Robert Xiao, University of British Columbia

Research

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Human-Computer Interaction Security & Privacy Virtual & Augmented Reality

Latest funding

High Accuracy Non-Optical Motion Capture
NSERC · 2021 · Co-investigator
$89,938
Interacting with Augmented Reality
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$273,000
Interacting with Augmented Reality
NSERC · 2019 · Principal investigator
$12,500

All 3 grants and awards

No publications available.

High Accuracy Non-Optical Motion Capture

Co-investigatorNSERC2021Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Pai, Dinesh

$89,938

Interacting with Augmented Reality

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Xiao, Robert

Keywords: human-computer interaction; user interfaces; augmented reality; on-world computing

$273,000

Interacting with Augmented Reality

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Xiao, Robert

$12,500

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: Human-Computer Interaction Security & Privacy Virtual & Augmented Reality Dear Professor Xiao, 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 human-computer interaction security & privacy virtual & augmented reality 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 "Interacting with Augmented Reality" (2019), 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]