DR. VALI LALIOTI 
  

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH

Name                    Vali Lalioti Address           BBC Technology Direction
Date of Birth        1st January 1964                                  White City G374
 Place of Birth     Kiato, Greece                                  London, U.K.
Nationality          Greek Telephone           +44.1737.839501
E-mail                  vali.lalioti@bbc.co.uk  Web                     http://www.makebelieve.gr/vl

EDUCATION

1996         Ph.D. in Computer Science
                  Computation Department, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK
                Ph.D. thesis: "CineVali: Cinematographic Validation of Conceptual Specifications"
                  Supervisor: Dr. Babis Theodoulidis
1990         M.Sc. in Computer Science
               Computer Science Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
           M.Sc. thesis: "A cinematographic representation of Algorithms"
                  Supervisor: Professor Panos Konstantopoulos
1987         B.Sc. in Mathematics
               Mathematics Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
1983         Economics and Business Sciences
                Studies at the Athens School of Economics and Business Sciences

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

12/03                Production Technologist
                           BBC Technology Direction, London, U.K.
12/01-12/03    Senior R&D Engineer
                           BBC Research and Development, Surrey, U.K.
11/01                Scientific Expert
                          European Commission, DIRECTORATE GENERAL Information Society, Brussels, Belgium
2/99-9/01        Associate Professor
                          Computer Science Department, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa
1/96-2/99        Research Scientist
                          German National Research Center for Information Technology,
                          Institute for Media Communication (GMD-IMK), Bonn, Germany
7/94-12/95      Human Capital and Mobility Fellow (ERBCHBICT941286)
                          Computation Department, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST),
                          Manchester, UK
10/91-12/93   Research Associate
                          Information Systems Group, Computation Department,
                          University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), Manchester, UK
9/90-9/91        Research and Development Manager
                          Computer Team s.a., Thessaloniki, Greece
7/86-6/90        Research Assistant
                          Institute of Computer Science, Foundation of Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH),
                          Heraklion, Crete, Greece
7/88-10/88      Research Intern
                          Systems Research Center, Digital Equipment Corporation, Palo Alto, California, USA
87-6/90           Teaching Assistant
                          Computer Science Department, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece
84-86               Computer and Training Assistant
                          Computing Center, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece

MOST RECENT POSITIONS

Since joining the BBC R&D department in London in December 2001, I focused my efforts in 3 main areas:
Project Management
Work in this area includes:
Developing and Managing projects that use Mixed Reality Technologies to enhanced BBC Studio and interactive TV Productions.
Ensuring buying in and participation of several BBC divisions.
Managing cross-discipline project teams involving also people in senior management at other BBC divisions.
Research and Research Management
Work in this area includes:
Research in the areas of Augmented and Virtual Reality to enhance TV production, Authoring of Interactive content for 360 degree commission for interactive TV and Immersive Virtual Environments.
Collaborative research projects with HITLab, Fraunhofer Institute and IBM Yorktown Heights Research Centre.
Linking to international groups and organisations such as ACM SIGGRAPH and becoming candidate for EUROGRAPHICS. Supervision of 1 German PhD student, Publication of 5 Internal BBC Papers (confidential) and 1 BBC White Paper.
Consultancy
Expert Evaluator of the European Community IST Call 7 Programme, Action Line 4.2 Mixed realities and new imaging frontiers.
Technical consultancy and participation in the Origami 5th Framework European Project on the BBC part.
As Associate Professor at the Computer Science department of University of Pretoria in 1999, I focused my efforts in:
Research Management
Work in this area includes:
Developing and Managing funding proposals
Ensuring funds and establishing a Research Laboratory in Projection-based Virtual Environments and Computer Graphics
Linking to international groups and organizations such as ACM SIGGRAPH and EUROGRAPHICS
Organizing the AFRIGRAPH (African Graphics Association) and co-Chair the 1st international conference in Computer Graphics in Southern Africa
Consulting companies and organisations on Virtual Reality solutions.
Research
Work in this area includes: supervising of 5 MSc and 1 PhD (all completed), publishing 11 papers in the area of Virtual Environments and developing a longer term research strategy for the department
Teaching
Teaching focuses on: 3rd year undergraduate and postgraduate levels in Computer Graphics and Virtual Environments,
including developing curricula and teaching materials

