Artificial Intelligence, Games, XR, Health, Creative Technology
Prof. Darryl Charles is Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Games at Ulster University, with work spanning machine learning, immersive systems, connected health, digital creativity, and translational innovation.
Public profile snapshot refreshed from Ulster University Pure in March 2026.
An academic and innovation leader whose work brings together AI, games, virtual production, XR, and health-focused applications.
Prof. Charles applies AI expertise across game design, virtual and augmented reality, intelligent interactive storytelling, user modelling, cloud computing, and assistive health technologies.
Research themes, current focus areas, and interdisciplinary context.
Active and recent funded projects across creative technology and health innovation.
Current PhD researchers, near-completions, and completed doctoral supervision.
Machine learning, intelligent systems, pattern recognition, and applied analytics.
Game design, player modelling, intelligent storytelling, and interactive systems.
Virtual rehabilitation, brain-computer interfaces, and immersive health technologies.
Virtual production, animation pipelines, and translational partnerships with industry.
Teaching is grounded in practical development, creative experimentation, and research-informed project work across games and interactive technologies.
View teaching and modulesThe doctoral supervision portfolio spans AI, games, networks, rehabilitation, immersive systems, machine learning, and creative technologies.
View current and completed PhDs