Richard Zhao, University of Calgary

Research

gamification immersive environment personalized learning remote learning user modeling virtual reality

Latest funding

Immersive Teaching and Learning Environments
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Immersive Teaching and Learning Environments
NSERC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$75,000
Quality of experience of extended reality (XR) applications over 5G networks
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$160,000

All 3 grants and awards

Immersive Teaching and Learning Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Zhao, Richard

$12,500

Immersive Teaching and Learning Environments

Principal investigatorNSERC2022Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Zhao, Richard

Keywords: immersive environment; virtual reality; personalized learning; user modeling; remote learning; gamification

$75,000

Quality of experience of extended reality (XR) applications over 5G networks

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Maurer, Frank FO

Keywords: 5G Networks; Cloud Computing; Edge Computing; Extended Reality; Mixed reality; Quality of Experience; Serious Games; User Experience

$160,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: gamification Dear Professor Zhao, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on gamification connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Immersive Teaching and Learning Environments" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]