Springer Handbook of Augmented Reality

lt;p>Andrew Y C Nee, a full professor at NUS since 1989, received his PhD and DEng from Manchester and UMIST and is a pioneering leader in manufacturing research and education. Currently, he serves on 20 editorial boards of refereed journals in the field of manufacturing. He is Editor-in-Chief of Springer's longstanding International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Associate Editor-in-Chief of Advances in Manufacturing. He has published over 400 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, 250 papers in conference proceedings, and has authored and edited 20 books and 25 book chapters. He has received over 13550 GS citations and an H-Index of 61 (January 2019). He holds honorary professorship from Tianjin, BUAA, NUAA, Shanghai, and HUST. He is Fellow of SME (1990), Fellow of CIRP (1990), and Fellow of Academy of Engineering Singapore (2012). In 2012, he served as the President of CIRP, the International Academy for Production Engineering. Some of the major international awards he received include: SME Gold Medal (2014), IEEE Kayamori Award (1999), IJPR Norman A Dudley Award (2003), IMechE Joseph Whitworth Prize (2009), SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award (1982).

SK Ong received her PhD from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and is an associate professor at NUS. Her research interests are virtual and augmented reality applications in manufacturing, ubiquitous manufacturing, assistive technology and rehabilitation engineering. She is elected a Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering CIRP in August 2012. She has received many accolades, including the 2004 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, US Society of Manufacturing Engineers. She received the 2004 Singapore Youth Award, 2013 Singapore Youth Award Medal of Commendation, 2009 Emerging Leaders Award in Academia, US Society for Women Engineers, and the Great Women of Our Time Award 2015. She has published over 144 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, 116 papers in conference proceedings and has authored and edited 7 books and 17 book chapters. She has graduated 27 PhD and 10 Masters by research. She has received over 6298 GS citations and an H-Index of 41 (January 2019). She is listed and ranked 12th among the world's top academic researchers in Augmented Reality (AR), based on a recent survey conducted by University of South Australia Professor Mark Billinghurst, one of the most renowned researchers in the field.

Part I: Historical Developments.- Historical Developments and the Present State-of-the-Art.- Part II: Principles and Fundamentals.- AR Fundamentals and Associated Sciences.- Principles of Object Tracking and Mapping.- Part III: Software Toolkit and Techniques.- AR Software Development and Techniques.- Commercial AR Tools.- Part IV: Hardware and Peripherals.- Hardware and Peripherals.- Display Systems.- Tracking Systems.- Input Systems.- Part V: Application Areas.- Arts and Crafts.- Advertising.- Sports.- Tourism.- Education and Training.- Environment.- Fashion and Design.- Navigation and Guidance.- Architecture, Building and Archaeology.- Assistive Technologies and Rehabilitation.- Engineering and Science.- Logistics and Transportation.- Maintenance and Repair.- Medical and Surgery.- Military and Warfare.- Part VI: Content and Interface Development.- User Interface Development.- Part VII: Convergence with Emerging Technologies.- Internet of Things.- Industry 4.0, Digital Twin.