Fotis Liarokapis
Visiting Research Fellow
Dr Fotis Liarokapis Visiting Research Fellow
Room: A304
Information Science
School of Informatics
City University
London EC1V OHB
fotisl@soi.city.ac.uk
tel: +44 20 7040 3914
fax: +44 20 7040 8584
Short Biography
Fotis holds a DPhil in Computer Engineering at the University of Sussex, an MSc in Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments at the University of Hull and a BEng in Computer Systems Engineering at the University of Sussex. In September 2004, he joined the Department of Information Science at City University as a Research Fellow and Visiting Lecturer and worked on an EPSRC, Location and Timing KTN funded research project called LOCUS until April 2007. Before that he worked as a research officer at an FP5 European Union funded research project called ARCO. In April 2007, he joined the Department of Computing and the Digital Environment, Faculty of Engineering and Computing at Coventry University in the position of Senior Lecturer and the Serious Games Institute in the position of research fellow. Since January 2009 he is the director of Interactive Worlds Applied Research Group (iWARG). He is also a visiting lecturer at the Centre for VLSI and Computer Graphics, University of Sussex and a visiting research fellow at the giCentre, City University. Furthermore, he is a member of IEEE, IET, ACM, BCS and Eurographics. Fotis has contributed to more than 49 refereed publications and has more than 180 citations. He has been invited 29 times to become member of international conference committees and has chaired 6 sessions in 4 international conferences. Finally, he is on the editorial advisory board of The Open Virtual Reality Journal published by Bentham, he has organised the 1st IEEE International Conference in Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications, the STARS session of the 10th VAST International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage and he is on the steering committee of the 2nd IEEE International Conference in Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications.
Research Interests (see also my research page)
- Computer graphics and visualisation
- Virtual and augmented reality
- Human computer interaction
- Mobile applications and interfaces
- Educational and learning systems
- Pervasive computing
- GIS and Information science
Key Publications (see also my publications page)
- de Freitas, S., Rebolledo-Mendez, G., Liarokapis, F., Magoulas, G., Poulovassilis, A. Learning as immersive experiences: Using the four-dimensional framework for designing and evaluating immersive learning experiences in a virtual world, British Journal of Educational Technology, Blackwell Publishing, 41(1): 69-85, (2010). ISSN: 0007-1013.
- Liarokapis, F., Macan, L., Malone, G., Rebolledo-Mendez, G., de Freitas, S. Multimodal Augmented Reality Tangible Gaming, Journal of Visual Computer, Springer Berlin / Heidelberg, 25(12): 1109-1120, (2009). ISSN: 0178-2789.
- Sylaiou, S, Liarokapis, F., Kotsakis, K., Patias, P. Virtual museums, a survey on methods and tools, Journal of Cultural Heritage, Elsevier, 10(4): 520-528, (2009). ISSN: 1296-2074.
- Anderson, E.F., McLoughlin, L., Liarokapis, F., Peters, C., Petridis, P., de Freitas, S. Serious Games in Cultural Heritage, 10th VAST International Symposium on Virtual Reality, Archaeology and Cultural Heritage (VAST '09), VAST-STAR, Short and Project Proceedings, Eurographics, Malta, 22-25 September, 29-48, (2009). ISBN: 978-99957-807-0-8.
- Liarokapis, F., Evaluation of a Mobile MR Geovisualisation Interface, Proc. of the 29th annual conference of the European Association for Computer Graphics (EUROGRAPHICS 2008), Eurographics, Crete, Greece, 14-18 April, 231-234, (2008). ISSN: 1017-4656.
- Goldiez, B., Liarokapis, F. Trends and Perspectives in Augmented Reality Training, The PSI Handbook of Virtual Environments for Training and Education: Developments for the Military and Beyond (Three Volumes), Schmorrow, D., Cohn, J., and Nicholson, D. (eds), Praeger Security International, Volume 3, Section 2, 278-289, (2008). ISBN: 0-313-35165-1.
- 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.
Important Links (see also my links page)
- Interactive Worlds Applied Research Group (iWARG)
- Pervasive Mixed Reality
- Personal Page at Coventry University
- Personal Page at Serious Games Institute
- Development of Location-context Tools for UMTS Mobile Information Services (LOCUS)
- Mixed Reality Geographical Information System (MRGIS)
- Augmented Reality in Education and Learning (AREL)
- My Research Blog
- The PSI Handbook of Virtual Environments for Training and Education