaboration between a company, an academic institution and a researcher (Associate). The central objective is to help businesses to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base.

  • Best Video Award
    10th International Conference on Intelligent Environments 2014 (IE’14), Shanghai, China; July 2014.
  • University of Essex Full PhD Studentship
    University of Essex, UK. October 2009.

    4-year fully-funded PhD studentship within the Intelligent Environments Group (IEG) working for the Scale-Up joint project between the University of Essex (UK) and King Abdulaziz University (KSA).

  • Santander Universities Scholarship
    Santander Universities, UK. October 2009.

    Merit-based mobility grant given by Santander Universities to international students for postgraduate courses at a university within the Santander Universities network.

  • FIDERH – Central Bank of Mexico Studentship
    Central Bank of Mexico, Mexico. October 2009.

    Educational loan scheme for postgraduate studies awarded based on demonstrated academic/professional merit as determined by FIDERH scholarship committee. FIDERH is a Federal Trust managed by the Central Bank of Mexico, which for over 40 years has been supporting graduate studies.

  • Undergraduate Best Grades Award (2nd Semester)
    Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico. January 2001.

Editorial Work

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  • Lead Editor of Immersive Learning Research Network (Conference proceedings).
  • Associate Editor of EAI Endorsed Transactions on e-Learning (journal).
  • Review Editor for Human-Media Interaction – Frontiers in Computer Science, Frontiers in Psychology (journals).
    • Vic Callaghan, Brian David Johnson, Simon Egerton, Hsuan-Yi Wu, A. Peña-Rios, Shumei Zhang, Ping Zheng, Gary Graham, Anita Greenhill, Jennifer O’Connor, Jeannette Chin, Minjuan Wang «Introduction to the Proceedings of CS’14» in J.C. Augusto & T. Zhang (eds.) Workshop Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Environments. Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments (18). IOS Press, pp. 271-272. ISBN 978-1-61499-410-7 ¦Link
    • A. Peña-Rios, V. Callaghan, M. Davies, C. Sanchez-Lozano & M Alrashidi, «Introduction to the Proceedings of HyperRealitIE’ 14» in J.C. Augusto & T. Zhang (eds.) Workshop Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Intelligent Environments. Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments (18). IOS Press, pp. 271-272. ISBN 978-1-61499-410-7 ¦Link

    Organising Committee

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    Technical Program Committee / Reviewer

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    • IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems 2017 (FUZZ-IEEE’17)
      Naples, Italy – July 9-12, 2017.

    • Immersive Learning Research Network Conference 2017 (iLRN’17)
      Coimbra, Portugal – June 26-29, 2017.

    • IEEE International Conference on Computers, Software & Applications – Symposium on Computing Education & Learning Technologies CELT
      Atlanta, Georgia, USA – June 10-14, 2017.

    • The 11th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE’15)
      Prague, Czech Republic, 15-17 July 2015.

    • 5th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering Conference (CEEC) 2013
      Colchester, UK, 17 – 18 Sep 2013.

    Invited Talks

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    • “The Augmented Employee: Immersive Technologies in Field Service Operations”
      Invited seminar at the School of Computer Science & Engineering, University of Westminster, UK. Online. February 24, 2021.
    • “AI and Immersive Technologies“
      Guest lecture at the Department of Computer Science, University of Exeter, UK. Online. March 2, 2021.
    • “BT LABS: BT’s Research and Academic Collaboration”
      Wales Tech Week 2021, UK. Online. June 21, 2021.
    • “The Augmented Employee: Immersive Technologies in Field Service Operations”
      Invited (online) talk at the Doctoral Program in Web Science and Technology (Programa do Retiro Doutoral).  Universidad de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) & Universidade Aberta (UAb), Lisbon, Portugal. June 30, 2020.
    • “Immersive Technologies in Field Service Operations”
      Presented at Ada Lovelace Day (Women in STEM). University of Essex, Colchester, UK. 10 Oct 2017.

    • “Challenges and Opportunities for KTP Associates”
      Presented at the University of Essex’ “Winter Celebration of KTP 2017”. Wivenhoe House Hotel, Wivenhoe, UK. 12 Dec 2017.
    • “Mixed reality collaborative environments”
      Invited presentation at “Creativity, Ideas & Innovation” Workshop. The Business School – Canterbury Christ Church University, UK. 18 Nov 2014.

    In the media

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