Avar Almukhtar

Avar Almukhtar is Associate Professor in Digital Technologies and Urban Design at the School of the Built Environment at Oxford Brookes University in Oxford, with a background in Architectural Engineering and Urban Design. He is also a Visiting Research Associate at the Global Centre on Health and Urbanisation, Kellogg College, University of Oxford. His research focuses on the use of Extended Reality (XR), including Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), in the co-design and co-creation of sustainable urban environments that can also promote health and wellbeing. Recent research awards include Augmented Reality Prototype for Digital Greening (EPSRC); the Co-creation of Inclusive Green Public Spaces using Augmented Reality (British Council); Restorative Urban Green Space: An Alternative Therapy for Mental Health through AR-Supported Co-design (OBU); AR and VR Enabled Co-creation of Intergenerational Play Areas (OBU); and AR and VR-supported Urban Living Lab for the 15-minute City Concept, ENACT 15mC, involving collaborations with Norway, Spain, and Poland (ESRC-EU). Dr. Almukhtar has presented his work internationally at conferences hosted by leading institutions including UCL (UK), the Harvard Graduate School of Design (USA), TU Delft (Netherlands), as well as in Barcelona, L’Aquila, Tunisia, and Brazil.