Summary
Ulysses Bernardet is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Aston University with 12 years of research and academic experience focused on virtual and mixed reality, artificial humans, and neurorobotics. He has a strong track record leading experimental and empirical research projects, mentoring doctoral and master’s students, and translating multidisciplinary ideas into novel technological solutions. His background spans postdoctoral work on affective virtual characters at Simon Fraser University and senior research roles at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and ETH Zurich, reflecting deep expertise in synthetic psychology and virtual humans. Ulysses combines hands-on technical leadership—having served as technical director and systems lead—with robust project management and syllabus development experience. Based in England, he is as comfortable designing experiments and prototypes as he is supervising teams and securing research outcomes. Colleagues note his ability to bridge cognitive science and engineering to produce tangible, human-centered systems.
12 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
German, French, Spanish, English