PUBLICATIONS

Book Chapters
  1. Meet.Me@CyberStage, V. Lalioti, C. Garcia, F. Hasenbrink, Virtual Environments 98, M. Goebel et al. (eds), Springer-Verlag Series, Vienna, Autumn 1998.
  2. Visualization of Conceptual Specifications: A Cinematographic View, V. Lalioti, The Encyclopedia of Microcomputers, Volume 20: Visual Fidelity: Designing Multimedia Interfaces for Active Learning to Xerox Corporation, A. Kent, J.G. Williams (Editors), Marcel Dekker Inc., New York, USA.
Journal publications
  1. Ndebele Painting in VR, V. Lalioti, A. Malan, J. Pun and J. Wind,  IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Journal, Projects in VR, March/April 2001.
  2. On Collaboration  in Distributed Virtual Environments, G. Goebbels, V. Lalioti, M. Goebbel, in special issue of the Journal of 3D Images, Japan, 2000.
  3. Software Chroma-keying in Immersive Virtual Environments, F.vd Bergh and V. Lalioti, Computer Science and Information Systems, South African Computer Journal, No. 24, November 1999.
  4. Virtual Studios: State of the Art, S. Gibbs, C. Arapis, C. Breiteneder, V. Lalioti, S. Mostafawy, J. Speier, IEEE MultiMedia magazine, January-March, 1998.
  5. Visualisation of Conceptual Specifications, V. Lalioti and P. Loucopoulos, Information Systems Journal, Vol. 19, April 3, 1994.
Conference Publications
  1. BBC R&D White Paper 2002, Virtual Indentities in Interactive Broadcasting, M. Greeff and V. Lalioti,  http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/whp/whp026.html
  2. Co-Presence and Co-Working in Distributed Collaborative Virtual Environments, G. Goebbels and V. Lalioti, Afrigraph 2001, ACM SIGGRAPH published proceedings of Afrigraph 2001, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 November, 2001.
  3. Interacting with Reflections in Virtual Environments, J. Lane and V. Lalioti, Afrigraph 2001, ACM SIGGRAPH published proceedings of  Afrigraph, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 November, 2001.
  4. Reflective Interaction in Virtual Environments, James Lane and Vali Lalioti, EUROGRAPHICS 2001, Manchester, United Kingdom, 4-7 September 2001.
  5. Interactive Cultural Experiences using Virtual Identities, M. Greeff and V. Lalioti, ICHIM 01, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, September 3-7, 2001.
  6. Guided Design and Evaluation of  Distributed, Collaborative 3D Interaction in Projection Based Virtual Environments, G. Goebbels and V. Lalioti, HCI International 2001, 9th International Conference on  Human-Computer Interaction, The Fairmont Hotel, New Orleans, LA, USA, August 5-10, 2001.
  7. Authoring Interactive Stories using Virtual Identities, M. Greef and V. Lalioti, EUROIMAGE 2001, International Conference on Augmented,Virtual Environments and 3D Imaging, Mykonos, Greece, May 30- June 1, 2001.
  8. Interactive Storytelling with Virtual Identities, M. Greef and V. Lalioti, IPT/EGVE 2001, 5th International Projection Technology Workshop and 7th Eurographics Workshop on Virtual Environments,  Stuttgard, Germany, May 16-18, 2001.
  9. Learning through Virtual Identities, M. Greef and V. Lalioti, Workshop on Interactive Narrative and Knowledge Stewardship in conjunction with ACM SigCHI 2001 conference, Seattle, WA, USA, April 1-2, 2001.
  10. Supporting Team Work in Collaborative Virtual Environments, G. Goebbels and V. Lalioti, The Tenth International Conference on Artificial Reality and Tele-existence, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, October 25-27, 2000.
  11. On Collaboration in Distributed Virtual Environments, G. Goebbels, V. Lalioti, M. Goebbel, HC-2000, 3rd International Conference in Human and Computer, University of Aizu, Japan, September 6-9, 2000.
  12. Virtual Cultural Identities, C. Jackson and V. Lalioti, CHI-SA, Human Computer Interaction in South africa, in co-operation with ACM SIGCHI, University of Pretoria Conference Center, 8-10 May 2000.
  13. Virtual Reality and the Renaissance Team, V. Lalioti, proceedings Medi@terra, Pendulum Symposium,Mediterranean and Balkan Art and Technology Festival, Athens, Greece, 10-12 December 1999.
  14. Software Chroma-keying in Immersive Virtual Environments, F.vd Bergh and V. Lalioti, SAICSIT'99, South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologies, Annual Research Conference, Mount Amanzi Lodge, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, 17-19 November 1999.
