Staff

Dr Fotis Liarokapis

Title: Senior Lecturer in Computer Science/Director of iWARG
Telephone: +44 (0)24 7688 7631
Room: AS217
Fotis Liarokapis
Main Duties:

Research into the following areas:

  • Computer graphics and visualisation
  • Virtual and augmented reality
  • Human computer interaction
  • Mobile applications and interfaces
  • Educational and learning systems
  • Pervasive and ubiquitous computing
  • GIS and Information science

Teaching the following modules:

  • 3D Graphics Programming
  • Physics for Computer Graphics
  • Personal Development Planning for Creative Computing
Other responsibilities:
  • Visiting Lecturer, University of Sussex
  • Visiting Research Fellow, City University
  • Research Fellow, Serious Games Institute
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Computer Engineering, University of Sussex
  • MSc in Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments, University of Hull
  • BSc in Computer System Engineering, University of Sussex
Employment:
  • Research Fellow, City University
  • Research Officer, University of Sussex
Selected professional activities:
A member in more than 12 international conference committees and chaired 3 sessions in international conferences.
Selected publications:
  • Liarokapis, F., Conradi, E., User Interfaces for Mobile Navigation, Library Hi Tech, Special Issue on 3D Visualization, Emerald Press, 25(3): 352-365, (2007). ISSN: 0737-8831.
  • Mountain, D., Liarokapis, F., Mixed reality (MR) interfaces for mobile information systems, Aslib Proceedings, Special issue: UK library & information schools, Emerald Press, 59(4/5): 422-436, (2007). ISSN: 0001-253X. 
  • White, M., Petridis, P., Liarokapis, F., Plecinckx, D., Multimodal Mixed Reality Interfaces for Visualizing Digital Heritage, International Journal of Architectural Computing (IJAC), Special Issue on Cultural Heritage, Multi-Science Publishing Co Ltd, 5(2): 322-337, June, (2007). ISSN: 1478-0771. 
  • Liarokapis, F., An Augmented Reality Interface for Visualising and Interacting with Virtual Content, Virtual Reality, Springer, 11(1): 23-43, (2007). ISSN: 1359-4338 (Print) 1434-9957 (Online).
  • Liarokapis, F., Brujic-Okretic, V., Papakonstantinou, S., Exploring Urban Environments using Virtual and Augmented Reality, Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting, GRAPP 2006 Special Issue, Digital Peer Publishing, 3(5): 1-13, (2006). ISSN: 1860-2037.
  • Liarokapis, F., An exploration from virtual to augmented reality gaming, Simulation and Gaming, Symposium: Virtual Reality Simulation, SAGE Publications, December, 37(4): 507-533, (2006). ISSN: 1046-8781.
Selected Awards/Grants:
  • SGI Grant One year grant awarded by Serious Games Institute for a project in mixed reality gaming, April, (2008).
  • Small Grant for Travel & Subsistence Awarded by Advantage West Midlands to prepare an EU FP7 proposal, March, (2008).
  • International Travel Grant Awarded by the Royal Society of Engineering to present a paper at the 29th annual conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics (EUROGRAPHICS 2008), Eurographics, Crete, Greece, 14-18 April, (2008).
  • International Travel Grant Awarded by the Royal Society of Engineering to present a paper at the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (GRAPP 2006), Setubal, Portugal, 25-28 Feb, (2006).

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