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Prof Timothy Jung
Chair Professor of XR, Director of Creative AR & VR Hub, KP Lead for Digital Transformation
Manchester Metropolitan University
Prof Timothy Jung is Chair Professor of XR (eXtended Reality) and Founder and Director of the Creative AR & VR Hub and Knowledge Platform Lead for Digital Transformation at Manchester Metropolitan University.
Prof Jung is a member of Manchester’s Conference Ambassador Programme and serves as Conference Chair for the International Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality Conference.
The International AR & VR Conference offers the opportunity for the world’s leading minds to meet to discuss the latest advancements in the fields of cutting-edge fields of Augmented and Virtual Reality, mixed reality and 3D user interfaces.
The inaugural conference was hosted in Manchester in 2015 and returned for the 2017 and 2018 editions:
4th International AR & VR Conference 2018, Manchester, 21-22 June 2018
3rd International AR & VR Conference 2017, Manchester, 23 February 2017
Augmented Reality IFITTtalk@Manchester, Manchester, 25 November 2015
Prof Jung has been involved in a number of funded AR & VR research projects at national and international level. He is an advisor of BirdHIVE VR & Drone project led by Lake District National Park, UK and Co-Director of AquaTravellers, social enterprise to help raise funds for WaterAid. His research interests include AI, IoT, Big Data and 5G powered immersive technology innovation for well-being and quality of life.
He is renowned for his work in Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in tourism, cultural heritage, education & training and healthcare and he extensively published in these areas with over 150 journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. He co-authored of 6 books including Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality which was the most downloaded book in Business and Management in 2018.
For more information on Manchester's Conference Ambassador Programme and how Manchester Convention Bureau can help you to identify, attract and support conferences in your field, please contact anthony.cassidy@marketingmanchester.com
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