Mark BillinghurstDr. Mark Billinghurst is a researcher developing innovative computer interfaces that explore how virtual and real worlds can be merged to enhance face-to-face and remote collaboration. Director of the Human Interface Technology Laboratory (New Zealan) and Associate Professor at the University of Canterbury, he has produced over 100 technical publications and his work has been demonstrated at a wide variety of conferences. He is active in several research areas including Augmented and Virtual Reality, wearable computing, mobile phones and conversational computer interfaces. He has previously worked at ATR Research Labs in Japan, the British Telecom Advanced Perception Unit and the MIT Media Laboratory. Dr Billinghurst has a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Washington, USA and MPhil, and BCMS (Hons) degrees in Applied Mathematics from Waikato University, New Zealand. Read More Read Less