Dr. Helen Papagiannis

Dr. Helen Papagiannis is internationally recognized as a leading expert in the field of Augmented Reality (AR). She has been working with AR for 13 years as a researcher, designer, and technology evangelist with a focus on storytelling and creating compelling experiences in AR. She is the author of “Augmented Human: How Technology is Shaping the New Reality” published by O’Reilly Media and available in English, Korean, and Chinese (traditional script). She is also the creator of the interactive Instagram game "Real or AR".

In 2018, Augmented World Expo named her 1 of 8 influential pioneers in AR and VR shaping the next wave of computing. Dr. Papagiannis’s past roles include Chief Innovation Officer at Infinity Augmented Reality Inc. (New York City and Tel Aviv), and Senior Research Associate at York University’s Augmented Reality Lab in the Department of Film, Faculty of Fine Art (Toronto).

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