Panagiotis D. Ritsos

Dr. Panagiotis D. Ritsos is a Senior Lecturer in Visualization and Director of Research at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Bangor University, UK. He holds a Visiting Fellowship at the University of Staffordshire's School of Digital, Technologies and Arts. His academic credentials include an MEng in Electronic Systems Engineering (University of Essex, 2000), a PhD in the same field (Essex, 2006), and a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (2016).

His research explores human-computer interaction with emphasis on immersive analytics, virtual/augmented reality (XR), and information visualization. Key applications span environmental science, pandemic response, cultural heritage, and education. His work emphasizes multi-sensory interfaces, ubiquitous data interaction, and beyond-desktop visualization paradigms.

Publications focus on XR-enabled analytics, collaborative visualization systems, and crisis informatics, with recurring themes in adaptive interfaces, situated analytics, and transdisciplinary methodologies. Recent articles address pandemic visualization, AR view management, and immersive storytelling.

He leads the XReality, Visualization and Analytics (XRVA) Lab and co-directs the Visualization, Data, Modelling and Graphics (VDMG) group. Grants include:

• BODAH (EU Interreg): Big Data for Atlantic heritage management (2019–2022, PI)
• RAMP VIS (EPSRC): Pandemic visualization infrastructure (2021–2022, Co-I)
• Water4Cities (H2020): Sustainable water management (2017–2021, Co-I)

He supervises doctoral candidates in visualization, machine learning, and natural language processing, and has mentored over 75 undergraduate/postgraduate projects.