During the pursue of my academic qualifications and career in UK I have obtained the MPhil in Advanced 2D/3D Motion Graphics and Virtual Prototyping and the PhD in Design of Human Machine Interaction (HMI) for Head Up Display (HUD) systems, both acquired by the University of Glasgow, Department of Digital Design Studio / Glasgow School of Art.
Since 2001 I worked as a research modeller, HMI researcher and 3D visualisation expert for more than 39 projects for the aformentioned department. Currently I’m working as lead researcher for the Medical Visualisation Network with interest to VR prototyping of the human body and HMI development for anatomy learning and surgical rehearsal.
In parallel however I develop a 2nd version of the HUD system that was investigated throughout my PhD study. Evidently my passion for automotive engineering and interactive systems seeks to find new routes towards significantly advanced navigation systems for HUD projection.
Before pursuing my academic career I worked mainly for European automotive industry and involved in various projects for FIAT, Lancia, Alfa Romeo and Opel amongst other companies, as a concept car-designer with particular interest in interior design, ergonomics and human-machine interfaces. For further information please refer to my CV section.
Apart from my automotive engineering interests and HMI endeavours I’m fascinated about human evolution and how this could fit into Artificial Intelligence for various electronic systems. Human perception, understanding, situational and spatial awareness could further be investigated through this avenue. Interesting books related to the above subjects are:
- Dawkins, R., (2006), The Selfish Gene, (30th Anniversary Edition), Oxford University press.
- Pinker, S., (2003), The Blank Slate, Penguin Books Ltd.
- Dourish, P., (2004), Where the Action Is: The Foundations of Embodied Interaction, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT press.
- Dreyfus, H., (1992), What Computers Still Can’t Do: A Critique of Artificial Reason, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT press.
- Maeda, J., (2006) The Laws of Simplicity: Design, Technology, Business, Life, Cambridge, Massachusetts, MIT press.