Role of Immersive Technologies - Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) in Healthcare

Dr. Soufiane Ben Othman is an assistant professor of computer science at the Applied College, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia. He completed his Ph.D. degree in computer science from Manouba University. His research interests include internet of medical things, wireless body sensor networks, wireless networks, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and big data. Dr. Ben Othman has published more than 160 papers in several national and international journals, conferences, and book chapters. He is also an editorial board member of several journals and conferences.

Dr. Chinmay Chakraborty is an associate professor and head of medical technology at KIIT University, India. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the Federal University of Piauí, Brazil, and has worked at the University of Malta, Europe, and chongqing technology and Business University, China. He also served as a research associate at the University of South Florida, USA, and visited HUST and HCMC, Vietnam, as coordinator for international academic and research collaboration representing KIIT-DU. His research interests include the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT), artificial intelligence, machine learning, communication and computing, telemedicine, m-health/e-health, and medical imaging. Dr. Chakraborty has published more than 250 articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals, conferences, and book chapters.

Dr. Bhuvan Unhelkar is a professor at the Muma College of Business, University of South Florida, USA; an adjunct professor at Western Sydney University, Australia; and an honorary professor at Amity University, India. His areas of research interest include software engineering (UML), big data strategies, artificial intelligence (AI), agile, mobile business, and green IT. Dr. Unhelkar has published several papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals, authored several books, and presented keynotes at various conferences and events. He is a fellow of the Australian Computer Society and a life member of the Computer Society of India.