Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz

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Applications of virtual reality to support second language learning Grant from the National Council of Science and Technology of Mexico (CONACYT), coded Colima-2008-C01-83651 (Project FOMIX-Government of the State of Colima). $25,000 CAN Approx., 2008-2009.

Virtual Reality learning environments to support second language learning. Ramon Alvarez Buylla Fund, grant no. 421/06, University of Colima, Mexico. $2,150 CAN approx., 2006.

Virtual Reality applied to biochemistry learning. PROMEP grant no. UCOL EXB-18, Mexican Ministry of Education, $42,000 CAN approx., 2005-2006.

Using Virtual Reality to support students stress treatment. Ramon Alvarez Buylla Fund, no. 278/04. University of Colima, Mexico. $5,000 CAN approx., 2004.

Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz graduated in Computer Systems engineering and obtained his MSc in Computer Science from the University of Colima, Mexico. He received his PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence from the School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences, University of Sussex, England. He took a virtual reality course at Salford University, England, and a graphics techniques internship at the Madrid Polytechnic University, Spain. He has been teaching Computer Science courses, and doing research mainly on virtual reality and multimodal interfaces at the University of Colima. Miguel has published various scientific papers in major journals and a book, and has directed a video documentary about an introduction to virtual reality. Currently, Miguel is a visiting professor at the School of Business and IT, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada.

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