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Ray Hsu | |
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| Born | Canada |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto, University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Notable works | Cold Sleep Permanent Afternoon, Anthropy |
Ray Hsu was a Canadian professor at the University of British Columbia. [1] His primary research areas are virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality. [2]
Hsu grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He received an Honours B.A. and an M.A. from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. [3] He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of British Columbia. [4] He conducts research at the University of British Columbia's Emerging Media Lab and teaches at the Social Justice Institute. [5]
In 2007, Hsu and his work were the subject of an episode of the television documentary series produced by Canadian filmmaker Maureen Judge. [6]
In 2013, he was named one of Vancouver's "most promising entrepreneurs" by the Globe and Mail. [7]
In 2017, he was a keynote speaker at Re-animating & Re-searching: Mobilizing Knowledge in Education. [8]
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