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Dr Anastasios Bakaoukas is a Senior Lecturer in Games Programming at the University of Northampton, Faculty of Arts, Science and Technology. He serves as Programme Leader for the HND/BSc Games Programming course and leads the Computer Games research arm at the university, focusing on Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality. He teaches core game development technologies including C++, C#, Java, Python, Unity3D, Unreal Engine, and Godot, as well as AI and Machine Learning for games.
His primary research interests include:
- Unconventional Computing (particularly optical soliton-based computation)
- Digital Signal and Image Processing
- Brain-Computer Interfaces
- Serious Games and educational game applications
- Scientific Computing and Virtual Reality in cultural heritage
His research has been applied in academic, industrial, and school settings, including a Royal Society-funded VR project in secondary education. He has contributed to curriculum development at multiple institutions and supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research in interdisciplinary domains.
Notable recognition includes:
- Second Prize in the Royal Society's 2017 Virtual Reality Research Project competition
- Successful funding acquisition under the Royal Society's Partnerships Grants scheme
He has previously held academic and research positions at Coventry University's Serious Games Institute and Birmingham City University. He has led multiple European and EPSRC research projects and contributed to software engineering, game design, and signal processing education. He also played a key role in establishing the BSc Music Technology program at Birmingham City University in collaboration with the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
His research output spans journals and conferences in computing, games, and signal processing, with a focus on innovative computational paradigms and applied game technologies.
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