Meet the Research Engineers
Current Research Engineers
George Korres
George Korres, Senior Research Engineer
George Korres was born and raised in Athens, Greece. He studied Applied Mathematics in the School of Science & Engineering at the University of Crete. He was involved for several years with the development of educational software and hardware regarding educational robotics. The last three years he have also dealt with industrial automation (mainly in the field of recycling industry).
His research interests focus on development of new sensors and actuators as well as the use of these in human computer interaction.
Muhammad Hassan Jamil
Muhammad Hassan Jamil, Instructor of Engineering
Muhammad Hassan Jamil received his BSc. Computer Engineering from COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan and MS in Computer Science from National University of Computer and Emerging Sciences, Pakistan. He has worked previously as a Design Engineer at Open-Silicon Inc. He has also worked on design and development of Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality experiences and applications in private sector organizations.
His research interests focus on design and development of immersive haptic feedback systems.
Joseph Hong
Joseph Hong, Research Associate
Joseph Hong received his B.S. in Computer Science at New York University Abu Dhabi, minoring in Interactive Media. He also has experience in creative writing, management, and cinematography. He has worked on several projects related to VR (Virtual Reality), AI (Artificial Intelligence), and Human-Computer Interaction.
His research interests are in artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, and BCI (brain-computer interface) application.
Alumni Research Engineers
Said Chehabeddine
Said Chehabeddine, Research Engineer
Said Chehabeddine is a Robotics Engineering student at the University of Toronto who has taken a year off (2018-2019) to work at NYUAD; he has worked on several projects involving Artificial Intelligence and developing Virtual Reality and Haptics simulations.
His research interests focus on the development of embodied simulations with haptic interactions.
George Karafotias
George Karafotias, Research Assistant
George Karafotias received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (N.T.U.A), M.S. in Computer Science (N.T.U.A) and M.S. in Marine Technology (N.T.U.A). Has worked as an Electrical Engineer and IT Manager in the public sector and as Software Engineer and 3-D Software Developer in the private sector.
His research interests focus on Virtual Reality and 3-D Educational (Serious) Games.
Akiko Teranishi
Akiko Teranishi, Research Assistant
Akiko Teranishi was born in Fukuoka, Japan. She received a B.S. in Cognitive Science specialized in Human Computer Interaction from University of California San Diego, and a M.S. in Human System Science from Tokyo Institute of Technology. She was involved in a motor company as a vehicle packaging and cockpit module engineer for over eight years.
Her research interests focus on Human Computer Interaction using Haptics.