Steve Benford
I am
Professor of Collaborative Computing and Head of the School of Computer Science at The University of Nottingham. I am also
a member of the Mixed Reality Laboratory
and of Horizon.
New book:
Performing Mixed Reality
My
new book Performing Mixed Reality, written with Gabriella Giannachi, is
available from MIT Press. For more details see the MIT
Press webpage or Facebook
page which also features news, videos and images.
Teaching
I am currently the module convenor for: G52HCI Human Computer Interaction for
undergraduate students. The module web site with the schedule, handouts and
background materials is here. I also teach on
the G53CCT
Collaboration and Communication Technologies, and G54UBI Ubiquitous
Computing modules.
Research
My research addresses advanced interaction and
communication technologies for rich and dynamic social interaction. Specific
areas of interest include: mixed reality, augmented reality, virtual reality,
physical interfaces, distributed systems and their application to entertainment
and education.
- I have co-authored the book Performing
Mixed Reality with Gabriella Giannachi (published by MIT Press). The book
documents the emerging field of mixed reality performance, including the works
of Blast Theory and other artists, and introduces our theory of trajectories to
explain them alongside general extended user experiences
- A summary of major research themes and key
papers to download
- A page of papers, presentations and videos related to
my new conceptual
framework on trajectories through interactive user experiences
- A broader listing of my publications can be obtained
via my Google
Scholar Profile
- Feel free to download research
project videos for use in research and teaching or to access these and
related videos on my YouTube
channel.
Contact
e-mail: sdb@cs.nott.ac.uk
Tel: +44
(115) 951 4203
Fax: +44
(115) 951 4254
Paper-mail:
Steve
Benford
Department
of Computer Science
Jubilee
Campus
NG8 1BB
Directions
I am in
room C32 (front of second-floor, middle-wing) of the Computer Science building
on the Jubilee Campus (please note that this is not the main campus).
Biography
Steve
Benford is Professor of Collaborative Computing in the Mixed Reality Laboratory
at Nottingham where he explores novel interaction and communication
technologies for rich and dynamic social interaction, focusing on the potential
of ubiquitous computing to enhance the creative industries. He is Directing the
EPSRC funded Doctoral Training Centre in Ubiquitous Computing for the Digital
Economy, leading the EPSRC Platform grant in the Widespread Adoption of
Ubiquitous Computing, Directing the Creator Digital Economy Cluster, and is
also Head of the School of the Computer Science. He received best paper awards
at CHI 2005, CHI 2009 and CHI 2011, won the 2003 Prix Ars Elctronica for
Interactive Art, the 2007 Nokia Mindtrek award for innovative applications of
ubiquitous computing, and has received four BAFTA nominations.
Music
In my spare time, I play guitar and tenor banjo with The Phil Langran Band and also with Alamootie and the Big Jig Ceilidh Band. I also play electric guitar with Goose McCoy. You can listen to some solo guitar pieces, find out about forthcoming gigs, and follow links to these various bands at www.myspace.com/stevebenford. The Phil Langran Band new album launch will take place at the Nottingham Contemporary art gallery on December 9th, from 19:30 onwards. All are welcome and admission is free.