| Martin Ferguson-Pell completed a BSc in physics at Exeter University in the UK and then a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at the University of Strathclyde. He has held academic appointments in Glasgow, New York and London UK. In 2007 he was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Alberta. He designed and developed the Rehabilitation Robotics Laboratory which opened in 2012. His team has established a sophisticated extended reality (XR) development program that is advancing the integration of AI into XR simulations. He founded ELIXR in 2019 to take on the challenge of ensuring that XR is used effectively in training and education where complex simulations and 3D constructs represent particular challenges for learners. |