  15. Virtual Meeting in CyberStage, V. Lalioti, C. Garcia, F. Hasenbrink, ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology, VRST 98, 2-5 November, Taipei, Taiwan, 1998.
  16. Multimedia in Virtual Reality, V. Lalioti, 1st Panhellenic Conference on New Information Technology, Athens, Hellas, October 8-10, 1998.
  17. Immersive Telepresence in Responsive Virtual Environments, V. Lalioti, F. Hasenbrink, H. Tramberend and M. Goebel, 9th NEC Research Symposium, Yokohama, Japan, 1998.
  18. Co-presence and Co-working in a Distributed Office, V. Lalioti and T. Horstmann, IFIP World Computer Congress, Telecooperation conference, 31 August-4 September, Vienna, Austria, 1998.
  19. Meet.Me@Cyberstage: towards Immersive Telepresence, V. Lalioti, C. Garcia, F. Hasenbrink, Virtual Environments `98, 4th Eurographics Workshop, 16-18 June, Stuttgart, Germany, 1998.
  20. Towards Immersive Telepresence: Schlosstag '97, F. Hasenbrink and V. Lalioti, 2nd International Immersive Projection Technologies Workshop, May 10-11, Ames, Iowa, USA, 1998.
  21. Virtual Spaces: VR Projection System Technologies and Applications, P. Dai, G. Eckel, M. Goebel, F. Hasenbrink, V. Lalioti, U. Lechner, J. Strassner, H. Tramberend, G. Wesche, Tutorial Notes, Eurographics '97, Budapest 1997.
  22. Animation for Validation of Business System Specifications, V. Lalioti, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences -30, The Dynamics of Business Systems Engineering, Wailea, Maui, Hawaii, 7-10 January, 1997.
  23. Cinematographic Validation: Techniques and Tools, V. Lalioti and B. Theodoulidis, 4th. International Symposium on Applied Corporate Computing, October 30-November 1, Monterrey, Mexico, 1996.
  24. Virtual Studios: The State of the Art, S. Gibbs, C. Arapis, C. Breiteneder, V. Lalioti, S. Mostafawy, J. Speier, Eurographics'96 Conference, State of the Art Reports, p. 63-86, Futuroscope Poitiers, France, August 26-30, 1996.
  25. Conceptual Visualisation Techniques and Tools, B. Theodoulidis and V. Lalioti, Industrial and Poster Session, Fourteenth International Conference on Object-Oriented and Entity-Relationship Modelling, Queensland, Australia, 13-15 December 1995.
  26. Visual Scenarios for Validation of Requirements Specification, V. Lalioti and B.Theodoulidis, Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE), Maryland, USA, 22-24 June 1995.
  27. Use of Scenarios for Validation of Conceptual Specifications, V. Lalioti and B. Theodoulidis, Proceedings of the 6th Workshop on the Next Generation of CASE Tools (preceding CAiSE'95), Jyvaskyla, Finland, 12-13 June 1995.
  28. Visualisation for Validation, V. Lalioti and P. Loucopoulos, Proceedings of the 5th CAiSE Conference, Sorbonne, Paris, June 1993.
Thesis
  1. CineVali : A Cinematographic Validation of Conceptual Specifications, PhD. thesis, University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, Department of Computation, Manchester, U.K., 1995.
  2. Jasmine: A Cinematographic representation of Algorithms, MSc. thesis, University of Crete, Computer Science Department, Heraklion , Greece, 1990.
Publications of Research Students
  1. Team Work in Distributed Collaborative Virtual Environments, G. Goebbels, PhD Thesis, University of Pretoria, South Africa, 2001
  2. Virtual Laboratories in Education, R. Kfir, ACM SIGGRAPH published proceedings of AFRIGRAPH 2001, Camps Bay, Cape Town, South Africa, 5-7 November 2001.
  3. Expressive Textures, Kenny Fei, AFRIGRAPH 2001, 1st International Conference on Computer Graphics, Virtual Reality, and Visualisation  in Africa, an ACM SIGGRAPH publication, Cape Town, South Africa, Nov 5-7, 2001.
  4. Virtual Drums, J. Lane, South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologies, Annual Research Conference, SAICSIT2000, South Africa, Cape Town, 1-3 November 2000.Expressive Texture: Avatars, Kenny Fei, MSc. Thesis, University of Pretoria, Computer Science Department, South Africa, 2001.
  5. sing Catadioptrics for multidimensional interaction in Computer Graphics, J. Lane, MSc. Thesis, University of Pretoria, Computer Science Department, South Africa, 2001.
  6. Interactive Storytelling with Virtual Identities, M. Greeff, MSc. Thesis, University of Pretoria, Computer Science Department, South Africa, 2000.
  7. A Device-Free Locator Using Computer Vision Techniques , F.vd Bergh, MSc. Thesis, University of Pretoria, Computer Science Department, South Africa, 1999.

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