Gary Burnett

Professor Gary Burnett has recently (from August 2023) been appointed as a Professor in Digital Creativity in the School of Design and Creative Arts at Loughborough University. Previously, he was a Professor in Transport Human Factors at the University of Nottingham and head of the Human Factors Research Group. Gary conducts research related to the human-centred design issues for technology within road-based vehicles, especially related to future Human-Machine Interfaces. He has many years of experience in the development and use of immersive Virtual Reality (VR) driving simulators as a safe and controlled means to study driver behaviour.
Professor Burnett is an experienced lecturer who teaches in the area of Human Factors and Human-Computer Interaction. For several years, he has taught 100s of students on the use of VR and AR in engineering design – and, recently has pioneered the use of social VR as means to engage more with students represented as avatars over extended periods in persistent and fantastical virtual worlds.