Peter Robinson is Professor of Computer Technology at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory in England, where he leads the Rainbow Group working on computer graphics and interaction. He is also a Fellow and Director of Studies in Computer Science at Gonville & Caius College where he previously studied for a first degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Computer Science under Neil Wiseman.

Professor Robinson's research concerns problems at the boundary between people and computers. This involves investigating new technologies to enhance communication between computers and their users, and new applications to exploit these technologies. The main focus for this is humancomputer interaction, where he has been leading work for some years on the use of video and paper as part of the user interface. The idea is to develop augmented environments in which everyday objects acquire computational properties through user interfaces based on video projection and digital cameras. Recent work has included desk-size projected displays and inference of users' mental states from video images of their faces.

He has also pursued a parallel line of research into interaction for users with special needs. Collaboration with the Engineering Design Centre has investigated questions of physical handicap, and research students have considered visual handicaps. This has broader applications for interaction with ubiquitous computers, where the input and output devices themselves impose limitations. He lectures in the Computer Science Tripos on Discrete Mathematics and VLSI Design, with occasional lectures on Electronic CAD, Computer Graphics and Java. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the British Computer Society.

Website: http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~pr10/general/

Email: pr AT cl.cam.ac.uk