Andy Connor is an Associate Professor in Colab at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. His undergraduate training is in mechanical engineering and he holds a PhD in mechatronics. Following a number of years of commercial experience as a Software Engineer and a Systems Engineering Consultant, Andy emigrated from the UK to New Zealand and took up a number of roles in Software Engineering and Computer Science at Auckland University of Technology prior to joining Colab in 2012.
Commercial Experience
As well as my work experience in academia, I have worked as software engineer and a systems engineering consultant on a range of projects that have informed both my research and teaching agendas.
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Teaching Innovations
I was nominated for the Vice Chancellor's Teaching Excellence awards at AUT in 2010 after redesigning the delivery for a class on Data and Process Modelling, this is just one of many teaching innovations from my career.
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Photography
My creative side mostly comes through my interest in photography, an interest that has spanned over twenty years. As well as integrating photography in to my teaching practice, I also regularly take photos for fun.
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Research Projects
I've recently completed a research project run in conjunction with undergraduate student Jacques Foottit looking in to the use of wearable, tangible interfaces with a particular focus on using the glove as a game controller.
Immersive Data Visualisations
Another recent project was the integration of a wide area motion capture suite with a consumer Virtual Reality headset for the visualisation of scientifc and engineering data in conjunction with my colleague Dr Stefan Marks and industry partner Stimson Yachts.
Copyright 2014 Andy Connor
