Hi, I’m Sameer.

I’m interested in Humanoid Robots, Human-Robot Interaction, Augmented and Virtual Reality, Embodiment and Body-Ownership Illusions.

I’m the campus programme coordinator for the MSc. Robotics programme and Associate Professor at the Department of Computer Engineering and Informatics, Middlesex University Dubai. I also head the Immersive VR^X Lab at the university. My main research interests deal with investigating the behavioural, attitudinal and implicit effects of having an illusion of body ownership over a virtual or robotic body that’s different from one’s own.

I teach across various programmes, undergrad and postgrad, including the MSc. Robotics, BSc. Information Technology (IT), including some sessions in the BA Media programme, BSc. Psychology, as well as the MBA (Healthcare) pathway. I have a senior fellowship of the higher education academy (SFHEA).

Top News

Invited again to teach the Masters in Robotics and Advanced Construction (MRAC) at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IaaC), Barcelona

Shortlisted for two categories at the Times Higher Education Awards Middle East and North Africa (MENA)

Received the 2023 Innovation Award for Creating Impact on Global Challenges by Middlesex University Dubai

VR^x Lab Space officially opened at Middlesex University Dubai

PhD Work with Robothespian now on Display at Espacio Fundación Telefónica, Madrid

Overcoming Phobias with Virtual Reality: Featured in Wired Middle East

PhD Work with Robothespian on Display at Centre of Contemporary Culture Barcelona

Research paper titled: ‘A Virtual Reality Embodiment Technique to Enhance Helping Behavior of Police Toward a Victim of Police Racial Aggression’ published in Presence

Featured in an article in The New Yorker – Are We Already Living in Virtual Reality