Austin Stanbury
Scholar, software developer, and artist working at the intersection of extended reality, AI, and public impact. CEO and Co-Founder of Augmented Info Systems. Research published at ACM CHI, VRST, CSCW, and IEEE conferences. MPulse selected for the NYCxDesign "Becoming" Festival, May 2026.
$625K
grant funding
9
publications
15
presentations
16
awards
16
projects
10+
exhibitions
video credit: Day Watson, aidbyday.com
featured work
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Virtual Pedagogical Agents
$450K DoD/NSF-funded Mixed Reality and AI platform for microelectronics education. Published at CHI, CSCW, and in Computers and Education: AI.
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PATHS Program
NSF-funded 8-week semiconductor training program for autistic adults, combining VR training with industry mentorship from Micron, AMD, Intel, and GlobalFoundries.
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MoodMentor
VR mindfulness application for neurodivergent adults deployed across four Massachusetts health networks. Participants sustained focus for up to 10 minutes from a baseline of 1–2.
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Bartow AR Murals
$100K city collaboration — location-based AR experiences overlaid onto public murals with map-based navigation and local business integration.
featured news
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MPulse Selected for NYCxDesign "Becoming" Festival
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CHI '26 Paper Accepted: Learning Inside the Chip
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Guest Lecture at Parsons School of Design
art & exhibitions
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Infinite Particularity
Three-screen triptych testing whether constrained AI can develop authentic artistic perspective. Art Grant Recipient at MIT Reality Hack 2026. Featured at MiamiXR 2026.
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MPulse
Interactive climate installation with Kinect body tracking at ASU MIX Center. Community Impact Award at ASU Tech for Change: Remix the Future.
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Shadows of Tomorrow
Immersive XR climate narrative. Award of Excellence from GFAA. Art Grant Recipient at MIT Reality Hack 2025. Semifinalist in AWE XR Challenge. Published at ACM VRST '23.
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Covid Reflections
$10K grant-funded AR public health installation using AI body tracking to visualize COVID-19 symptoms. Deployed alongside UF Health mobile vaccination clinics. Published at ACM VRST '22.
Additional exhibitions at CICA Museum (South Korea), Alliance for the Arts (All Florida Exhibition), 4Most Gallery ("In The Machine"), and Gainesville Fine Arts Association. Collage work permanently installed at Connect Record Shop.
all art →partner organizations
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University of Florida
Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering · Digital Worlds Institute · Florida Semiconductor Institute
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Purdue University
SCALE initiative · Microelectronics workforce development
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Access3D Lab, University of South Florida
Dr. Laura Harrison · Fort De Soto AR · Bartow AR Murals
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Road to Responsibility
Massachusetts DDS · MoodMentor VR deployment
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Industry Partners
Micron · AMD · Intel · GlobalFoundries · NHanced · SkyWater · Lockheed Martin
service & organizing
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HarvardXR · Organizer
Coordinating events and programming for Harvard's extended reality community · 2025–present
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MIT Reality Hack · Experiential Innovation Conference Volunteer
Supporting conference operations for MIT's flagship XR event · 2026
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Heavener International Case Competition · Case Sponsor and Judge
University of Florida Warrington College of Business · 2025
latest publication
all publications →key collaborators
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Virtual Pedagogical Agents · HoloKeys · Shadows of Tomorrow · 6 co-authored publications
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Virtual Pedagogical Agents · PATHS Program · co-authored publications
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Access3D Lab, USF · Bartow AR Murals · Fort De Soto AR Reconstructions
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PATHS Program · Neurodivergent workforce development
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MoodMentor Suite · Road to Responsibility
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Virtual Pedagogical Agents · 3 co-authored publications including CHI '26
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Virtual Pedagogical Agents · Infinite Particularity · co-authored publications
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Virtual Pedagogical Agents