About Me

Junxiao Shen is a lecturer (equivalent to assistant professor in the US) in immersive technologies at the School of Computer Science, University of Bristol. He will be a joint member of both Bristol Vision Institute (BVI) and Bristol Inteaction Group (BIG). He was supervised by Professor Per Ola Kristensson for his Ph.D. at the Machine Intelligence Laboratory, University of Cambridge.

He has received a number of full scholarships, including the Dulwich Scholarship for his A-Level studies in London, UK; the Jardine Scholarship (comparable to the Oxford Rhodes Scholar); and the Trinity Mainland China Bursary (having ranked 1st in the college admission test) for his undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

His research interests include innovating next-generation input techniques (e.g., text entry, gestural interactions) and interactive AI applications (e.g., context-aware, multi-modal AI for super virtual assistants) within Mixed Reality (MR), which he believes is the next-generation computing platform. He thinks that combining AI and MR can augment human abilities. He proposes state-of-the-art machine learning techniques to solve interactive problems for the next-generation computing platform.

About University of Bristol

The University of Bristol, located in Bristol, UK — just 90 minutes by train from London — is renowned for its research and academic programs. It is a top 5 UK university for research quality, according to the Times Higher Education REF 2021 quality ratings, and is ranked 55th in the world by the QS World University Rankings 2024.

University of Bristol is one of the top UK universities for AI research and scientific computing. It has been chosen to host a new national supercomputer research facility (Isambard-AI supercomputer) focused on artificial intelligence (AI), which will be the most powerful supercomputer in the UK and among the most powerful in Europe. The new Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (AIRR) is set to become a pivotal national hub for researchers and industry experts leading the way in AI innovation and scientific discovery.

Prospective Students

There are a number of studentships available at the School of Computer Science, University of Bristol. I am seeking prospective students; please email me with your CV and a cover letter if you are interested.