PERSONAL PROFILE

I have  been involved in educational technology design, implementation, research and consultancy for over twenty years, working closely with Higher Education Institutes, schools and media companies in UK, Singapore, Malaysia and Japan. 

 

My immersive Virtual Reality research has been recognized and funded by the UK Prime Minister's Initiative (PMI2) and the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).   In 2012 I was awarded at the United States Army's Federal Virtual Worlds Challenge for my research in virtual collaboration. Virtual simulations have included the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident of 2011, learning how to build a desktop PC, Hakodate history and virtual heritage focussing upon late 19th Century Japan and industrial England. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been integrated with the use of knowledgeable avatars that can communicate in natural real-time discourse. I also conduct engaging workshops on developing AI Literacy.

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Research funds total (2009 ~ 2025): ¥105,000,000 /  US$680,000

Most recent research: April 2022 – March 2025 (3 years) The Proteus Effect. 

JSPS KAKENHI Scientific research category General C (Principal Investigator) No. 22K02949. Amount: ¥3,000,000 / US$23,000

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Education

• Durham University, UK. Ed.D. Doctorate in Education

• University of Stirling, UK. MSc Computer Aided Learning

• Greenwich University, UK. PGCE. Postgraduate Certificate in Education 

• University of Glamorgan, UK. BSc.(Hons) Mechanical Engineering