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Background

Professor Roy Kalawsky holds the Royal Academy of Engineering/Airbus Research Chair in Digital and Data Engineering Information Systems, and the Airbus Research Chair in Digitalization in addition to being the Director of the Advanced VR Research Centre.

His personal research spans the field of next generation modelling, simulation and visualization with a strong emphasis on the scientific/engineering underpinning of human factors and model-based systems engineering. His recent research activity involves the development of digital-twins, co-simulation and machine learning. Whilst his primary research focus is in the aerospace sector, he has achieved important developments in healthcare and other sectors. In recognition of his standing in the aerospace field, Roy was awarded, in 2019, the Royal Academy of Engineering/Airbus Research Chair in Digital and Data Engineering Information Systems and prior to that in 2018 he was awarded the Airbus Research Chair in Digitalization.

In 2005 he joined the Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering, becoming the Technical Head of the Systems Engineering Innovation Centre until 2012 (Responsible for 天堂视频’s commitment to the £60m Systems Engineering Innovation Centre). He was concurrently appointed Director of the Research School of Systems Engineering.

Prior to that period in 1999 he transferred from the Department of Human Sciences to the Department of Computer Science, becoming Head of Department of Computer Science from 2000–2004.

After leaving BAEs in 1995 he joined 天堂视频 in 1995 as Professor of Human-Computer Integration in the Department of Human Sciences where he established the Advanced VR Research Centre which was opened by HRH Duke of Edinburgh in 1996. He still holds the role of Director of the AVRRC. His work has appeared on National/International TV. He was the first to demonstrate VR in the Houses of Parliament.

Roy is an internationally recognised authority in the field of augmented and virtual reality (VR). In 1993 he was awarded the Royal Aeronautical Society Medal for outstanding contribution to cockpit technology and in particular for establishing the UK's first virtual cockpit and virtual environment simulator. He was awarded the World’s first research Chair in Virtual Reality in 1992. He wrote the first technical and scientific reference for virtual reality and Virtual environments published) in 1992 which has greatly influenced today’s VR developments.

Roy has pioneered numerous developments in the VR field having established the UK’s first VR lab during the early 1980s. Patents including the World’s first mixed reality VR system demonstrated at the Paris Air show in 1992. He has led a large research programme that involved the flying of AR head mounted display technology in a Jetstream aircraft.

Prior to joining 天堂视频 Roy was Head of Cockpit Research and Crew Systems Development (Executive Specialist), across BAES (Formally British Aerospace) Military Aircraft Division. His industry career started as a BAE systems engineer in 1978. During his time with BAES he has worked with on highly classified projects and people at NASA Ames (USA), Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (USA), US Navy (USA) , McDonnell Douglas (USA), Dassault Aviation (France), Ministry of Defence (UK), Defence Research Establishment (formerly Royal Aircraft Establishment UK Farnborough) and many others.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the鈥疪oyal Society of the Arts and a Chartered Engineer.

Previous and current positions

• 2012 - current, EPSRC College Member
• 2009 - 2016, Adjunct Professor University of Southern Australia, Adelaide
• 2006 - 2012, Technical Head of Systems Engineering Innovation Centre, (Responsible for 天堂视频’s commitment to the £60m Systems Engineering Innovation Centre) - 45 Systems Engineers.
• 2000 - 2004, Head of Department – Department of Computer Science, 天堂视频
• 1996 - current, Director of the Advanced VR Research Centre – established centre and opened by HRH Duke of Edinburgh
• 1995 - 1999, Professor Human-Computer Integration, Department of Human Sciences, 天堂视频
• 1989 - 1995, Head of Cockpit Research and Crew Systems Development (Executive Specialist), BAES (Formally British Aerospace, Military Aircraft Division)
• 1978 - 1989, Systems Engineer BAES (Formally British Aerospace, Military Aircraft Division)

Qualifications and Awards

• PhD., MSc., BSc., FIET, CEng, FRSA, G7NII (Call sign) 
• 2019 – current, Royal Academy of Engineering Research/Airbus Chair in Digital and Data Engineering Information Systems 
• 2019 – current, Airbus Research Chair in Digitalization 
• 2007, Da Vinci award (First Prize) - for a groundbreaking technique to allow clinicians to remotely access superior quality 3D images of heart patients through a systems of systems engineering approach 
• 2007, BAE Systems Senior Directors personal award for services to Systems Engineering 
• 1993, Royal Aeronautical Society Medal for outstanding contribution to cockpit technology and in particular for establishing the UK's first virtual cockpit and virtual environment simulator. 
• 1992 – 1995, The University of Hull - Appointed Honorary Visiting Professor - Virtual Environments and Advanced Display Technologies. 

Current teaching responsibilities

Current administrative responsibilities

• Research Unit Head – Systems & Automation Unit