The current field of interest is developing, testing and evaluating ubiquitous computing applications and frameworks, with an insight at learning, business and educational application scenarios.

Bashar Al Takrouri joined the Embedded Interactive Systems group at Lancaster University in February 2008 as a Research Associate and PhD candidate. He received his M.Sc. in Digital Media at the ISNM - International School of Digital Media at Luebeck University in Germany in November 2007. He was awarded the DAAD scholarship (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) to pursue his master degree (2005-2007). He finished his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering Ð Computer Systems Engineering from the PPU -Palestine Polytechnic University between 1999 Ð 2004.

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Al Takrouri, B., Bustamante, L., Canonico, A., Janiszewski, M., Nikolova, E., Talmantas, M., and Schrader, A. Pictory - A Hybrid Augmented Table-Top Game using Image Search Engines. Accepted and published at the 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Gaming applications (PERGAMES'2007), June 11-12, 2007,Salzburg, Austria. Shaker Verlag, Aachen 2007, . (www.pergames.de)

Al Takrouri, B., Canonico, A., Gongora, L., Janiszewski, M., Toader, C., and Schrader, A. eyeJOT - A Ubiquitous Context-aware Campus Information System. Published at the Second International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Applications (ICPCA07), IEEE press, July 26-27, 2007, Birmingham, UK (http://www.icpca.uce.ac.uk/).

Hasebrook, Joachim P.; Janiszewski, Michal; Mansilla, Wendy Ann; Schmidts, Uli; Takrouri, Bashar Al. PortNet Navigator:Internet-Based Visual Planning Tool for Maritime Logistics. Published at The 3rd International Symposium on Management, Engineering and Informatics: MEI 2007. July 8-11, 2007 Ð Orlando, Florida, USA. (http://www.iiis-cyber.org/wmsci2007/)

de Jong, T., Al Takrouri, B., Specht, M., & Koper, R. (November, 2006). Campus Memories: Learning with Contextualised Blogging. Paper presented at the TENCompetence workshop, Manchester, 11th 12th January 2007.